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How has the attitude of the Catholic church towards Galileo changed over time?

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Answered by Cat on 07 Oct 03:12

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.