> Philip, > > If you email me directly, I will send you an interesting piece about > Cardinal Robert Bellarmine, the Pope's lead theologian during Copernicus' > time. Apparently the Catholic Church did not officially approve of Galileo > but, if I recall correctly, Galileo was the only person ever to have been > shown the torture chambers but not actually run through. If that's so, it's > certainly another historical wrinkle in the story. > > Gary > > GaryLShelton@xxxxxxxxxxx