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 | When you spoke with Lord Cardinal Bellarmine about Copernican Theory, what did he tell you? | |
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| He advised me not to publicly support the idea. You also ordered the printer to send the original manuscript of my book to the Holy Office. | |
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| Does that mean you recall the injunction from 1616 stating that you cannot hold, defend, or teach this opinion? | |
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| I was told I could not hold or defend this opinion, but I have not technically contradicted this based on the presentation of my book. | |
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| Then, were you given permission to write and send the book for print after the oral warning from Lord Cardinal Bellarmine? | |
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| I was not. I believed I had no reason to ask if the book was written to refute Copernican Theory rather than defend or teach it. | |
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