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RE: The Priest Who Discovered The Big Bang
This is a list of Catholic churchmen throughout history who have made contributions to science. These churchmen-scientists include Nicolaus Copernicus, Gregor Mendel, Georges Lemaître, Albertus Magnus, Roger Bacon, Pierre Gassendi, Roger Joseph Boscovich, Marin Mersenne, Bernard Bolzano, Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Nicole Oresme, Jean Buridan, Robert Grosseteste, Christopher Clavius, Nicolas Steno, Athanasius Kircher, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, William of Ockham, and others listed below. The Catholic Church has also produced many lay scientists and mathematicians.
I googled in curiosity ..so many
As I mentioned in other comments, it is difficult to know whether people like Copernicus and others of ancient times were truly believers, seeing as they lived in times whereby it was foolhardy at best to be an atheist, and at worst would cost you your life, through pain of torture.
However I do find it interesting as there is in my mind, a blatant conflict between scientific evidence and religious belief.
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yeah true:)Thanx