Humani Generis on Evolution: Reading It Completely and Consistently

 "Humani Generis on Evolution" by Rev. Victor P. Warkulwiz, M.S.S., a theologian and physicist. The author's central argument is that Pope Pius XII's 1950 encyclical "Humani Generis" (HG) does not support the Catholic belief in macroevolution, despite common interpretation. The book contends that a careful, consistent reading of HG shows Pius XII was wary of evolution, viewing it as unproven science and a tool for atheistic modernism that undermines the historical truth of Genesis 1-11. While Pius XII permitted restricted discussion of human bodily origins from "pre-existing and living matter," the author asserts this was not a license for Catholics to embrace evolution, especially polygenism, which he argues is incompatible with the doctrine of original sin proceeding from an individual Adam. Ultimately, the work advocates for the Church to maintain its traditional theology of creation based on the literal and historical truth of Genesis.

79 pages