The story of Adam and Eve is not a Judeo-Christian one. It is Sumerian, an ancient pagan fairy tale. Why would anyone, let alone Catholics or Christians, seriously consider this to be a social blueprint? The two thousand-year-old mountaintop ravings of hallucinating desert patriarchs may still be considered morally relevant by some, but they could hardly be rationally consulted on other matters, such as agricultural practices, medical treatments, sanitation or hygiene . . . MORE