I do find myself increasingly at odds with the secular world, which is further proof that the Bible is God's Word, since it clearly predicts that condition. The gist of the pope's statement is that the human body can no longer be viewed as the unique creation of God but rather the product of a gradual evolutionary process. Thomas made a few correct statements about the arrogance of evolutionary scientists and their efforts to supplant the Christian view of man with their own. Thomas is also to be credited with being the only one I have seen who has admitted he was wrong. He also failed to comment on the silly statements the Pope had made or the real meaning of the statement.
Nobody really expects the secular press to get anything right, and they fulfilled our expectations.
While their gloating was more subdued than the atheists, it was nonetheless gloating. He greeted his audience, and explained why that particular group exists. It is necessary to determine the proper sense of Scripture, while avoiding any unwarranted interpretations that make it say what it does not intend to say. It is important that we defend Biblical Truth, not false interpretations of it. He referred to other documents.