梵蒂岡贊助天文研討會

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梵蒂岡贊助了一個在1/10/2007-5/10/2007舉行的天文學會議，議題主要是星系，也涉及其他天文學的領域。

為什麼梵蒂岡願意贊助天文研究？有份參與這次會議的耶穌會修士Consolmagno說：「他們(梵蒂岡)想告知世界：教會並不害怕科學。我們循此途徑(天文學)可以看到神如何創造宇宙。他們(梵蒂岡)要盡可能強烈地宣揚：真理不會和真理相悖。因此只要你有信仰，你不必懼怕科學會帶出什麼結果。因為真就是真。」

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Papal stargazers reach for heaven

By David Willey
BBC News, Rome

For the second time in seven years the Vatican is hosting a scientific conference for astronomers.  More than 200 scientists from 26 countries including the United States, Britain, Italy, Germany, Russia, and Japan have gathered in Rome for a five-day meeting on disc galaxies.
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Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, a member of Father Funes's team and curator of one of the world's most important collections of meteorites, kept at Castelgandolfo (the Pope's summer residence), explains.

"They want the world to know that the Church isn't afraid of science," he said.

"This is our way of seeing how God created the universe and they want to make as strong a statement as possible that truth doesn't contradict truth; that if you have faith, then you're never going to be afraid of what science is going to come up with.

"Because it's true."

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