Galileo& His Impact on Society

Known to some people as the father of modern science, Galileo impacted this field in such a way that he was put on trial for going against the Catholic Church?s beliefs, because he supported the Copernican theory that the Earth revolved around the sun. The Church?s belief was that the Earth was in the center of the universe and all heavenly bodies went around the Earth (geocentric theory or Ptolemaic theory, followers of …

…of the most important scientists of all time. He finally got the recognition he deserved. However, it was not until 350 years after his death that Pope John Paul II of the Roman Catholic Church pardoned Galileo. ?Galileo?suffered at the hands of?the Church,? the pope announced. The Church seemed to accept the words Césare Cardinal Baronio said in 1615, ?The Bible tells us how to make it to Heaven, not how Heaven is made.?