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I think this quotation actually comes not from a real papal representative but from Brecht's play "Galileo".
(Isn't it obvious that this isn't the sort of thing a real person would be likely to say? Especially not the sort of person who would be sent to Galileo by the Pope.)
Shhh! That quote is a soldier for Our Side, don't break it! ;)
Now should I upvote for the great use of irony, or down for abuses of logic? My joke detector is broken.
The smiley is there as the equivalent of Braille for the joke-blind.
No. I've heard similar. (Although it actually felt uncomfortable to give that answer given that it could be seen as not-not supporting a co-aligned solider that we had decided to burn!)
There is some doubt over the treatment Galileo actually got, and what for.
I think wedrifid meant that e would being seen as supporting a false but favorable quote that everyone else was decrying for being false. [Edited for spelling]
Yes, complete with television show spy talk lingo to extend the analogy.