PiusIXbyAdolpheBraun1875-2 Type post Author Michael Flannery Date September 25, 2026 CategoriesEvolutionFaith & ScienceHistory of Science Tagged , argumentum ex silentio, Canon George D. Smith, Catholic Church, Catholic University of America Press, Chance or Purpose?, conflations, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, Descent of Man, false dilemma, First Things, Fr. Michael Chaberek, Galileo Affair, Historical Aspects of Organic Evolution, Index Librorum Prohibitorum, intelligent evolution, Kenneth W. Kemp, Michael Keas, On the Genesis of Species, Origin of Species, Philip G. Fathergill, Pope Pius IX, Richard Owen, St. George Jackson Mivart, Stephen M. Barr, The Origins of Catholic Evolutionism, The Teaching of the Catholic Church, Unbelievable Slapdash History, Questionable Logic Applied to “Catholic Evolutionism” Michael Flannery September 25, 2026 Evolution, Faith & Science, History of Science 5 When Pope Pius IX awarded St. George Jackson Mivart a doctorate, he was not by implication casting his imprimatur or approval on evolution. Read More ›