Pair,
Thank you for your link to the Pope John Paul II article and evolution. Like so much going on in Catholicism, I missed that. I was delighted (but not surprised) in reading it.
Because the headline and the preface to the article are so misleading, I have taken the liberty to link another article which gives a better read (especially from the Catholic standpoint). The basic idea that John Paul did say evolution is not necessarily incompatible with our religion is correct, though.
www.catholic.net/RCC/Periodicals/Dossier/0102-97/Article3.html
Good work.
RJT