Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
How has the attitude of the Catholic church towards Galileo changed over time?
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Initially, the Catholic church was cautious about Galileo's work, forcing him to recant and present the heliocentric theory only as a model. He refused to do so and the church roundly denounced him, forbidding his works to be read. In 1992, the Pope formally renounced this denunciation.