Don

I think it is an overstatement to claim that the RCC holds to evolution. Their official statements tend to be nuanced, sometimes so nuanced that non-Catholics can misunderstand them; I know that is the case with me. I think what the pope said was that there was nothing in the theory of evolution that was contrary to Catholic teaching. The Vatican has a science advisory board which I hear is top notch, I think they are trying their best to avoid another Galileo incident.