He did get into trouble. The church exiled him and excommunicated him. He killed himself afterwards.
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It goes against the ideas of the church
he was arrested by the church
Copernicus was reluctant to publish his ideas because he knew that the church would oppose him, so he was scared of being kill. this is why copernicus was reluctant of publishing his ideas
Copernicus was employed by the Church and was reluctant to publish work that contradicted the scriptures. Publication of his book was delayed until the year he died, 1543.
The church believed that the earth was at the center of the universe.