Probably Ted Davis & others can point out other counterexamples,
but here are 2.
The collection of readings _The Rise of Modern Science_ (D.C.
Heath, Lexington MA, 1968), a volume in the "Problems in European
Civilization" series, includes essays by Reijer Hooykaas, "Science and
Reformation", and Francois Russo, "Catholicism, Protestantism, and
Science". Both give a generally positive view of the role of
Christianity.
John Heilbron's _Elements of Early Modern Physics_ (sorry -
can't locate it or publishing info right now) discusses this factor &
says, among other things, "The single most important contributor to the
support and study of physics in the seventeenth century was the Catholic
Church and, within it, the Society of Jesus."
George Murphy