“He didn’t deny Scripture.”
“For in six days the LORD made the heavens and earth, the sea and all that is in them, and He rested the seventh day.”
Exodus 20
Yes, he did.
I'm not Catholic or Christian, but: No, he did not.
See post # 106 and the link to Gerald Schroeder's article on this very topic. Here's my paraphrase of ONE point that Schroeder made: there are hundreds of thousands of texts that describe our world and the universe as science understands it. The Creation in the Bible is 31 sentences. Do you REALLY think that 31 sentences is adequate to show G-d's fingerprints all over the universe?
Simply put, the Genesis account of Creation is an allegory. Jewish sages have known this for THOUSANDS of years - and it IS OUR BIBLE!