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Their name is derived from dokesis, "appearance" or "semblance", because they taught that Christ only "appeared" or "seemed to be a man, to have been born, to have lived and suffered.   Some denied the reality of Christ's human nature altogether, some only the reality of His human body or of His birth or death.  Docetism taught that Jesus Christ is more than a Deity who has human body appearance but not a real human.  The word  Δοκηταί   Dokētaí  ("Illusionists") referring to early Heretic groups on 1st Century who denied Jesus's humanity, first occurred in a letter by Bishop  Serapion of Antioch  (197–203),  Eusebius  writes in it that  Bishop Serapion of Antioch  had been informed that a Christian community in  Rhosus  was using the Gospel of Peter in their liturgy and had sent a letter authorising them to do so, while also denying that such a Gospel was actually written by  Saint Peter . Serapion was later tau...

Catholic Church condemned Darwinianism but never outlaws all of Evolution Theory during it has been suitable with Doctrine.  Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII 's  encyclical  of 1950,  Humani generis , was the first encyclical to specifically refer to evolution and took up a neutral position, again concentrating on human evolution: The Church does not forbid that ... research and discussions, on the part of men experienced in both fields, take place with regard to the doctrine of evolution, in as far as it inquires into the origin of the human body as coming from pre-existent and living matter. Pope Pius XII's teaching can be summarized as follows: The question of the origin of man's body from pre-existing and living matter is a legitimate matter of inquiry for  natural science . Catholics are free to form their own opinions, but they should do so cautiously; they should not confuse  fact  with  conjecture , and they should respect the Church's right to...