Well, that is quite surprising and I wouldn’t expect it from the pope.
He is, after all, a _mathematician_.
momlookimtrending on
the closest science and religion will ever be
edit: i wanted to make a joke without thinking it twice. sorry
Tentacle_poxsicle on
NOOO GANDALFO!!!!
But it’s nice to see a pope observe the stars
Ps11889 on
The Carholic Church is the largest NGO funder of scientific research. And, if you include governments, they are 5th.
RobotMaster1 on
huh. i knew about the one in Arizona, but not this one.
FedeStyleZ on
No surprise, the catholic church has opened to science for a while and most of the priest do say the Bible is to be interpreted (there was no seven days, no eden etc).
I’m happy the pope, the MOST important figure of the church is actively leaning towards science and the mystery of the universe.
Atheist or not, there’s nothing that says a human cannot trust both the science and god together.
I’m not a total catholic, I don’t know if there’s a god or not, but I can understand when people say “science is the tool to understand and admire god’s work and God gave it to us to learn, know and be better”, because the universe and all the subjects used to understand it are **wonderful**
SteveRedmondFan on
Looking forward to The Two Popes II: Popes in Space
Batbuckleyourpants on
“Jupp, his foreskin is still there, good, good.”
AMP-to-da-moon on
“So thats where all this shit we have in the vaults comes from”
skydiveguy on
Why does this remind me of Godfellas episode of Futurama…..
Eskareon on
R/space: omg religious people are radical anti-science nutbags and should be shunned from polite society!!! Also Elon is Hitler or something
Also r/space, when the Pope is posing for a photo-op with a telescope: Here’s a long dissertation on how the Catholic Religion is ahhhhctualy pro-science and helping us fight the science-deniers and also Elon I’ve decided
FundingImplied on
“And over there is where the inquisition interrogated Galileo and demanded he repent under the threat of torture. And over there is where we imprisoned Galileo -for life- for heresy. The crazy bastard actually believed the Earth orbits the Sun.” —The Catholic Church
artisanartisan on
Damn they gave Galileo a life sentence for that
haruku63 on
Google for interviews with Guy Consolmagno, the current director of the Vatican Observatory. He‘s a great communicator on astronomy.
kennedye2112 on
So Futurama was right, there really is a Space Pope.
aknownunknown on
That’s where the Vatican receives messages from NHI
In morse code
marlinspike on
The telescope seems a bit battered and beaten up. How old is that?
my5cworth on
“I point my telescope in the air sometimes, shouting heeeeyooo, I’m Galileoooo!”
Spudtron98 on
The Vatican Observatory is genuinely really important to the history of astronomy. They helped catalogue the positions of hundreds of thousands of stars, and some of the earliest effective solar observations were made there. As the Vatican itself is no longer viable for observation, being in the middle of a city, they now operate another facility in Arizona.
Luckygecko1 on
I’ve observed the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope complex on Mt. Graham Arizona. The *Vatican Observatory*, as supported by the Holy See, is one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world.
After all, one has to know exactly when holy days fall. (Thank you Pope Gregory XIII)
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Well, that is quite surprising and I wouldn’t expect it from the pope.
He is, after all, a _mathematician_.
the closest science and religion will ever be
edit: i wanted to make a joke without thinking it twice. sorry
NOOO GANDALFO!!!!
But it’s nice to see a pope observe the stars
The Carholic Church is the largest NGO funder of scientific research. And, if you include governments, they are 5th.
huh. i knew about the one in Arizona, but not this one.
No surprise, the catholic church has opened to science for a while and most of the priest do say the Bible is to be interpreted (there was no seven days, no eden etc).
I’m happy the pope, the MOST important figure of the church is actively leaning towards science and the mystery of the universe.
Atheist or not, there’s nothing that says a human cannot trust both the science and god together.
I’m not a total catholic, I don’t know if there’s a god or not, but I can understand when people say “science is the tool to understand and admire god’s work and God gave it to us to learn, know and be better”, because the universe and all the subjects used to understand it are **wonderful**
Looking forward to The Two Popes II: Popes in Space
“Jupp, his foreskin is still there, good, good.”
“So thats where all this shit we have in the vaults comes from”
Why does this remind me of Godfellas episode of Futurama…..
R/space: omg religious people are radical anti-science nutbags and should be shunned from polite society!!! Also Elon is Hitler or something
Also r/space, when the Pope is posing for a photo-op with a telescope: Here’s a long dissertation on how the Catholic Religion is ahhhhctualy pro-science and helping us fight the science-deniers and also Elon I’ve decided
“And over there is where the inquisition interrogated Galileo and demanded he repent under the threat of torture. And over there is where we imprisoned Galileo -for life- for heresy. The crazy bastard actually believed the Earth orbits the Sun.” —The Catholic Church
Damn they gave Galileo a life sentence for that
Google for interviews with Guy Consolmagno, the current director of the Vatican Observatory. He‘s a great communicator on astronomy.
So Futurama was right, there really is a Space Pope.
That’s where the Vatican receives messages from NHI
In morse code
The telescope seems a bit battered and beaten up. How old is that?
“I point my telescope in the air sometimes, shouting heeeeyooo, I’m Galileoooo!”
The Vatican Observatory is genuinely really important to the history of astronomy. They helped catalogue the positions of hundreds of thousands of stars, and some of the earliest effective solar observations were made there. As the Vatican itself is no longer viable for observation, being in the middle of a city, they now operate another facility in Arizona.
I’ve observed the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope complex on Mt. Graham Arizona. The *Vatican Observatory*, as supported by the Holy See, is one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world.
After all, one has to know exactly when holy days fall. (Thank you Pope Gregory XIII)