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Galileo Galilei

Pope John Paul II expressed regret for how the Galileo affair was handled

Saturday Oct 31, 1992
Vatican City

On 31 October 1992, Pope John Paul II expressed regret for how the Galileo affair was handled, and issued a declaration acknowledging the errors committed by the Catholic Church tribunal that judged the scientific positions of Galileo Galilei, as the result of a study conducted by the Pontifical Council for Culture.


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