[Varda]

“We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution.”

This means “We ARE a caused and meaningful product of evolution.” It’s a statement about theology and philosophy. Standard science is not being questioned here. The Church has no problem with the Primordial Soup idea.

[oh8eleven]

The Church has no problem with the Primordial Soup idea.
Only if life was started there as a result of Divine action, not some random combination of chemicals dumped by a passing comet.