Really ?

Let’s see if this is actually true.

ALL of the following men where Roman Catholic priests:

Francesco Castracane degli Antelminelli (1817–1899) – Botanist who was one of the first to introduce microphotography into the study of biology

Roger Bacon (c. 1214–1294) – Significant contributions to mathematics and optics; forerunner of modern scientific method

Eugenio Barsanti (1821–1864) – Possible inventor of the internal combustion engine

Daniello Bartoli (1608–1685) – Bartoli and fellow Jesuit astronomer

Niccolò Zucchi are credited as probably having been the first to see the equatorial belts on the planet Jupiter

Paolo Boccone (1633–1704) – Cistercian botanist who contributed to the fields of medicine and toxicology

Anselmus de Boodt (1550–1632) – One of the founders of mineralogy

Theodoric Borgognoni (1205–1298) – Medieval Surgeon who made important contributions to antiseptic practice and anaesthetics

Christopher Borrus (1583–1632) – Mathematician and astronomy who made observations on the magnetic variation of the compass

Roger Joseph Boscovich (1711–1787) – formulation of modern atomic theory, important contributions to astronomy

Thomas Bradwardine (c. 1290–1349) – Mathematician who contributed to mean speed theorem; one of the Oxford Calculators

Jean Buridan (c. 1300 – after 1358) – Early ideas of momentum and inertial motion; sowed the seeds of the Copernican revolution in Europe

Jean Baptiste Carnoy (1836–1899) – Founder of the science of cytology

Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598–1647) – He is known for his work on the problems of optics and motion, work on the precursors of infinitesimal calculus, and the introduction of logarithms to Italy. Cavalieri’s principle in geometry partially anticipated integral calculus Charles-Michel de l’Épée (1712–1789) – Known as the “father of the deaf” and established the world’s first free school for the deaf

Václav Prokop Diviš (1698–1765) – Studied the lightning rod independent of Franklin; constructed the first electrified musical instrument in history

Jean-Charles de la Faille (1597–1652) – Jesuit mathematician who determined the center of gravity of the sector of a circle for the first time

 Andrew Gordon (Benedictine) (1712–1751) – Benedictine monk, physicist, and inventor who made the first electric motor

Marin Mersenne (1588–1648) – Philosopher, mathematician, and music theorist who is often referred to as the “father of acoustics”

Robert Grosseteste (c. 1175 – 1253) – One of the most knowledgeable men of the Middle Ages; has been called “the first man to write down a complete set of steps for performing a scientific experiment.”

Antoine de Laloubère (1600–1664) – The first mathematician to study the properties of the helix

James B. Macelwane (1883–1956) – “The best-known Jesuit seismologist” and “one of the most honored practicioners of the science of all time”; wrote the first textbook on seismology in America

Pierre Macq (1930– ) – Physicist who was awarded the Francqui Prize on Exact Sciences for his work on experimental nuclear physics

 Christian Mayer (astronomer) (1719–1783) – Jesuit astronomer most noted for pioneering the study of binary stars

Two of my favorites:

Gregor Mendel (1822–1884) – Augustinian monk and father of genetics

Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) –Renaissance astronomer famous for his heliocentric cosmology that set in motion the Copernican Revolution

And of course, my all-time favorite:

Georges Lemaître (1894–1966) – Father of the Big Bang Theory

This is simply a short list of an even greater number of cleric-scientist. So, you can either beleive the rant of an atheist or, actuall, recorded, historical and factual data…your call. Oh, and let’s just forget all of the Jewish scientists… Never existed, right?

(from toscanoirriverente)