Dan, I was highlighting runner's mistake. The Christian viewpoint on evolution theory is hardly as radical as runner, who takes the bible literally. Runner would be classified as being at the extreme end.

Plenty of Christians accept evolution theory, for the evidence is so overwhelming.

The Catholic Church remains a big player in global politics, so their
credibility matters a bit more, then runner's sing and clap church.

Dan S de Merengue....One defines what you have said as EGO at best.

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This thread proves one thing.....there is No money in peace.

Cryptic:)

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Dan and Yabby,

Here's a short article on the intersection of faith and science - from 2001 when John Paul II was Pope. He describes the Catholic Church's method of reconciling the two...world's away from runner's viewpoint.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,134926,00.html

Yabby and Poirot,
Plenty of Christians accept evolution, and plenty don't. 
There is no one authoritative Christian view on the matter, even within the Catholic church (a brief Time Magazine article is hardly 'gospel'.) I've heard a diversity of opinion, and one doesn't need to have an extreme or literal view of the Bible to doubt evolution. 

The evidence is hardly overwhelming. It's more dependent on philosophical assumptions. 

The Catholic or any other church should not be aiming at credibility, they should be aiming for truth.

Dan.

You mean a brief Time article isn't the final word?...well fancy that!

Anyway, here's a little more from John Paul II for anyone that's interested.
http://www.newadvent.org/library/docs_jp02tc.htm