From: petertrei@gmail.com   
      
   On 1/17/2026 9:07 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:28:27 -0000 (UTC), Don wrote:   
   >   
   >> Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> He was shown the instruments of torture. If that’s not asking him   
   >>> to make a choice (in a not-so-subtle way, at that), I don’t know   
   >>> what is.   
   >>   
   >> Careful there, lest you look like a Voltaire thumping scientistic   
   >> disciple who buys this bush-league bullscat ...   
   >   
   > Yes, the Christian revisionism is alive and well, and still trying to   
   > deny that they ever tried to muzzle Galileo. They did.   
      
   This was a berserk button for Terry, a long running troll in this   
   group.   
      
   It got to the point that he'd claim official Church documents   
   describing the trial were forgeries.   
      
   pt   
      
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