Re: [Phys-l] Evidently the Church didn't learn from Galileo.

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

Perhaps in this case one may blame the messenger, i.e. the translator.  
Was he speaking Polish or even Latin?  I'm too lazy to google * the 
original, but I'm rather certain he was an accomplished amateur astronomer.

*  Google is attempting to suppress the use of Google in lower case, 
legally, and I had read that quote some time ago, and don't remember the 
word for supposition he used.

bc

John Clement wrote:

> Apparently Polish science education is not much better than that of the US
> as the following quote from the Guardian article shows.
>
> "In 1996, in what was seen as a capitulation to scientific orthodoxy, John
> Paul II said Darwin's theories were "more than a hypothesis"."
>
> Apparently the difference between a theory and a hypothesis was not
> understood.
>
> Of course we shall see what the outcome of this matter will be.  At present
> the Jesuits will probably fight any attempt to make a pro ID statement.
> Probably most of the scientists who are priests are Jesuits.  The pro
> evolution stance of the RC church has deep roots.  Also basically the Pope
> has traditionally said little about the matter.  Traditionally evolution has
> been taught in the scientific fashion in Catholic schools, by nuns no less.
> Any anti statements that emanate from Rome will probably be ignored by the
> majority of the RC church members.  A recent poll found that among religious
> groups the support for evolution was the highest in Catholics.
>
> John M. Clement
> Houston, TX 
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> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1859614,00.html
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