The Fifth of the Five Ways

[GrandizerII]

With theology enthusiasts here telling us that Thomism is compatible with evolution while Thomist theologians tell us it's not, one easily gets the impression that Thomism is nothing more than Sophism where people see what they want to see.

Now you're being blatantly dishonest.

Some things to take note of relevant to this discussion:

Thomism and Catholicism are not the same thing. You could be a Catholic without being an advocate of everything Aquinas said in his theology works.

Some Thomist theologians disagree with Darwinian evolution, others are ok with it. And even among those who disagree with evolution (such as Feser, I believe), they'll still say the Fifth Way is compatible with evolution anyway. So the Fifth Way is compatible with both evolution and creationism therefore, as was stated in the OP quote, it doesn't matter to the argument whether evolution is true or not. In fact, that Thomist quote is a typical response used by Thomists when strawmen about evolution and natural selection are made in an attempt to refute the Fifth Way.

Furthermore, some Thomists might argue that Thomism is largely incompatible with evolution, but that is not the same thing as the Fifth Way being incompatible with evolution.