In an effort to cast off its anti-science image, the Catholic Church has acknowledged the Big Bang, with one caveat - the Pope said today Jan.

为了努力摆脱其反科学的形象，天主教会已经带上一个警告地承认了宇宙大爆炸。

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At its worst, the image that the church gave of God was that of a wonder worker who explained the world's mysteries and seemed to have somewhat more interest in punishing men than rewarding them.

更糟的是，在教会塑造的上帝形象里，这个向人类解释世界奥秘的非凡人物比起解救人类来似乎对惩罚人类更感兴趣。

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If the village and church were going to be the focal point of my image I needed a shaft of sunlight to pop through the murky skies, bringing the scene to life.

如果这个村庄和教堂恰好是我照片的中心，那么，我需要这阴暗的天空中能投下一缕阳光，让这些景象都鲜活过来。

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It was bad enough that priests were able to molest children, in some cases for many years, but the revelation that senior clerics tried to cover up the problem has also caused great damage to the image of the Church.

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"This move is in accord with the Pope's oft-repeated image of the Church as a 'field hospital' that goes out to meet people where they are most in need, and then to treat their most serious wounds first -- rather than stay at home and wait for people to come to them, " said the Rev.

CNN: Pope reforms annulment process for divorced Catholics

Reddit is only one place on the internet, but for this traditionally atheist bastion of internet memeism to praise one of its traditional enemies signifies that Pope Francis is already enjoying some success changing the image of the Catholic Church.

FORBES: 'Good Guy Pope' Meme on Reddit is a Win for Pope Francis