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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, along with many Christian leaders who came later, argued that the Church's treatment of Galileo was wrong because it silenced science, and refused to heard points of view that differed from standard Church doctrine. 
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