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To: DennisR

Didn’t the the “the leader of catholicism” take bribes for dead relatives salvation,kill people for translating the Bible,jail people for suggesting the earth is not the center of the universe...hmmm, all this and a lot more, from an Infallible Pope.I guess these are just more examples of “traditions”. Tradition is what led man from Adam’s perfect walk with God to Sodom.Jesus Christ,God’s Word, is our only salvation not convoluted illogical dogma.


33 posted on 01/02/2012 3:48:08 PM PST by rsobin
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To: rsobin

Where did you ever come upon the wrong information there? Maybe a pamplet?


39 posted on 01/02/2012 3:53:24 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: rsobin
Didn’t the the “the leader of catholicism” ...,jail people for suggesting the earth is not the center of the universe...?"

This one I know. The answer is "No."

Galileo was honored more than once by the Vatican. he was free to explore a heliocentric hypothesis.

However, a logical consequence of the heliocentric hypothesis is parallax. That is the position of a planet, for example, compared to the position of the "fixed stars" behind it, should be different, all other things being equal, in June from what it would be in December.

And this consequence has been verified, after the development of instruments subtle enough to measure it.

BUT in the time of Galileo there was no measurable difference. So Galileo was told he could not say his theory was definitely true. He was welcome to explore it and to publish his explorations. He just couldn't say it was true because there was no proof.

he not only was allowed to 'suggest' that the earth was not the center of the universe, he received public Vatican honors for the suggestion.

77 posted on 01/02/2012 4:14:33 PM PST by Mad Dawg (Jesus, I trust in you.)
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