The Fear of God?

I listened at the SR P1 program at 11 o'clock today that usually presents something spiritual. Today Anders Piltz, professor emeritus in Latin at Lund's University and also priest in the Catholic Church, deliberated on the fear of God.

One conclusion that Piltz came to was that people like Saddam Hussein could have performed more beneficial to the world should they have been fearful of God. Surprisingly Piltz did not discuss the two facets of fear. Fear due to awe of somebody and fear due to the possibility of damage to yourself. Hussein, which was rather secular, probably dealt in the latter type and since I of course believe that Piltz know of this distinction, it made me wonder what type of fear the Catholic Church normally subscribe to?

I stand in awe of Nature. I see mostly opportunity, not fear. People in general today probably more and more see opportunity in science but not so much in Church rituals. Scientists deliver in a different way than priests, the latter who have become more of practising psychologists. My question is if not 1543, the year of Copernicus' death and the release of the Heliocentric Theory, Copernicus did not dare to publish it while living for fear of the Catholic Church, God ?, will become a new year 0CE in due time.