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Q: Why was it easier for the Church to side with Galileo in 1992 than in 1633?
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What year Galileo charged with heresy?

There probably were a few people who believed him right when he came up with his theory. On 31 October 1992, 350 years after Galileo's death, Pope John Paul II gave an address on behalf of the Catholic Church in which he admitted that errors had been made by the theological advisors in the case of Galileo. He declared the Galileo case closed, but he did not admit that the Church was wrong to convict Galileo on a charge of heresy because of his belief that the Earth rotates round the sun. There probably were a few people who believed him right when he came up with his theory. On 31 October 1992, 350 years after Galileo's death, Pope John Paul II gave an address on behalf of the Catholic Church in which he admitted that errors had been made by the theological advisors in the case of Galileo. He declared the Galileo case closed, but he did not admit that the Church was wrong to convict Galileo on a charge of heresy because of his belief that the Earth rotates round the sun. There probably were a few people who believed him right when he came up with his theory. On 31 October 1992, 350 years after Galileo's death, Pope John Paul II gave an address on behalf of the Catholic Church in which he admitted that errors had been made by the theological advisors in the case of Galileo. He declared the Galileo case closed, but he did not admit that the Church was wrong to convict Galileo on a charge of heresy because of his belief that the Earth rotates round the sun.


When was Galileo exonerated?

1992


What contributions were made by Galileo to scientific reasoning?

Galileo's Concept of the Solar System: The Earth and planets not only spin on their axes; they also revolve about the sun in circular orbits.Galileo confirmed and advanced Copernicus' sun-centered system by observing the skies through his refracting telescope (which he constructed in 1609). When Galileo published his masterpiece, Dialogue Concerning the two Chief World Systems, in which he defended and extended the Copernican system, and his theories were thought to contravene the teachings of the Catholic Church. He was tried for heresy by the Inquisition in 1633 and forced to renounce his theories. He was so convinced that it was the Earth that moves that the moment he was released from recanting his theories, Galileo stamped his foot and muttered "E pur si mouve" ("And yet it moves"). He was punished to confinement to his house for the last years of his life.After Galileo's death, scientific thought gradually veered around to the sun-centered solar system. In 1992, after more than three and a half centuries, the Vatican officially reversed the verdict of Galileo's trial. ; )


Does the church offer a way Galileo to receive pardon for his crimes?

On October 31, 1992, Pope John Paul II expressed regret for how the Galileo affair was handled, and officially conceded that the Earth was not stationary, as the result of a study conducted by the Pontifical Council for Culture. In March 2008 the Vatican proposed to complete its rehabilitation of Galileo by erecting a statue of him inside the Vatican walls. In December of the same year, during events to mark the 400th anniversary of Galileo's earliest telescopic observations, Pope Benedict XVI praised his contributions to astronomy.


Why was Galileo Galilei wanted by The Roman Inquisition?

Galileo Galilei was tried for suspicion of heresy in 1633. The Roman Inquisition believed that Galilei was challenging the Bible and Christianity as a whole by stating that the sun was the center of the universe, not the earth, an idea known as heliocentrism. The Inquisition clearly pointed out to Galilei that the Bible stated that the earth was at the universe's center and that everything revolved around it, as God had intended. Though this is currently known to be false, it was considered high treason to challenge the Bible and Roman Catholic Christian authority. Galilei, however, persisted and continued to defend heliocentrism. The Inquisition ruled against him. Galilei was imprisoned and forced to publicly apologize, stating that the earth was in fact the center of the universe as the Bible claimed. His literature were banned and most were burned. This was presented as a famous case in which science battled religion and it was said that he church attempted to resist scientific discovery and ideas. But the modern model of planetary motion incorporating the heliocentric idea with later scientific discoveries is now accepted as correct. On October 31, 1992, Pope John Paul II expressed regrets for how the affair between the Inquisition and Galilei was handled and issued a declaration acknowledging errors committed by the Catholic Church. In March of 2008, Vatican City erected a statue of Galilei within the Vatican walls to complete their rehabilitation with him. <<>> Answer: religion and science were never in opposition in this affair, although this was claimed by the newly established protestant churches. The Vatican assured Galileo that he was free to teach the heliocentric theory as a useful model of the solar system, in predicting the positions of planets; but he was forbidden from saying that the Sun is in fact at the centre because it had not been proved sufficiently. The Vatican said further that if proof could be found that the Sun is after all at the centre, the Church would have to re-examine the scriptures. Galileo's problem was that he had no convincing evidence because Newton's theory of gravitation and laws of motion had not yet been discovered. He persisted in publishing the 'Dialogue of the two world systems' in which the Pope was portrayed as a simpleton. This led to his court appearance and the lack of evidence for the heliocentric theory was exposed. After Newton's time sufficient proof was found, because the Sun was discovered to be many times more massive than the planets and it was then agreed that the Sun must stay at the centre while the planets orbit round. The Earth's movement round the Sun was demonstrated by Bessel in 1838 when he detected a small amount of parallax in the position of the start 61 Cygni. The Catholic Church was right to question Galileo because science at that time did not possess sufficient evidence to support the heliocentric theory.

Related questions

Who did Pope John Paul II apologize to in 1992?

A:Over time, Pope John Paul II issued a number of apologies for past actions of the Catholic Church. On 31 October 1992, he apologised on behalf of the Church for the legal process on Galileo Galilei, around 1633.


What did the Roman Catholic Church declare in 1992 about Galileo?

It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. In 1992, the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, told a Vatican Science Panel that the Church was wrong to condemn Galileo in 1633 for saying that the Earth revolved around the sun. He said that theologians at that time did not recognize the difference between the Bible and its interpretation.


What promise was made in 1633 and will be fulfilled in 2010?

Nothing related to biblical text or our Fathers prophecy is related to those dates Historically speaking however, you will find Galileo Galilei was tried for his teaching that the Earth circled the sun, and it was not until October of 1992 that the Roman Catholic church would finally admit they were incorrect in their trial of Galileo.


What year Galileo charged with heresy?

There probably were a few people who believed him right when he came up with his theory. On 31 October 1992, 350 years after Galileo's death, Pope John Paul II gave an address on behalf of the Catholic Church in which he admitted that errors had been made by the theological advisors in the case of Galileo. He declared the Galileo case closed, but he did not admit that the Church was wrong to convict Galileo on a charge of heresy because of his belief that the Earth rotates round the sun. There probably were a few people who believed him right when he came up with his theory. On 31 October 1992, 350 years after Galileo's death, Pope John Paul II gave an address on behalf of the Catholic Church in which he admitted that errors had been made by the theological advisors in the case of Galileo. He declared the Galileo case closed, but he did not admit that the Church was wrong to convict Galileo on a charge of heresy because of his belief that the Earth rotates round the sun. There probably were a few people who believed him right when he came up with his theory. On 31 October 1992, 350 years after Galileo's death, Pope John Paul II gave an address on behalf of the Catholic Church in which he admitted that errors had been made by the theological advisors in the case of Galileo. He declared the Galileo case closed, but he did not admit that the Church was wrong to convict Galileo on a charge of heresy because of his belief that the Earth rotates round the sun.


How do you defend Galileo statement for treatment and punishment from the pope?

A:The defence is that the Catholic Church apologised to Galileo in 1992. Galileo was long dead and no unable to hear the apology, but the matter is now closed.


How did Galileo's work come into conflict with the church and how was the that conflict resolved?

Galileo's work supporting the heliocentric model challenged the geocentric views held by the Catholic Church. The Church saw his ideas as heretical and forced him to recant his views under threat of excommunication. The conflict was resolved centuries later in 1992 when the Catholic Church formally acknowledged that Galileo was right and that the Church's judgment against him was a mistake.


What was the year of Galileo's big mistake?

Some religious people in the Catholic Church accused Galileo of being in error for his scientific assertion that the earth revolved around the sun; this contradicted Christian understanding of the Bible and in 1633, Galileo became a victim of the Inquisition; he was forced by the Pope to admit he was wrong about his theory. It would not be until 1992 that the Catholic Church, under Pope John Paul II, officially apologized for its persecution of Galileo. But while he was correct that the earth was not "fixed" as the church believed, Galileo did make some errors during his lifetime of scientific experimentation. Probably his biggest mistake was his 1616 theory about what caused the tides; he did not realize that there was a relationship between the moon and the tides, and instead attributed them to the earth speeding up and slowing down at different times of the day.


When was Galileo exonerated?

1992


What contributions were made by Galileo to scientific reasoning?

Galileo's Concept of the Solar System: The Earth and planets not only spin on their axes; they also revolve about the sun in circular orbits.Galileo confirmed and advanced Copernicus' sun-centered system by observing the skies through his refracting telescope (which he constructed in 1609). When Galileo published his masterpiece, Dialogue Concerning the two Chief World Systems, in which he defended and extended the Copernican system, and his theories were thought to contravene the teachings of the Catholic Church. He was tried for heresy by the Inquisition in 1633 and forced to renounce his theories. He was so convinced that it was the Earth that moves that the moment he was released from recanting his theories, Galileo stamped his foot and muttered "E pur si mouve" ("And yet it moves"). He was punished to confinement to his house for the last years of his life.After Galileo's death, scientific thought gradually veered around to the sun-centered solar system. In 1992, after more than three and a half centuries, the Vatican officially reversed the verdict of Galileo's trial. ; )


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What did people believe about the solar system before and how did Galileos ideas clash with this?

Back then, people thought the earth was flat and that the solar system revolved around the Earth, including the Sun, which is the Geocentric model. However Galileo's idea was that the solar system, including Earth, actually revolved around the Sun, which is the Heliocentric model.People and especially the Church refused to believe his ideas because they went against their long time beliefs that Earth was the center of the universe. Galileo was actually forced to decline his ideas which were in the end: true.Fun Fact: The Chatholic Church lifted Galileo's Dialogue in 1822 and gave a proper apology and clearing of any wrongdoing to Galileo in 1992, who had died in 1642. That is a 350 years difference between Galileo's Death and the apology. Crazy, right?