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Re: Vatican Collection
I must have missed something here, David seems to be asking a question
not condemning anything. Also ask Galileo Galilei if it's an oxymoron to
be an astronomer and a Roman Catholic.
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I wouldn't be so quick to condemn the Vatican because the Vatican
Observatory has done--and continues to do--a tremendous amount of
excellent work in the field of astronomy! The little observatory is a
well-respected institution among astronomers; it has sent its scientists
worldwide to study the stars and planets. Yes, several Catholic priests
and nuns are indeed astronomers (and maybe they're just a little bit
closer to the heavens than the rest of us?). And no, the Vatican
doesn't explain meteorites as "miraculous stones" any more than a
Protestant, Hindu or agnostic astronomer would. Finally, it is
certainly not an oxymoron to be an astronomer and a Roman
Catholic.--Louis Varricchio
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Weir [SMTP:dweir@bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Friday, July 10, 1998 9:12 AM
> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Vatican Collection
>
> List members,
> Why does the Vatican have one of the best meteorite collections in the
> world? Do they support the scientific theories of meteorites or do
> they
> simply represent miraculous stones from the heavens? It seems like an
> oxymoron to me. Any comments?
> David
>
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