Be fair, though, the RCC did apologise in 1992!

Wasn't really imprisonment at all! It was just a very loose kind of house arrest, where Galileo lived comfortably in his own home.

Probably not even as bad as modern house arrest with the electronic ankle bracelet.

Why do you hate the awe, majesty and history of the Catholic Church? It practically invented science, you know. And it preserved whole libraries of scientific knowledge, except for the occasional festive bonfire in the town squares. Where it burned medieval porn, which needed burning anyway.*

*These are all things I've read on Other DU Groups, pretty much.

ETA - I meant to reply to the OP, not Mr. Blur.

I think this is fantastic, especially that it was done in 1943. Then when you think about it, war makes science and mathematics more important than ever.

unlike pretty much every religious prophet ever.

Well... they do a pretty good job of getting that early 1600's look.... but no ruffs or even starched collars in sight! Unlike his portrait:





The best is the jailers, when he's dying (in 1642) are still wearing clothes from the 1100's!