[cjjuice]

Don't forget George Lemaitre, Catholic priest and formulator of the Big Bang Theory.

[aidenn0]

Well Nicolaus Copernicus was maybe a priest (definitely received minor orders and served as a church canon), but that didn't seem to speed up the acceptance of heliocentrism by the church...

[mensetmanusman]

Which is great in hindsight because he wanted it dogma that the Sun was the center of the universe:)