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by nyc111 2951 days ago
>> Galileo was executed by the Inquisition,

> 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.