Popes and Science the History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Published: January 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780766136465
Subjects: Christianity - History - Catholic; Religion & Science; Religion - Classic Works; Religion - Catholicism
First sentence: There is a very general impression that the Roman Catholic Church was, during the Middle Ages, opposed to the practice of dissection, and that various ecclesiastical regulations and even Papal decrees were issued which prohibited, or at least limited to a very great degree, this necessary adjunct of medical teaching.