/sci/ - Science & Math

>>8586341
>All this shit about the relationship between Galileo and the pope means jack shit when he underwent a trial and inquisition from the catholic church itself. I don't care if they were best buddies, scientific knowledge was still suppressed in the favor of religious dogma. This is all that matters.

Dead right. All this garbage that it was G's fault because he didn't suck up to the pope well enough is just that - garbage.

The pope was out of order in having an opinion on scientific matters, let alone in imposing his opinion on everyone.

And yes the RC church explicitly held the Copernican view to be heretical.