Flash Catalyst Indexability?

Having built my site using Catalyst to avoid having to learn code, I now read that the software lacks indexability because all text is converted to flash so it is therefore not searched and therefore not indexed by search engines - is this true?  Is there some way to build indexability into the site by taking the .swf into another product and if so, what actions would need to be taken?  I am guessing that this will require coding knowledge .
Any insight on the above would be really appreciated.
The software is excellent for non-coders, but I fear does have a few limitations when used in isolation.

Chris, is it possible for you to give an example of how/format of adding content to the <noscript> portion of the HTML file that handles the SWF.
I have located the section in my HTML file, but am not sure how to add some searchable text content.
This is what the section of my file looks like:
    <noscript>
            <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="970" height="800" id="Main">
                <param name="movie" value="Main.swf" />
                <param name="quality" value="high" />
                <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
                <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
                <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" />
                <!--[if !IE]>-->
                <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="Main.swf" width="970" height="800">
                    <param name="quality" value="high" />
                    <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
                    <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
                    <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" />
                <!--<![endif]-->
                <!--[if gte IE 6]>-->
                    <p>
                        Either scripts and active content are not permitted to run or Adobe Flash Player version
                        10.0.45 or greater is not installed.
                    </p>
                <!--<![endif]-->
                    <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer">
                        <img src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif" alt="Get Adobe Flash Player" />
                    </a>
                <!--[if !IE]>-->
                </object>
                <!--<![endif]-->
            </object>
        </noscript>  
Thanks so much for your help
Julie

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