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Copernicus' book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres), was placed on the Index of Forbidden Books by a decree of the Sacred Congregation of March 5, 1616:
This Holy Congregation has also learned about the spreading and acceptance by many of the false Pythagorean doctrine, altogether contrary to the Holy Scripture, that the earth moves and the sun is motionless, which is also taught by Nicholaus Copernicus' De revolutionibus orbium coelestium and by Diego de Zúñiga's In Job ... Therefore, in order that this opinion may not creep any further to the prejudice of Catholic truth, the Congregation has decided that the books by Nicolaus Copernicus [De revolutionibus] and Diego de Zúñiga [In Job] be suspended until corrected.
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Did Nicolas Copernicus go to church?
Not really. At the time, part of the Roman Catholic church's doctrine was that Man and the Earth were God's only and greatest creation, and therefore the center of the Universe. Copernicus was the nephew of and ambassador for a Roman Catholic Bishop at the time he was formulating his theory that the Earth orbits the Sun. It seems to have been viewed with mild surprise by then Pope Paul III. Questions of heresy don't seem to have come up until Giovanni Tolosani listed his ideas, among many others, as subversive to the absolute truth of Scripture. This criticism doesn't seem to have amounted to much excitement until Galilieo's battles with the Church.
Why were Galileo Galilei's books banned in the index librorum prohibitorium?
A:Copernicus' book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium(On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres), was written in Latin and was extremely technical, so attracted vey little interest at first, with the print run of only 400 copies failing to sell out. It gradually attracted attention and criticism, until the Catholic Church banned the book on 5th March 1616. The ban was lifted in 1758.
What was Copernicus theory of the universe and how did the pope react to it?
Copernicus' theory was that the earth was in the centre of the universe, not the sun. The pope was annoyed because it was a new theory which he didn't believe. Improvement by acousticlove7494: Copernicus came up with the heliocentric theory, which is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe. It is a legend that he had a massive stroke and woke up from a loss of consciousness to see his newly published book, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) in his hands. He died not long after that, in May of 1543, and it was a peaceful death, for he knew that his belief had been released into the world. Copernicus did not suffer much persecution, if any, while he was alive, but his name and reputation suffered a beating after his death until it was proven right by Galileo and his new invention, the telescope. The pope did not like Copernicus' far-fetched idea, and even John Calvin and Martin Luther thought it was foolish and spoke out against it strongly. Basically, the people of those days, although they loved to learn, did not feel open to new ideas. If you said that a belief was wrong that other people felt sure about, you would most likely be persecuted and heavily criticized. Feeling pressure, the Catholic Church placed Copernicus' book on the forbidden list and banned its teachings in about 1650. The ban wasn't released until 1822! This is an example of how you can be persecuted for new ideas, no matter how accurate they are, but still, it could change history!
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Did the Catholic Church not let Nicolas Copernicus publish his book?
Another answer from our community:The Catholic Church actually encouraged Nicolas Copernicus to publish his book, and it was published with a tribute to the reigned Pope, the local Bishops encouraged him, along with a Cardinal in Rome. Copernicus had major problems because the protestant Lutherans thought that he was going against the Bible, and he didn't want to cause any more trouble. At that time, Copernicus was already dying and at the end of his life, so only the chapter on mathematics was actually published before his final decline. Copernicus was urged by Cardinal Schonberg, then Archbishop of Capua, in a letter, dated at Rome, 1 November, 1536, to publish his discovery, or at least to have a copy made at the cardinal's expense. Shortly there after, Copernicus had a stroke and lost one side of his body, and his memory was greatly impaired. But for the protests of the protestants, the whole thing would have been published much earlier.
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What censors did the cathlioic church ban?
Roman Catholic AnswerYour question is a little confusing. A censor in the Catholic Church: there is a censor in each diocese, they do NOT ban books, they read them and issue a nihil obstat meaning that nothing hinders the publication of the work reviewed. They can refuse a nihil obstat to a book that does not agree with Church teaching, but they can not ban its publication. The publication that the Church kept up until the early 1960's was commonly known as the Index or Index of Forbidden Books. This was a list of books that Catholics were only to read if they got special permission from their Bishop. Any reasonable request was usually granted. Attached below is the latest Index published in 1948, after June 1966 it was completely abolished by Pope Paul VI and has not been published or enforced since then.The Church placed books on the Index which were considered heretical or anti-Catholic in nature and were banned for reading by Catholics.AnswerThe Catholic Church formerly had a list of banned books, known as the Index of Prohibited Books. One book that found its way onto this list was On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres, by the Polish astronomer Nicholas Copernicus.
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Did Nicolas Copernicus go to church?
Not really. At the time, part of the Roman Catholic church's doctrine was that Man and the Earth were God's only and greatest creation, and therefore the center of the Universe. Copernicus was the nephew of and ambassador for a Roman Catholic Bishop at the time he was formulating his theory that the Earth orbits the Sun. It seems to have been viewed with mild surprise by then Pope Paul III. Questions of heresy don't seem to have come up until Giovanni Tolosani listed his ideas, among many others, as subversive to the absolute truth of Scripture. This criticism doesn't seem to have amounted to much excitement until Galilieo's battles with the Church.
What was the catholic church's position on the heliocentric theory?
Copernicus as well as Galilei for a long time had no problem at all with the Church. Copernicus even got the opportunity to explain his theories to the Pope, who afterwards thanked him for his 'fascinating insights'. Galilei also could develop and publish his observations unhindered by Church opposition for most of his life. He however then chose to pick an enduring scientific quarrel on his theory with prominent Jesuits. The Jesuits got their own back by unleashing the Inquisition on him, who convinced the Pope to have his books banned by the Catholic Church. The ban was only formally lifted in the late 20th century, but the real impact of the Church ban was very minor. Galilei's and Copernicus' works continued to be published widely and their heliocentristic views remained at the core of all scientific theory and research on the subject from then on.
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Copernicus came up with the heliocentric theory, which is the theory that the sun is the center of the universe. It is a legend that he had a massive stroke and woke up from a loss of consciousness to see his newly published book, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres) in his hands. He died not long after that, in May of 1543, and it was a peaceful death, for he knew that his belief had been released into the world. Copernicus did not suffer much persecution, if any, while he was alive, but his name and reputation suffered a beating after his death until it was proven right by Galileo and his new invention, the telescope. The pope did not like Copernicus' far-fetched idea, and even John Calvin and Martin Luther thought it was foolish and spoke out against it. Basically, people back then, although they loved to learn, were not very open to new ideas. Feeling pressure, the Catholic Church placed Copernicus' book on the forbidden list and banned its teachings in about 1650. The ban wasn't released until 1822! This is an example of how you can be persecuted for new ideas, no matter how accurate they are, but still, it could change history!
