ReadOasis Step 4(Part 1)

Ideas on Trial

Galileo was old, weak, and ill. But he had to make the 200 mile journey to Rome in the middle of winter. Why all this trouble? The leader of the Church, the Pope, demanded it. Galileo must go on trial for a crime. He had written a book, and his book put the whole world in danger.

After the trial, Galileo knelt alone in front of ten powerful men. They looked at him with angry and worried faces. And then they announced their decision. Galileo must ...