I don't use scientific data as a foundation for believing in God - I use it as an enrichment of my knowledge of God.

If I have a fundamental belief that the universe is created by God, then I also come to the belief that that universe reflects God, it gives me some knowledge of Him. Obviously, therefore, the more I know of the universe is, the more enriched my limited knowledge of God is.

Nothing we learn about the universe threatens our faith. It only enriches it.

I don't use scientific data as a foundation for believing in God - I use it as an enrichment of my knowledge of God.

As a religious priest I find it a very enriching experience to do my scientific research.

I think that anybody who thinks science is going to explain everything in biological systems, or in physical cosmology, et cetera, is actually mistaken, because I think within science - if correctly understood - those claims are not being made.

The Copernican revolution was actually a contribution to the life of the church, the development of our view of ourselves in terms of the Universe, and therefore our view of God, et cetera. But, that took centuries, and struggles, and conflicts before that happened.