December 24, 2008
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Galileo, Evolution and Big Bang
It’s quite a reversal of fortune for Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), who made the first complete astronomical telescope and used it to gather evidence that the Earth revolved around the sun. Church teaching at the time placed Earth at the center of the universe.
The church denounced Galileo’s theory as dangerous to the faith, but Galileo defied its warnings. Tried as a heretic in 1633 and forced to recant, he was sentenced to life imprisonment, later changed to house arrest.
The Church has for years been striving to shed its reputation for being hostile to science, in part by producing top-notch research out of its own telescope.
In 1992, Pope John Paul II declared that the ruling against Galileo was an error resulting from “tragic mutual incomprehension.”
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What is happening?
Churches are denouncing evolution and big bang theories. Let’s see what will happen 300 years later!
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Reference
Good heavens: Vatican rehabilitating Galileo By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press Writer Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Writer – Tue Dec 23, 2:45 pm ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081223/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_rehabilitating_galileo
