Fr. Larry tells Fr. Dave all about Fr. Georges Lemaître, the Belgian priest and scientist who came up with the scientific theorem that the universe is ever expanding.
Fathers, I think you mean the Church does not interpret the Bible “literistically”. We do use a literal method along with an historical-critical and spiritual method. A literal method properly so called, and in concert with other methods of hermeneutics, does not propose a literalistic interpretation of Genesis.