02 Shroud of Many Myths

Galileo’s Problem

Galileo thought that he could convince church authorities and particularly Cardinal Bellarmine, by evidence and mathematics alone, of the correctness of Copernicus’ heliocentric model of the earth circling the sun. He was wrong. Ultimately, Galileo’s belief in the Copernican theory would lead to house arrest and being silenced by the Inquisition. It wasn’t that Bellarmine … Continue reading →