Editing Humanae vitae (section)

===Galileo affair comparison===
{{See also|Galileo affair}}
Cardinal [[Leo Joseph Suenens]], a moderator of the ecumenical council, questioned, "whether moral theology took sufficient account of scientific progress, which can help determine, what is according to nature. I beg you my brothers let us avoid another Galileo affair. One is enough for the Church."<ref>Peter Hebblethwaite, Paul VI, Paulist Press New York, 1993, pg. 394</ref> In an interview in {{lang|fr|Informations Catholiques Internationales}} on 15 May 1969, he criticized the Pope's decision again as frustrating the [[Collegiality (Catholic Church)|collegiality]] defined by the council,<ref>Hebblethwaite, Paul VI, Paulist Press New York, 1993, pg. 533</ref> calling it a non-collegial or even an anti-collegial act.<ref>Hebblethwaite, Paul VI, Paulist Press New York, 1993, pg. 528</ref> He was supported by [[Vatican II]] theologians such as [[Karl Rahner]], [[Hans Küng]], several [[Episcopal conference]]s, e.g. the [[Episcopal Conference of Austria]], [[Episcopal Conference of Germany|Germany]], and [[Episcopal Conference of Switzerland|Switzerland]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stephanscom.at/edw/predigten/0/articles/2008/10/16/a15468/ |title=Drei Mal "Nein" zum Leben |last=Schönborn |first=Christoph |author-link=Christoph Schönborn |date=March 27, 2008 |publisher=Radio Stephansdom |location=Vienna |language=de |trans-title=Three Times "No" to Life |type=sermon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130113326/http://stephanscom.at/edw/predigten/0/articles/2008/10/16/a15468/ |archive-date=2009-01-30 |access-date=2018-06-26}}</ref> as well as several bishops, including [[Christopher Butler (bishop)|Christopher Butler]], who called it one of the most important contributions to contemporary discussion in the Church.<ref>Peter Hebblethwaite, Paul VI, Paulist Press New York, 1993, pg. 533</ref>