"In other words, the Vatican believes God is not omnipotent, and that God is weak (and not intelligent, apparently). I'm grateful I don't believe in such an aloof and frail God."
the exact opposite...you couldnt be more wrong. what the vatican does not buy is the wrote interpretation of the old testament as handed down by a bunch of sandle wearing bronze age goad herders.
If God decided to set the wheels of Universe moving and to bring man to where he is today by the way science currently explains it, who are you to deny him.
The Vatican says that God "does not intervene" in the affairs of men. How am I supposed to interpret that?