Pope praises Galileo’s astronomy
December 22nd, 2008
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The Pope was speaking at events marking the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s earliest observations with a telescope. –
BBC reports He said an understanding of the laws of nature could stimulate appreciation of God’s work. In 1992, Pope John Paul said the church’s denunciation of Galileo’s work had been a tragic error.
AP reports The Catholic Church condemned Galileo in the 17th century for supporting Nicholas Copernicus’ discovery that the Earth revolved around the sun; church teaching at the time placed Earth at the center of the universe.