In 1992 the Catholic Church admitted it erred in condemning this man 359 years before
On 
October 31, 1992, Pope John Paul II acknowledged in a speech before the 
Pontifical Academy of Sciences that the Roman Catholic Church had... [DOC] [TLE] Math Forum Discussions - Re: Galileo's Censure [PAR] Apr 16, 1997 ... the church admitted that it may have been wrong to censure (and > ... whatever 
sanctions it may have imposed on the man.