Thanks!

it is not the vernacular? theory that is based on suspicion/ speculation

The Catholic Church recognizes and in fact calls on science to know greater things and understand the world more. Last 2003 the Catholic Church celebrated the 400th anniversary of the Pontifical Academy of Science. http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/acdscien/index.htm

As a Catholic myself, I am sorry but i cant help wondering why people still think that religion (Catholic in this regard) is trying to compete with science.

In regards to Miracle, there is a big difference between insufficient knowledge and ignorance. Insufficient knowledge is failure of the mind to comprehend or provide an explanation; not through laziness or some decision to not notice but simply a knowledge that is not available yet or the mind has not reached any explanation yet.
Ignorance is a condition of knowing something but refusing to acknowledge it; it is when knowledge is available but the person guilty of it decides to not take notice or not accept it.

Miracles happen when it defies scientific explanation because our knowledge is insufficient. In short, miracles happen when we have ignorance.

The term is secularism. The government should not favor a particular religion. In this case, Roman Catholicism.

The truth of the matter is that there really are questions that science cannot answer e.g. the purpose of life, etc…, not because of anything else but simply it is not appropriate.
To follow your reasoning is like expecting science to come up with a chemical make-up of, let’s say, aetheism.

It is like asking for a mathematical explanation on subjects of biology, or trying to prove an algebraic expression using concepts of anatomy.
Science and religion are two different subjects, they are not to be pitted against each other.

what you are accusing religion of doing is exactly what you are trying science to do.

Religion leaves to science what it does and can do based on its ability and capability and obviously need to reclaim from science when science begin to try to explain what is beyond its scope and reach. So shall science should behave the same way, leaving to religion the business of religion.

Miracles become miracles when they defy any scientific explanation. As simple as that.

What you are saying in all that you said here is a classic example of refuting not the Church but your misconception of what the Church is.

Before anything else, one must understand what religion is before one can truly refute it. Understanding first what you are against with -It should start there.