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   >>>>> the Inquisition case against Galileo was not adopted by the court when   
   >>>>> the Pope got involved.  So both Catholic sides of the issue know that it   
   >>>>> was deemed to be a formal heresy.  One side just does not want it to   
   >>>>> have been a formal heresy charge when the Pope was involved.  The wiki   
   >>>>> also notes that it was deemed to be a formal heresy the first time   
   >>>>> Galileo faced the charge.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Ron Okimoto   
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