My apologies to you fear_nam_beanntan, I can see my mistake in reading this from the Catholic Encyclopaedia. It appears there are two Gospels of Thomas.. the one being the sayings of Jesus which are considered Gnostic in origin and the other telling of the infancy of Jesus.
The Apocryphal books, both official and unofficial (by official I mean the 14 books which are fully or partially included in the Vulgate, unofficial as being the ones which are in circulation but are not considered Canon by any Church group) are the ones I should have referred to rather than the Vulgate, though the Vulgate, does as I have had confirmed with Catholic friends today, and which is well documented, does contain some of them.
Here is what the Catholic Encyclopaedia says of the Gospel of Thomas
Gospel of St. Thomas
There are two Greek and two Latin redactions of it, differing much from one another. A Syriac translation is also found. A Gospel of Thomas was known to many Fathers. The earliest to mention it is St. Hippolytus (155-235), who informs us that it was in use among the Naasenes, a sect of Syrian Gnostics, and cites a sentence which does not appear in our extant text. Origen relegates it to the heretical writings. St. Cyril of Jerusalem says it was employed by the Manichæans; Eusebius rejects it as heretical and spurious.
It is clear that the original Pseudo-Thomas was of heterodox origin, and that it dates from the second century; the citations of Hippolytus establish that it was palpably Gnostic in tenor. But in the extant Thomas Gospel there is no formal or manifest Gnosticism. The prototype was evidently expurgated by a Catholic hand, who, however, did not succeed in eradicating all traces of its original taint.
The apocryphon in all its present forms extravagantly magnifies the Divine aspect of the boy Jesus. In bold contrast to the Infancy narrative of St. Luke, where the Divinity is almost effaced, the author makes the Child a miracle-worker and intellectual prodigy, and in harmony with Docetism, leaves scarcely more than the appearance of humanity in Him.
This pseudo-Gospel is unique among the apocrypha, inasmuch as it describes a part of the hidden life of Our Lord between the ages of five and twelve. But there is much that is fantastic and offensive in the pictures of the exploits of the boy Jesus. His youthful miracles are worked at times out of mere childish fancy, as when He formed clay pigeons, and at a clap of His hands they flew away as living birds; sometimes, from beneficence; but again from a kind of harsh retribution."
It was this pseudo-Gospel which I was referring to in relation to the Catholic church and traditions.
Can you enlighten us more on the place the Gospel of Thomas now holds.. particularly the one relating to Jesus' infancy.. as accepted by the Catholic church.
Thankyou. .. we all learn in these forums. If anyone is interested in reading more about the Apocryphal books.. the link I used is here
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01601a.htm