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Who were the people that Galileo got into trouble with?
Galileo got into trouble with the Catholic Church, specifically with the Roman Inquisition. They accused him of promoting the heliocentric theory proposed by Copernicus, which challenged the geocentric view of the Church. Galileo's ideas were viewed as heretical and he was forced to recant his views under threat of imprisonment.
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 copernicus and the heliocentric theory so revolutionary?
The ruling thought of how the solar system was put together had for several hundred years had the Earth in the middle. Then came the heliocentric theory and put the Sun - not the Earth - in the middle. This annoyed the Church, which thought that humans - the finest of God's Creations - should be in the middle.
Why did the church view the ideas of Copernicus and Galileo as a threat?
During the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century, astronomers Copernicus and Galileo discovered controversial information about the universe. Copernicus proposed a heliocentric theory that suggested the sun was the center of the universe which Galileo supported with more evidence. Copernicus's work "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres" and Galileo's "Dialogue on the Two Chief Systems of the World" were both declared unbiblical by the church. Both Copernicus and Galileo were thought of as going against the official position of the church and the church didn't like this because they didn't want people to doubt them. This also upset the church because they believed the sun was created for the earth to provide light and the fact that the earth spins on its axis and orbits the sun would prove the bible is inaccurate. When Galileo was ordered to recant his works, he agreed but as he walked away mumbled "And yet it does move".
How did Calvin view Copernicus?
John Calvin viewed Copernicus's heliocentric theory with skepticism, considering it purely hypothetical and not necessarily conflicting with biblical teachings. Calvin did not explicitly endorse or reject Copernicus's ideas in his writings, but he cautioned against placing too much faith in human reason over biblical interpretation.
Who correctly viewed the planets as orbiting the sun but incorrectly used circles to describe the orbits?
Copernicus
What were he changes in the way people viewed the universe that resulted from the mathematical and scientific discoveries of Copernicus?
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What was the scientific revolution?
the scientific revolution was when people starting more questions about how things worked. this would be like Copernicus with the heliocentric theory instead of the geocentric theory. Sir Isaac Newton with the 3 laws of motion, someone else involved would Galileo Galilei who improved the telescope and discover the moons of Neptune etc. this is also when the church was threatening to excommunicate or ban/ kick them out. The scientific revolution was where modern science began which changed the way the world was viewed.
What actions did the Catholic Church pursue concerning Galileo and his ideas?
The church was angry with Galileo because he said that the sun was the center of the solar system instead of the earth. The church did not believe him as they thought that earth was the center and everything orbited around it...
Why did the Roman Catholic Church forbid people to read a book by Copernicus?
Because in that book Copernicus explained that the Sun is in the centre of our galaxy with the Earth and other planets revolving around it (eliocentric system, elio=sun in greek, means a system with the sun at the centre). At the time the Church believed that the galaxy had the Earth in the middle and the Sun and other planets around it, in accordance to the Bible; also the Church's theologist claimed that as man is the most important of God's creatures the planet that is man's home must be in the centre of the universe. Therefore the Church at the time considered the book by Copernicus heretical, as Kepler and Galileus were later considered to be, for the same reasons..Catholic AnswerRoman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the Catholic Church. .Actually at the time that Copernicus lived, he secured all the permissions he needed from the Church and even dedicated his book to the reigning Pope, he remained a good Catholic and the Church did not, at that time, condemn his notions, unlike the protestants: Martin Luther was vehement in his condemnations. Later, in the next century, when the Church was under assault from so many other quarters, Copernicus work was frowned upon.
How were heretics viewed by the Roman Catholic Church?
Catholic viewed them as not belong to the group.They sin a sacrilege and they deny the teaching of the church as an infallible teaching.
What has the author James Torry written?
James Torry has written: 'Baptism its subjects and mode viewed in connection with the heresy of the Plymouth Brethern'
