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The theory was very controversial at the time because it went against the Bible (which was highly opposed as the Catholic Church had a lot of power and therefore most people were brought up to believe The Bible), and in 1616 the Catholic Church prohibited support of the heliocentric theory.

It went against the Bible by suggesting that it was the Earth, that moved not the Sun. Whereas the Bible suggested that the Sun is the one that moves and the Earth stays stationary.

<<>> The Church prohibited the assertion that the Earth moved, but allowed the Copernican theory to be taught as a theory for predicting the planets' movements.

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