In 1992 the Catholic Church admitted it erred in condemning this man 359 years before
[DOC] [TLE] After 350 Years, Vatican Says Galileo Was Right - It Moves ... [PAR] More than 350 years after the Roman Catholic Church condemned Galileo, Pope 
John Paul II is ... to recant his discoveries, led to Galileo's house arrest for eight 
years before his death in 1642 at the age of 77.