[newgeezer]

Evolution is easy for Catholics those who will not take God at His word.

Genesis 2 ⁷And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground

That's macro-evolution. One infinitesimal step for God. One giant leap for (unbelieving) mankind.

[narby]

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground

Just exactly HOW did God do this and how patient was He in His work?

I think it took about 3 billion years, from the first cell to man.

God could have plunked the author of Genesis down in front of a 60 inch plasma TV and ran the Discovery Channel documentary on the origin of the earth and man. And the author would have written down "In the beginning...".

[TXnMA]

Genesis 2 ⁷: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground

...the dust of the ground.. (All created by God.)

Note that it was the "dust" that was "created", and that man was "formed" (a process that occurs across time).

[supercat]

Genesis 2 7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground

If you regard Genesis as literal, rather than allegorical, how would you define the terms "day", "night", "evening", and "morning" prior to the creation of the Sun on the third "day"?