A Few Catholics Still Insist Galileo Was Wrong
A Few Catholics Still Insist Galileo Was Wrong They say Earth is the center of the universe, embracing church teachings of four centuries ago. Some people believe the world revolves around them — and …More
A Few Catholics Still Insist Galileo Was Wrong
They say Earth is the center of the universe, embracing church teachings of four centuries ago.
Some people believe the world revolves around them — and their belief is born not of selfishness but of faith.
A few conservative Roman Catholics are pointing to a dozen Bible verses and the church's original teachings as proof that Earth is the center of the universe, the view that was at the heart of the church's clash with Galileo Galilei four centuries ago.
But by challenging modern science, proponents of a geocentric universe are challenging the very church they seek to serve and protect.
"I have no idea who these people are," said Brother Guy Consolmagno, curator of meteorites and spokesman for the Vatican Observatory. "Are they sincere, or is this a clever bit of theater?"
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30 AUGUST 2011 Saint Jeanne Jugan Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor
They say Earth is the center of the universe, embracing church teachings of four centuries ago.
Some people believe the world revolves around them — and their belief is born not of selfishness but of faith.
A few conservative Roman Catholics are pointing to a dozen Bible verses and the church's original teachings as proof that Earth is the center of the universe, the view that was at the heart of the church's clash with Galileo Galilei four centuries ago.
But by challenging modern science, proponents of a geocentric universe are challenging the very church they seek to serve and protect.
"I have no idea who these people are," said Brother Guy Consolmagno, curator of meteorites and spokesman for the Vatican Observatory. "Are they sincere, or is this a clever bit of theater?"
Read more Here.
30 AUGUST 2011 Saint Jeanne Jugan Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor
