[malakhi]

Reason is to the good, but it can be misapplied, especially when allied with grave personal, cultural, or moral and philosophical faults.

The same can be said of faith.

The great question of human life is what happens when we die? In the end, that is answerable in life only through faith and reason, but not the pure reason of science.

I'd say it is unanswerable at all, for those of us on this side of death. We may have faith or belief about what happens, but no knowledge.

[Rockingham]

We are in agreement on both your points.

In Catholic theology, the world is a broken place due to Original Sin, meaning Man's breach with God as described in Genesis. Faith and science have their respective places, and science is not looked to for a vindication of faith, at least not Catholic faith. From that standpoint, Creationism and Intelligent Design are questionable theology, not just questionable science.