#12101 Do Catholics Have to Accept Darwin’s Theory of Evolution? - Stacy Trasancos

What does the Church say about evolution? Dr. Stacy Trasancos explores the compatibility of Darwin’s theory with Catholic teaching and answers more on faith in science, IVF, and ethical fertility treatments. Questions Covered:  13:32 – Do you support the theory of evolution as proposed by Charles Darwin?  17:11 – How has faith related to your work in science? Can you talk about your conversion? How do you talk couples away from IVF?  24:00 – Do you think the acceptance of IVF by Catholics is due to the lack of guidance we have?  28:49 – What alternative treatments do Catholics have for infertility?  35:00 – How do you reconcile survival of the fittest theory with Jesus’ teaching on taking care of the poor and the weak?  38:20 – Because we have probably consumed the atoms that Jesus once consumed, does that make humanity second class relics?  45:25 – How can we be assured of when is a good time to donate organs?  50:29 – Why are we not considering fathers in these conversations about IVF?  51:33 – How can we see things in nature and see how it reflects God?