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In a piece from the Guardian.co.uk<\/a>,\u00a0filled with more flaws, falsehoods, and fallacies than a Glen Beck lecture, we are reminded that the Catholic Church is ever against science and learning.\u00a0 I was going to go bit by bit over each point of error, the parts that rely on Hollywood imagery and defunct anti-Catholic polemics, and general ignorance of history.\u00a0 But it would take far too long.\u00a0 Basically, I would be commenting on almost every sentence.\u00a0 And yet, this is exactly the view that so many in our society have of the Catholic Church.\u00a0 Apparently because that\u2019s\u00a0the view so many in the media have\u00a0of the Catholic Church.\u00a0 A Church the piece accuses of basically hating science, and yet despite all of the overwhelming evidence, can still only point to the broad and simplified case of Galileo to support its thesis.\u00a0 If the Church was really so much against science, learning, and knowledge, can anyone tell me why all of the accusers turn to the same exact example every time the issue is raised?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"