The Rehabilitation of Galileo

Or the rehabilitation of the Catholic Church's treatment thereof? The holidays are still occupying our time (in a wonderful, not an annoying way). Hope everyone is having a fine holiday season! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and all the rest! No time to write about anything in detail but I couldn't pass up this article from the Houston Chronicle today about the Catholic Church "rehabilitating" Galileo. Of course Galileo is not in need of rehabilitation from anyone concerning his contribution to human knowledge, but it is nice to see that the Vatican's chief astronomer (I didn't even know they had astronomers, let alone a "chief" one) can say "[T]he Church in some ways has recognized its errors. Maybe it could do better. One can always do better."