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Religion and Science are Always in Agreement

darkness of the Middle Ages". True religion, however, is not reflected in
the practices and reactions of the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church, abandoning the true revelation brought by the
Prophet Jesus, adopted certain irreligious practices. Science indubitably
suffered great harm at the hands of the Church, which was ruled by a

clergy serving the special interests of certain few, thus completely
divorcing itself from its divine source. This historical development,
however, cannot be attributed to the religion of Islam. Islam is based, not
on the superstitions of its clergy, but on the Qur'an only, which is the word
of God.
A significant example, showing that the bigotry of the Catholic Church
had nothing to do with faith, is that scientists like Galileo, who were
persecuted by the Church, were actually devout people. (The beliefs of
these scientists will be examined in more detail in the second part of the
book). This example shows once more that the pressures the religious
establishment brought upon science is not a consequence of faith, but the
distortion of religion.

The Catholic Church, abandoning the revelation brought by the
Prophet Jesus, adopted certain irreligious practices. Even
scientists like Galileo faced a stern reaction from the Church.
This picture depicts the trial of Galileo during the Inquisition.

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