Case Study Of Galileo Galilei

In 1633, Galileo Galilei was put on trial because of his work with the Copernican theory. Unlike others of those in the church, Galileo believed the sun remained stationary, while the earth and moon circulate around the sun. After Galileo’s distribution of the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, the Pope gives Galileo’s case over to the Roman Inquisition who put him on trial. Galileo declares that his case of the Copernican theory was to strong, and agreed to refute it in another book if the Inquisition will be more lenient. Galileo pleads guilty and is sentenced to prison for an indefinite term; however, he is later allowed to serve his sentence under house-arrest in the home of the archbishop of Siena. One of Galileo’s attempts to gain the Church’s trust and belief in him was his attempt to interpret quotations of Saint

And according to our ability let us make this evident, and let us keep faith of our Lord, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom, so that we neither become seduced by the verbiage of false philosophy nor frightened by the superstition of counterfeit religion.”

Galileo claims that Augustine’s message is very clear. If any teaching runs counter to the teachings of the Holy Scripture, then it is false. However, Galileo does say that “it is very pious to say and prudent to affirm that the Holy Bible can never speak untruth – [especially] whenever it’s true meaning is misunderstood.” Even before Galileo’s time, Augustine wanted Science to have its own area of expertise without undermining Biblical