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- From: ata@hfsi.uucp (John Ata - FSO)
- Subject: Re: Where has Galileo been all these years?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov7.213858.17785@hfsi.uucp>
- Organization: HFS, Inc., McLean VA
- References: <2930020228.3.p00168@psilink.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 21:38:58 GMT
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- In article <2930020228.3.p00168@psilink.com> "James F. Tims" <p00168@psilink.com> writes:
- >Did I hear correctly? Has the Vatican now officially recognized the
- >!!!SUN as the center of the universe? Surely not.
- >
- >Whatever. In any case, the Pope seems sorry Galileo has been in
- >Purgatory, lo these many years, but what if G.G. was supposed to have gone
-
- Of course the Church has recognized that the sun is the center of
- the universe for some time now. It has now gotten around to
- stating officially that it's condemnation of Gallelio was wrong.
-
- >to Heaven in 1843, having done his time burning in the fires of hell?
- >Just for the sake of argument (we don't know if G.G.'s
- >even due to get out anytime soon, with or without this heresy rap)
- >if he had been due an earlier release from agony, could he sue God
- >for false damnation? Or would he sue the Pope for making the mistake?
-
- FYI, the Church has never made an absolute pronouncement that
- anyone is with certainty in Hell or Purgatory, only Heaven.
-
- Also, if I remember correctly, Gallelio gave in to the demands of
- the Inquisition and recanted.
-
- >jim tims
-
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