For a long stretch prior to roughly 150 years ago, science was not exploring domains which presented difficulties which made any theologians uncomfortable. The church was fine with Bacon and Newton.
Eventually, the church came to terms with the heliocentric solar system of Copernicus and Galileo, but that was choppy going. Galileo, in his letter to the Duchess Christina, argued that the Bible was to instruct on spiritual matters, but was not intended as a guide to scientific inquiry. I would agree with him on both counts, so I do not believe people like me have hijacked science. Whatever else “real science” may be, it is not presuppositional apologetics.
I have had fellow parishioners honestly say to me that, quote, science is of the Devil. This is usually after some absurd scientific claim is refuted, and they fall back on “I’m just going to believe the Bible”, in the most literal way. So fine, go in peace. Just please spare me [ I’m not saying this is you ] that secular science is suppressing the truth that fire breathing winged juvenile form dragon kinds disembarked from Noah’s ark and St. George ran one through.