[Snuffington]

You should try studying the actual facts of the Galileo case. It might surprise you.

Sadly the nouveau-empiricist troglodytes cast aside their stated devotion to fact and reason when it comes to a nice anti-Church parable like the fable of Galileo. It's sad, because the real story is far more interesting. Full of political intrigue, insight into the practice of Rennaisance science, and heroes, villains, and other interesting personalities.

But I suppose the "Church bad, science good" version also has an appeal in a remedial reader sort of way.

[Outlaw76]

I will take your recommendation and study it further.
But I have to tell you that from reading the first few paragraphs of the Papal Condemnation it is not looking so good for Pope Urban and those who 'Knew' what God Thought.

"The proposition that the Earth is not the center of the world and immovable but that it moves, and also with a diurnal motion, is equally absurd and false philosophically and theologically considered at least erroneous in faith.

But I will read on, because like Snuffington said it is fascinating, shame the Church got so wrapped up in politics it forgot that it was using God's name.. vainly I might add... to say that it knew what was right.

[Outlaw76]

By the way, that is the first time I have been called a "nouveau-empiricist troglodyte". I like that, is it yours or did you read it somewhere? I like originality, but since its a first for me I still give you points!