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attempt which he makes to exorcise the doc- 

 JLrine of evolution of the Darwinian spectre. In 

 common with all Catholic evolutionists, he 

 wishes to rescue evolution from the opprobrium 

 which attaches to the name of Darwinism. 

 They all naturally desire to rid both themselves 

 and the theory of Darwin's name by drawing a 

 wide distinction between the theory of evolution 

 and the doctrine of Darwin; but the attempt is a 

 wholly fruitless one, and moreover it is entirely 

 unfair to Darwin. Indeed, the theory of evo 

 lution with the name of Darwin expunged 

 would be the play of Hamlet with the Prince of 

 Denmark left out. Father Wasmann expends 

 so much labor and energy on his effort to 

 accomplish the impossible that it may be well 

 to clear up the matter. 



Wrong Views of Darwinism 



Father Wasmann tries to draw a sharp line 

 of separation between the theory of Darwin and 

 the theory of evolution. He wishes Darwin's 

 doctrine to be regarded as merely "a special 

 branch" of the evolution theory. He says, with 

 all the emphasis that italics can impart to the 



