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On June 22, 1633, Galileo was put on trial at #Inquisition headquarters in Roman Catholic Church for 'discovering that earth revolves around the Sun'.
Under threat of torture, imprisonment and even burning at the stake, he was forced, on his knees, to "abjure, curse and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Under threat of torture, imprisonment and even burning at the stake, he was forced, on his knees, to "abjure, curse and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
He was buried in a small room next to the novices' chapel at the end of a corridor after his death in 1642 because he had been condemned by the Catholic Church for "vehement suspicion of heresy".
He was reburied in the main body of the basilica in 1737 where a monument was built… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
He was reburied in the main body of the basilica in 1737 where a monument was built… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Sept. 11, 1822: The College of Cardinals finally caves in to the hard facts of science, saying that the “publication of works treating the motion of the Earth and the stability of the sun, in accordance with the opinion of modern astronomers, is permitted.
And it took another 13… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
And it took another 13… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In 1992, John Paul II - officially conceded that the Earth isn't stationary in the heavens.
Eight years after that, in 2000, John Paul apologized for the way the Catholic Church treated Galileo.
nytimes.com/1992/10/31/wor…
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Eight years after that, in 2000, John Paul apologized for the way the Catholic Church treated Galileo.
nytimes.com/1992/10/31/wor…
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