Church 'owes Darwin an apology': UK clergyman

The Church of England “owes” an apology to Charles Darwin for misunderstanding his theory of evolution when it was first published nearly 150 years ago, a senior clergyman said today.

The Rev Dr Malcolm Brown said some people in the Church made a mistake in the way they reacted to the naturalist’s theory outlined in the 1859 publication 'On The Origin Of Species'.