His will indicated that he wished to be buried beside his father in the family tomb in the Basilica of Santa Croce but his relatives feared, quite rightly, that this would provoke opposition from the Church. His body was concealed and only placed in a fine tomb in the church in 1737 by the civil authorities against the wishes of many in the Church. On 31 October 1992, 350 years after Galileo's death, Pope John Paul II gave an address on behalf of the Catholic Church in which he admitted that errors had been made by the theological advisors in the case of Galileo.
Kanyang katawan ay tago lamang at ilagay sa isang pinong libingan sa simbahan sa 1737 ng sibil na awtoridad laban sa mga hangarin ng marami sa Iglesia. Sa 31 ng Oktubre 1992, 350 taon matapos Galileo ng kamatayan, Pope John Paul II ng isang address na ibinigay sa ngalan ng Simbahang Katoliko sa kung saan siya natanggap na mga error had been ginawa ng teolohiko advisors sa kaso ng Galileo.