I reject the premise of your question. It is my contention and that of the Catholic Church that the answer is both. God created life and used the process of evolution to shape man in His image. What I find incredulous is that so many are quick to cite biblical reference to support their argument or counter the position of the Catholic Church and in doing so choose to accept the edicts of the Church Canon in one instance and reject it in another as it fits their argument.
Then you reject the premise that God created. His word states thus.
It is my contention and that of the Catholic Church that the answer is both.
I am not Catholic and could not care less about what the Pope mandates. Either one believes in evolution, or one believes in creation. They are mutually exclusive.
God created life and used the process of evolution to shape man in His image.
If God's hand is directing, then it is not evolution, it is creation. The premise of evolution is random mutation through time with the best attributes remaining. Hardly directed.
What I find incredulous is that so many are quick to cite biblical reference to support their argument or counter the position of the Catholic Church and in doing so choose to accept the edicts of the Church Canon in one instance and reject it in another as it fits their argument.
You and I are in agreement with this. If church canon is in line with the Bible, then they are correct and the teaching is sound. If they are in opposition to the Bible, then it is heretical.