The Christian church has a long history of gradually absorbing scientific perspectives and new discoveries. It seems to me that, in fact, that has been one of the strengths of Christianity - it has ultimately had great flexibility in absorbing new information about the world that we get from science.

The whole dimension of religious belief requires transcendence, it requires going beyond what you can establish rationally.

Being a scientist helps to support both my life as a Jesuit and my belief in God.

Doing science is not inherently incompatible with religious faith.

My answer to someone who is in contrast with me - by not seeing God in the scientific data - is that you don't see God in the scientific data because you're not me. I have other experiences than you have, that bring me to look at this data as enriching my experience of God.

Because God is reflected in the world in which me made, in some sense, my scientific investigation has always supported my belief in God in a very real sense. It helps me to pray better.

I think today the church faces a very real challenge in not repeating the errors of the past, in sort of a stand off, a fear of science.