[super_mario]

No, it isn't a new position, but let's not pretend like Catholic church has accepted evolution either. Catholic church still believes in theistic evolution, i.e. evolution where god must interfere at critical times and not in unguided evolution though natural selection, which is the actual scientific theory. Theistic evolution is not evolution and it is in principle unscientific.

If you really care to find out what Catholic church says about evolution take a look here:

http://conservation.catholic.org/magisterium_is_concerned_wi...

[venomsnake]

Actually absolutely nothing contradicts the idea of evolution with the concept of earth being slightly bigger dish seeded with life.

After all we do the same on small scale every time we bake.