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Why did Galileo get in trouble with the Roman Catholic Church
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Why did Galileo get in trouble with the Roman Catholic Church

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Because he supported Nicholas Copernicus' thesis that the earth and the other planets revolved around the sun. This went against Catholic beliefs that the earth was the center; therefore he needed to be punished.
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