Here is a contemporary Catholic assessment of Galileo's treatment. http://www.catholic.com/tracts/the-galileo-controversy
Yes there are passages in the bible which could be interpreted as supporting geocentrism. The concluding remarks are interesting too: <<As more recent science has shown, both Galileo and his opponents were partly right and partly wrong. Galileo was right in asserting the mobility of the earth and wrong in asserting the immobility of the sun. His opponents were right in asserting the mobility of the sun and wrong in asserting the immobility of the earth.>> Of course the scientific arguments at the time still do not justify Galileo's punishment by the Catholic Church. Harry On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Daniel Rocha <[email protected]> wrote: > Was it really a dogma of the Catholic church that the Earth did not orbit > the Sun? I mean, is there anything in the bible says or implies that? > > > 2014-04-03 4:23 GMT-03:00 Alain Sepeda <[email protected]>: > >> now you have to find (out of LENR fiasco) where is the >> "The earth as the center of the Universe" >> and the >> "Roman Catholic Church" >> >> just for joking! (I will deny any good answer even under torture by the >> new Inquisition). >> >> >> 2014-04-03 8:56 GMT+02:00 Blaze Spinnaker <[email protected]>: >> >> From chapter 1: >>> >>> " The earth as the center of the Universe was a concept fundamental to >>> the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church. If one could not trust the Church >>> in that, how much more could one not question? What might people start to >>> believe, or disbelieve? " >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 6:48 AM, Alan Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Andrea Rossi >>>> April 2nd, 2014 at 6:15 >>>> AM<http://www.journal-of-nuclear-physics.com/?p=841&cpage=5#comment-935608> >>>> >>>> TO THE READERS OF THE JoNP: >>>> Today has been presented the book of the scientific journalist Mats >>>> Lewan " An Impossible Invention": it is professional, honest and sincere as >>>> his Author. For those interested, the contact is >>>> >>>> animpossibleinvention.com >>>> >>>> Andrea Rossi >>>> >>>> >>>> Paperback about $27, ebook $19 Chapter 1 online >>>> >>>> (lenr.qumbu.com -- analyzing the Rossi/Focardi eCat -- and the >>>> defkalion hyperion -- Hi, google!) >>>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Daniel Rocha - RJ > [email protected] >
