Re: Newspapers & **Dinosaurs**

["Dr. Fred J. Gunther" <fgunther@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think not.  More likely just one misinformed reporter.  

#1  There were no problems with geologic age in my Geology class at a 
Catholic College.

#2  Bishop Usher was an Anglican bishop.

#3  The travel page of a newspaper is not where I look for doctrine.

Fred

On Thu, 24 Aug 1995, Christopher Whittle wrote:

> That is the catholic interpretation of big dead extinct things.  Although 
> the Catholics should know better.  Doesn't that mastodon predate Bishop 
> Usher's origin of the earth?  Is this blasphemy published by an arm of 
> the Holy See?
> 
> On Thu, 24 Aug 1995, Dr. Fred J. Gunther wrote:
> 
> > 
> > All:
> > 
> > Looks like reporters can't get anything right.  The following was printed 
> > in **The Catholic Review** (Baltimore MD), on the travel page for Wednesday, 
> > August 1995.
> > 
> > Quote>>
> > For families with elementary school-aged children, the first hidden 
> > treasure begins with a search for dinosaur bones.  It ends a few blocks 
> > from the Eastman House at the Rochester Museum and Science Center.  Up on 
> > the second floor, the Fairview Mastodon is on display.  The 
> > 11,600-year-old bones, ..., are now neatly arranged and labeled.
> > >>endquote
> > 
> > Thus, in the popular press, a Mastodon is a dinosaur  (;^[)
> > 
> > Fred
> > 
>