Among Western astronomers, the first heliocentric theorist was Nicholas Copernicus: a Catholic priest. The founder of modern genetics, Gregor Mendel, was a Catholic priest. The formulator of the Big-Bang theory in cosmology, so widely accepted today, was Georges Lemaître: another Catholic priest. Yet nowadays the Catholic hierarchy has a deserved reputation for scientific cluelessness. Farrell amply demonstrates why there is no reason why such ignorance should persist, and every reason why it should be dispelled.
A Review of True Confessions: Voices of Faith from a Life in the Church, by
Francis X. Maier
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Maier’s love for the Church comes through in this book and is why others
who love the Church will want to read it. Perhaps we can hope for a sequel
in whic...
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