| 'God is not a magician': Pope says Christians should believe in evolution and Big Bang. e "Big Bang" and evolution are not only consistent with biblical teachings, Pope Francis told a Vatican gathering -- they are essential to understanding God. "When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything -- but that is not so," the pope told a plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. "He created human beings and let them develop according to the internal laws that he gave to each one so they would reach their fulfillment," Pope Francis said. |




