[PatrickHenry]

... insulted a pope, after all.

Well, yeah. Quite understandable. Shoulda shot the creep. He got off easy.

[curiosity]

Well, yeah. Quite understandable. Shoulda shot the creep. He got off easy.

Look, I'm not defending the action. I'm just pointing out that it's as clear-cut as what people make it out to be. The Galileo affiar is more about personal grudges and delicate egos than about science and/or hostility to it.