You should thank me for giving you an excellent excuse to post about George Lemaitre. And you are welcome.
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I don't know why you just don't become a Jesuit yourself. They seem right up your alley.
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I've never been a joiner, thanks for the thuggish compliment anyway. [Appetizer about Jesuits in China
Jesuit Thugs Meet Civilization
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And I strongly recommend you consult your history texts to see which institution propelled the sciences in European history.
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You mean the Royal Society, right?
The Royal Society History
Also this book which I just finished reading a few months ago is very good:
History of Western Science by John Gribbin.
The church had a monoploy on much of the educational system in Europe for many years so to address your point many "churchmen" made contributions to scientific acheviements. But science progressed all the more rapidly once the fetters were flung off from the church masters.
-Zeno, The Antipope