3 links have been added on this idea.
  1. Galileo’s letter… “had not been printed, and so did not come under the Congregation’s jurisdiction. It was therefore passed over to the Inquisition. Here it was routinely read by a theologian-consultor, who quickly expressed an opinion. He pointed to three unfortunate formulations (all of which were different in. Galileo’s new “correct” version), but concluded that the letter was nothing to get worried about.” Big mistake…