In 1992 the Catholic Church admitted it erred in condemning this man 359 years before
He 
ordered the book banned, and also ordered Galileo to appear before the 
Inquisition ... that the Roman Catholic Church had erred in condemning Galileo 
359 years ago for... [DOC] [TLE] Vatican Science Panel Told By Pope - Galileo Was Right - NYTimes ... [PAR] ... the Roman Catholic Church had erred in condemning Galileo 359 years ago 
for asserting that the Earth revolves around the Sun.