| > Galileo was executed by the Inquisition, Was only arrested at home, for 10 years (but wrongly convicted) > Once they identified the heliocentric model to be against their dogma they supressed and punished anyone who advocated heliocentric notions I recommend reading [0], particularly: > as in astrology the theory of eccentrics and epicycles is considered as established, because thereby the sensible appearances of the heavenly movements can be explained; not, however, as if this proof were sufficient, forasmuch as some other theory might explain them. So, the Ptolemaic model was used because it fit the observations well enough. On the other hand, the Copernicus work was (indirectly) used in the construction of the Gregorian calendar. Furthermore, when Copernicus introduced is theory in 1543, the book was dedicated to the Pope. The Galileo affair was made by enemies of Galileo who used the Inquisition to prosecute him. That was wrong, but it was certainly not the whole Catholic Church. [0] Summa Theologica, I, q.32, a.1 ad.2 Link: http://dhspriory.org/thomas/summa/FP/FP032.html#FPQ32OUTP1
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> Was only arrested at home, for 10 years (but wrongly convicted)
My mistake obviously. I was trying to say “Galileo was tried by the Inquisition. The point was that the Church had jurisdiction over academia and had the power to enforce its dogmas by force if necessary.