A. It’s been four centuries since the Catholic Church
condemned Galileo Galilei for declaring that the earth
revolved around the sun, and it still can’t admit it was wrong.
In 1992, the conclusions of a special Vatican Commission
made no mention of the role of Church leaders in 11 the
Italian astronomer with heresy. The condemnations of 1616
and 1633, which silenced Galileo and imposed a sort of
house arrest, were summed up by John Paul II as a “tragic
mutual incomprehension.” 12 a critical book was released
this year in Italy—The Galileo Case: From Condemnation to
“Rehabilitation.” A Closed Question?—the Holy See
decided to fire back. In an August interview with an Italian
Catholic weekly, Archbishop Angelo Amato, the No. 2 man
in the Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith, declared
13 was indeed closed. Amato said the real critics of
Galileo were “the philosophers” 14 “the Roman
cardinals … who all wanted to examine the sky through his
famous telescope.” He added that Galileo was provided
15 a servant during house arrest. Give it another century
or so and maybe the church will come to confession.
【題組】11. (A) appointing (B) charging
(C) remarking (D) seconding
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