It is like you allude: the Catholic teaching is that God is the author of all seen and unseen, and that Adam and Eve are actual not collective or metaphorical parents of man. It is possible to understand the book of Genesis in the sense that the 6 days were periods of indeterminable length, and that evolution was used by God as a method of creation. It is further possible to understand the creation of man as a process that involved evolution so long as the first man and woman in terms of ensoulment are Adam and Eve. It is also possible to read the Genesis traditionally and literally.
My personal opinion is traditional. I think, evolution of species is junk science designed to indoctrinate atheism, and that is does not belong in public schools. Whoever wants his kids to "learn" that junk should pay for it himself.
Absolutely right!
"Whoever wants his kids to "learn" that junk should pay for it himself."
Hear hear!
We homeschool our precious little ones.