What Do You Believe?

Let's take a step back in time, shall we... Picture yourself on this day in 1633. My good buddy, Galileo Galilei, and I were sitting in a quaint cafe when a courier comes strolling up and hands him a note. I asked him what was up and he tells me that the Pope, Pope Urban VIII has ordered him to turn himself in. C'mon, not the whole earth, sun center of the world thing again.. Yep that's what it's about. Didn't you go through all of that in 1616 and tell them that you didn't really believe it you just liked to talk about it. See what you get for stirring the pot. Didn't I tell you to stop writing about how the Sun was the center of the world. Didn't I tell you that sooner or later the Pope would have nothing better to do and then come after you again, hhhmmm didn't I tell you.
So it began, the interrogation by Chief inquisitor Father Vincenzo Maculano da Firenzuola(Father Vinny). Galileo turned himself in and the Catholic church being of fair mind promptly imprisoned him and secluded him during his trial because that was the standard practice and heaven forbid one gets to really defend themselves. Of Course, like stated above, Galileo denied he held his theory in "belief" and stated it was merely for discussion purposes only. The Church of course believed that the Sun revolved around the Earth and the Earth was, as defined by scripture, the center of the world(universe) and if you didn't believe it then it was consider heretical and you were thrown in jail, I'm sorry you were put under house arrest(remember back then they didn't have T.V.s, computers, or Ipods. Oops my mistake Galileo was condemned to prison during Our will and pleasure of the Holy Office.(he was sentenced to prison for however long they felt or until it wasn't pleasurable to the Pope which ever came first). But like all good parents the Pope had to hit Galileo where it really hurt.. Galileo was prohibited from releasing his book the book of Dialogues(kind of like taking away the XBox back in the day). Galileo being the great man that he was agreed not to teach the heresy any more (even thought scientist had proved he was right centuries before) and live out his life under house arrest. Let's give it up for the Catholic church... because they made right what was wronged... it only took them 300 years but they finally admitted Galileo was right and cleared his name of heresy. Just doesn't seem like justice does it. So, What do you believe?

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