Because the church at the time believed in holy things. The thought Nicolaus was a heretic. (He was spreading false rumors according to them)
Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church never condemned the theories of Copernicus. As a matter of fact, the Church supported him and urged him to publish his theories, which he did with a dedication to the current Pope. Sixty-three years after his death, the protestants objected to his theories, and subsequently, when Galileo published similar theories, Copernicus (and Galileo's work was edited to say that it was only a theory, as neither man had actually proved their theories, and there were problems with some influential Churchman at the time who thought that the theories contradicted Sacred Scripture.He believed the sun was the center of the solar system and set out, with much difficulty, in proving it to the Catholic church and the scientific world.
because he did not want to be embarresed by the Roman Catholic church because they might (and did) reject his theory
The origanal reaction was acceptance. The Catholic Church was all for it because it promoted the use of many knowledges. It wasn't until the protesants made it an issue that it became one.Here is a great link. Its alot of reading, but very informative.info-poland.buffalo.edu/classroom/kopernik/copernicus.shtm
A deacon of the Roman Catholic Church in an area I can not remember at the moment. Still, this was his employment for most of his life and not unusual for scientists of that era.
It goes against the ideas of the church
The Catholic Church did not take any direct action against Nicholas Copernicus after he published his theories. However, his heliocentric model of the universe was met with skepticism by some church officials and was eventually placed on the Index of Forbidden Books until revised in 1758. Despite this, Copernicus himself was not persecuted by the Church during his lifetime.
Galileo, who struggled against the Catholic Church to have the theories of Copernicus accepted.
Galileo, who struggled against the Catholic Church to have the theories of Copernicus accepted.
Galileo, who struggled against the Catholic Church to have the theories of Copernicus accepted.
Copernicus
He knew that the church would oppose his theories.
Nicolas Copernicus was roman catholic......even though he didnt believe in everything the church said due to the fact that the catholic church at that time was very corrupt
Galileo Galilei was forced to admit publicly by the Catholic Church that the Earth stood motionless at the center of the universe in 1633. This was part of the Inquisition's trial against him for supporting the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus.
when you all have a good time and etc
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.
Copernicus proposed a heliocentric model with the sun at the center of the solar system, while Galileo supported this idea with observational evidence through his use of the telescope. Galileo's observations also challenged the geocentric model supported by the Catholic Church at the time.
John Calvin's theories did not affect the Chuch - just as many heretics who preceded him did not affect the Church.