It is important to remember that people in other epochs were living in a different society, with different rules and manners. We should not look at the past with our eyes of modern man, living in a democratic society and protected by a political cons***ution or with a human rights proclamation.
Trinity
Hello Leslie,
I forgot to mention that we apologized for what we have done to Galileo also.
TrinityPope marks Galileo anniversary, praises astronomy
Sun Dec 21, 2008
In 1992, Pope John Paul II apologized, saying that the denuncuation was a tragic error.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081221/...6UxfLK_Yqs0NUE