Galileo Was Wrong Vol. 1: The Church Was Right: The Evidence from Modern Science, 12th ed.

Galileo Was Wrong, Vol. 1: The Church Was Right is a detailed and comprehensive treatment of the scientific evidence for geocentrism, the position that the Earth sits immobile at the center of the universe. Drawing on physics, astrophysics, astronomy, and related fields, it shows that the dispute between Galileo and the Catholic Church was far more than a quarrel over how to read Scripture. Evidence gathered in the last hundred years, unavailable in Galileo's day, indicates that the Church's stance on the Earth's immobility is not only scientifically defensible but offers the most stable model of the universe and the one that best accounts for what we observe in the cosmos.

Readers agree:

"There exists no better exposition of the history and science of geocentrism. Very highly recommended and a must for all those interested in the issues surrounding geocentrism today" (Gerardus Bouw, Ph.D., Astronomy)

"In their over 700-page book, Drs. Sungenis and Bennett make a convincing case for the special and central position of the earth in the cosmos" (Vincent Schmithorst, Ph.D., Physics)

"Galileo Was Wrong is a work of monumental proportion which ranks, in my opinion, on a par with the meticulous observations of the Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe, and the tireless efforts of Walter van der Kamp" (Neville Jones, Ph.D., Physics)

"In their new book, Sungenis and Bennett take no prisoners...Now that the Enlightenment is over, it was inevitable that the system upon which it was based should come in for the powerful critique which Sungenis and Bennett provide. Not inevitable, however, was the brilliant way they provide it" (E. Michael Jones, Ph.D., ed. Culture Wars)

"Sungenis and Bennett examine the anomalies that arise from the Copernican model...A must read for those who can set aside prejudices and a priori assumptions" (Joseph Strada, Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering)

"The book Galileo Was Wrong forcefully addresses the history, science, theological, philosophical, and worldview implications of our place in the universe" (Russell T. Arndts, Ph.D., Chemistry, LSU)

"It is with pleasure that I remand this volume into the hands of the reader" (Martin Selbrede, Chief Scientist, Unipixel)

"Robert Sungenis and Robert Bennett have done a great service to science and to men of good will. Those who see the universe as the handiwork of the benevolent God need no longer be subservient to fairy tales" (Anonymous, Ph.D., MIT)

"Galileo Was Wrong is a model for the kind of scholarship we need today: intellectual understanding not as an end in itself, but as a commitment to reality, infused with moral passion, love for the earth, common sense and philosophical sensitivity" (Caryl Johnston, M. Ed., Jefferson Medical College)

Now complete in Volumes I and II, Robert Sungenis and Robert Bennett take the reader on a tour of science and history that is hard to set down. Volume I documents the case, drawn from modern science, that the Earth is motionless and central, and asks how such findings were kept out of general education. Volume II shows how deeply the popes of the 17th century were involved in condemning heliocentrism, guiding the process step by step and finally judging it "formally heretical," presents one of the most detailed scriptural exegeses on the subject ever offered to the public, and documents the consensus of the Church Fathers and medieval theologians on geocentrism. It also treats the statements of Gregory XVI, Benedict XIV, Pius VII, Leo XIII, Benedict XV, the Council of Trent, Vatican I, and Vatican II, with a special section on John Paul II's reexamination of the Galileo case.