> the literal adam and eve You're quoting Pius XII, which died in the 50s. Since at least the 80s the Church[1] accepted that evolution is a thing, and I don't

> the literal adam and eve You're quoting Pius XII, which died in the 50s. Since at least the 80s the Church[1] accepted that evolution is a thing, and I don't think anybody claimed Adam and Eve really existed. There was a symposium in '86, writings by Joannes Paulus II in the 90s, and more. [1] yes, it is not a homogeneous group, I personally know people that believe I A&E and that evolution is "just a theory, not a fact". But that's the individual opinion of some priests and believers, not the official position.