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No religion begins with the evolution of species; it is simply too complex a concept to develop within religion. However, now that evolution has been proven, religions are scrambling to accommodate their theology with it.

The Dalai Lama is reported as saying that if anything in Buddhism conflicts with science, then Buddhism will adjust.

The position of the Catholic Church begins with Pope Pius XII, who stated in his encyclical Humani Generis (1950) that there was no opposition between evolution and the doctrine of the faith and that he considered the doctrine of "evolutionism" a serious hypothesis, worthy of investigation and in-depth study equal to that of the opposing hypothesis. Pope John Paul II, in an address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (1996), said that new knowledge has led to the recognition of the theory of evolution as more than a hypothesis. Pope Benedict has refused to endorse "intelligent design" theories, instead backing "theistic evolution" which considers that God created life through evolution with no clash between religion and science.

The Episcopal Church has said that the theory of evolution does not conflict with Christian faith. In 2006, the General Convention affirmed, via Resolution A129, that God is creator and added that "the theory of evolution provides a fruitful and unifying scientific explanation for the emergence of life on earth, that many theological interpretations of origins can readily embrace an evolutionary outlook, and that an acceptance of evolution is entirely compatible with an authentic and living Christian faith."

Various other denominations, in one way or another, have come to accept the fact of evolution and state that it is entirely consistent with their teachings. The biblical story (or stories) of creation is still there in The Bible, for those who do not wish to believe that evolution has been proven.
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