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I cannot conceive how anyone would get to such a position of complete submission to the authority of flawed and fallible self-appointed human representatives of God. It is unfathomable.
Something we agree on.
I remember very well a priest who told us during a mass that he would stop giving communion to anyone who voted for Nelson Rockefeller for governor (due Rocky's stance on the unmentionable).
And all I could think of was who the heck (not what I wanted to say) does he think he is.
What does the Catholic Church believe today about Galileo and his theory?
I'm not sure the Church has an official stance. I don't know that it can, as astronomical controversies would generally be considered outside the Church's competency.
Oh, did that strike a nerve with you? No one claimed it did. We're not talking about you, we're talking about Galileo who actually was a practicing Catholic.
The Roman Catholic church presumes too much to claim it has authority over those who are Catholic and that their souls are in danger if they don't accept that claim of authority.
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If you are unsure of this, I would advise you to consult an astronomer.
Don't be dense. I'm asking you if YOU believe the earth orbits the sun or not. The Roman Catholic church stubbornly resisted the fact that Galileo was right until it had no choice to finally concede the fact.
I'm not sure the Church has an official stance. I don't know that it can, as astronomical controversies would generally be considered outside the Church's competency.
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Last week, 359 years later, the Church finally agreed. At a ceremony in Rome, before the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pope John Paul II officially declared that Galileo was right. The formal rehabilitation was based on the findings of a committee of the Academy the Pope set up in 1979, soon after taking office. The committee decided the Inquisition had acted in good faith, but was wrong.
I'm not sure the Church has an official stance. I don't know that it can, as astronomical controversies would generally be considered outside the Church's competency.
What controversy? Where is the controversy today concerning the fact that the earth orbits the sun?
If you are unsure of this, I would advise you to consult an astronomer.
What is your reason for continuing to avoid giving a direct answer to what you think about the Sun and Earth and which revolves around which? Have you reached a point that you truly cannot give an honest answer to an honest question because it might disprove your claims here?
Seriously, it does not reflect well on the RCC that a Catholic in the 21 century cannot admit that the Earth revolves around the Sun. Unbelievable.
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