Vatican official asks Roman Catholic Church not to make same mistakes it made with Galileo

Socrates II — 7/3/2009 3:51:23 AM (archived)

News Daily 7/2/09:

"Vatican should learn from Galileo mess, prelate says"

"The Catholic Church should not fear scientific progress and possibly repeat the mistake it made when it condemned astronomer Galileo in the 17th century, a Vatican official said on Thursday in a rare self-criticism."

[snip]

"At a news conference presenting a new volume of documents on the Galileo case, Monsignor Sergio Pagano, head of the Vatican's secret archives, said today's Church and Vatican officials can learn from past mistakes and shed their diffidence toward science."

Full article here:

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5614dl-us-pope-science/

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Vatican official asks Roman Catholic Church not to make same mistakes it made with Galileo - Socrates II - 7/3/2009 3:51:23 AM
- This is a summary of the new Galileo documents mentioned in the article - Socrates II - 7/4/2009 3:39:29 PM
- Did you know Galileo got it wrong? - Jefferson-Washington - 7/3/2009 11:00:42 PM
  - I have never heard your "myth". - alcaray - 7/4/2009 12:08:54 AM
    - University academics insinuate; they do not come out bluntly assert. - Jefferson-Washington - 7/4/2009 6:32:20 PM
      - Furthermore. - Jefferson-Washington - 7/4/2009 6:59:53 PM
    - I know Galileo did not think the Moon caused the tides - Socrates II - 7/4/2009 2:56:30 PM
- Is the Church really anti-science? - ER - 7/3/2009 2:55:58 PM
  - Giordano Bruno myths - Adam - 7/4/2009 8:02:15 PM
    - Maybe this is why the Vatican official made the comment for church tolerance of science that he did - Socrates II - 7/10/2009 3:15:45 PM
      - Interesting points - Adam - 7/11/2009 7:43:58 AM

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