-— . Adam was created from dust. -—
It’s not a detailed explanation of the process, leaving a lot of room for speculation.
Darwin didn’t invent evolutionary theory. St. Augustine believed something similar. Darwin’s novel theory was “survival of the fittest” as a mechanism of evolution. St. Thomas Aquinas believed in Special Creation in separate ages. That’s where I’m leaning these days.
God is the Author of Scripture and Creation. They must conform to each other, since God is Truth Itself. We are far from an obvious synthesis.
I would say that 'speculation' has gotten the church in more trouble than the 'not believing in science' accusation.