I really enjoyed the article. I’ve always believed that it takes much more “faith” to be an atheist than it does to be a Catholic. To think that the great complexity of human life came about solely by chance and natural selection requires a lot of “faith” if you ask me. Still, I know plenty of atheists who will defend that belief with all their heart. The fact that there has been so much focus on evolution in academia suggests that for a lot of people it is very important to try to prove that there is no God. Think of all the time, money and effort spent trying to dig up missing links. Evolution is almost treated as a religion itself by some people. (By the way, I believe that certain aspects of evolution took place, but that the process was part of God’s design).
I think that there is a common misconception out there that science goes against religion. In academia and in the mainstream media, that is certainly the case. In reality, there have been plenty of brilliant Catholics over the centuries who have helped guide us to the truth.