Not if God controlled the lightning and the recipe of the soup. If one thinks that God brings the thunderstorm, as random and "scientifically understood" as they are, then what's the problem with claiming that God created life via evolution? The Cathlics think so.
That's fine. Atheists don't think there is any God at all to control the lightning. Clearly I was approaching this from that position. Without going into much detail, I have concerns about a God that directs lightning toward soup, but provides a rather detailed description of creation. How do you know that Jesus Christ was not an extensive alegory? Also, can you describe what the rationale is for the Catholic position, or was your contention simply based on hear-say?