# Galileo's punishment "tragic, mutual misunderstanding"

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 2, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galileos-punishment-tragic-mutual-misunderstanding/601584 "2011-11-02T03:09:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galileos-punishment-tragic-mutual-misunderstanding/601584/21 "2011-11-05T01:45:49Z")

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> [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](#):
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> So what did Galileo misunderstand?

Maybe that he should have been a child molester in order to be accepted by the Catholic Church and blessed and protected by it.

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