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Why did Pope John Paul say the Church’s treatment of Galileo was wrong?

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Pope John Paul admitted that the Church's treatment of Galileo's was wrong. He said the church used the knowledge it had at the time and misinterpreted it had transformed a scientific issue into an issue of faith.

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