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The Student News Site of Whitworth University

The Whitworthian

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The Whitworthian

Rev. Michael Maher S.J. giving his input about Galileo Galilei and the Catholic Church in Weyerhaeuser Hall at Whitworth University, Thursday, April 3, 2025, in Spokane, Wash | Mikaela Butlay/ The Whitworthian

Galileo faces secular science: How the ‘Conflict Thesis’ altered his image

Kyler Cramer May 20, 2025

The painting "Galileo Facing the Roman Inquisition," painted by Cristiano Banti in 1857, depicts Galileo’s trial against the Catholic church. In the painting, Galileo is attempting to prove that Earth...

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