That was my thinking as well. It seems, though, that this quote can very easily be taken to mean something very different, like perhaps that what he wrote about was completely wrong and false, and therefore of little value. But still, the church recognizes him as one of the greatest theologians, so the fact that he says that is very perplexing. Are we REALLY that insignificant? Are we REALLY that ignorant? It is mind bogging in its own right; for when the immortal name of Thomas Aquinas is rendered to being equivelant to a child, it is very humbling indeed.