And that’s a
GOOD thing, especially when it comes to
science . . .
Catholic Priest,
Monseigneur Georges Henri Joseph Édouard Lemaître, the who first proposed the
Big Bang Theory.
You need to remember that it was the
Catholic Church that founded the first
University system.
The Church is
also responsible for the first
Hospitals.
Since the Middle Ages,
Catholics –
clergy and laity - have been responsible for some of history’s most
significant scientific contributions, such as:
- William of Ockham (c.1288–c.1348) – Franciscan Friar known for the mathematical principle, Ockham's Razor
- Thomas Bradwardine (c.1290–1349) – Archbishop and one of the discoverers of the Mean Speed Theorem.
- Jean Buridan (c.1300–after 1358) – French priest who developed the Theory of Impetus.
- Nicole Oresme (c.1320–1382) – 14th century bishop who theorized the daily rotation of the earth on its axis differentiation, the concept of infinity, and the Binomial Theorem.
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) – First person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric Cosmology.
- Christopher Clavius (1538–1612) – Jesuit who was the main architect of the Gregorian Calendar.
·
Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) –
Father of Modern Science
·
Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631–1687) – Jesuit priest who has been called the
Father of Aeronautics.
- Jean Picard (1620–1682) – French priest and Father of Modern Astronomy in France
·
Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) –
Father of Bacteriology.
·
Mary Celine Fasenmyer (1906–1996) – Roman Catholic sister and mathematician, founder of
Sister Celine's Polynomials.
·
Gerty Cori (1896–1957) – Biochemist who was the
first American woman to win a
Nobel Prize in science (1947)