Accounts Quote by Pope Pius XI
“This [the opening of the Vatican City radio station built by Marconi earlier in 1931] was a new demonstration of the harmony between science and religion that each fresh conquest of science ever more luminously confirms, so that one may say that those who speak of the incompatibility of science and religion either make science say that which it never said or make religion say that which it never taught.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Vatican City radio station inauguration, 1931
Science and religion can coexist; claims of incompatibility misrepresent both, as each offers distinct truths that complement rather than contradict.
In simple terms: Science and religion are not enemies.
Seek harmony between faith and reason.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- academic debate
- public discourse
- interfaith dialogue
- education
- policy making
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Can true dialogue resolve deep doctrinal differences?
- What examples show science and religion collaborating?
Some argue fundamental conflicts exist in epistemology and methodology.