Mark Shea Quotes

The literal sense of the author was "creation is the orderly act of a loving Creator God." What the modern reader often hears, however, is "The universe was made in six 24-hour days." This is as wrong...

The literal sense of the author was "creation is the orderly act of a loving Creator God." What the modern reader often hears, however, is "The universe was made in six 24-hour days." This is as wrong...

Mark Shea

Tags: bible, christian, christianity, figurative, figurative language, hermeneutics, literal, religion, theology

This was borne out again in October 1996 when Pope John Paul II, standing in the context of a train of Catholic thought which stretched back to the Church Fathers said, in essence, "Looks like there's...

Mark Shea

This was borne out again in October 1996 when Pope John Paul II, standing in the context of a train of Catholic thought which stretched back to the Church Fathers said, in essence, "Looks like there's...

Mark Shea

Tags: catholic, catholic church, catholicism, christian, christianity, evolution, religion, science

About Author

Mark Shea (24 April 1883 – 28 March 1939) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
His brother, Patrick Augustus Shea (1886–1954), also played with Fitzroy and Essendon in the VFL.