..."heresy," that the earth moves round the sun, was condemned by a papal decree in the sixteenth century as " absurd, philosophically false, and formally heretical,...because it is expressly contrary to Holy Scripture." No Roman Catholic now dreams of disputing what the Florentine astronomer maintained ; and the evolutionists...

...'qualifiers,' which ran in the following terms : — (i). The proposition that the sun is the centre of the world, and immoveable from its place, is absurd, philosophically...because it is expressly contrary to Holy Scripture. (2). The proposition that the earth is not the centre of the world, nor immoveable, but that it moves,...

...Galileo was forced to sign a statement that " the proposition that the sun is the centre of the universe and immoveable from its place, is absurd, philosophically...formally heretical, because it is expressly contrary to Scripture," and that " the proposition that the earth is not the centre of the universe, nor immoveable,...

...to sign a statement that " the proposition that the sun is the centre of the universe and immovable from its place, is absurd, philosophically false,...formally heretical, because it is expressly contrary to Scripture," and that "the proposition that the earth is not the centre of the universe, nor immovable,...

...recantation, acknowledging that ' the proposition that the sun is the centre of the world and immovable from its place, is absurd, philosophically false,...formally heretical, because it is expressly contrary to the Scripture ;' and that ' the proposition that the earth is not the centre of the world, nor immovable,...

...detriment of the Holy Faith) by the desire of his Holiness and of the Most Eminent Lords, Cardinals of this supreme and universal Inquisition, the two propositions of the stability of the sun, and the motion of the earth, were qualified by the Theological Qualifiers as follows : " 1. The proposition...

...Qualifiers as Hows : "i. The proposition that the sun is in the atre of the world and immovable from its ce is absurd, philosophically false, and formally heretical ; because it is expressly contrary to the Holy Scriptures. "2. The proposition that the earth is not the centre of the world, nor immovable,...

...of this supreme and universal Inquisition, the two propositions of the stability of the sun, and the motion of the earth, were qualified by the Theological Qualifiers as follows: Roman Church, Inquisitors General throughout the whole Christian Republic, Special Deputies of the...

...the following terms : — 1. The proposition that the sun is the centre of the world, and immovable from its place is absurd, philosophically false, and...because it is expressly contrary to Holy Scripture. 2. The proposition that the earth ia not the centre of the world, nor immovable, but that it moves,...

...prejudice of the Holy Faith, by command of his Holiness and of the most eminent Lords Cardinals of this Supreme and universal Inquisition, the two propositions of the stability of the sun and the motion of the earth were by the theological "Qualifiers" qualified as follows : The proposition...