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Why were church leaders fearful of the new discoveries made during the Scientific Revolution?

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Church leaders felt that the new views challenged religious teaching.
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church leaders felt that the new views challenged religious teachings.

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Until the creation and development of science, everybody looked up to the Church and trusted in all the doctrines and values of the Church. Since the creation and development of science, tensions emerged between science and the Church. Church leaders worried that if people started to engage in scientific theories, they would begin to question the Church, making them doubt the core aspects of the religion. Church leaders were worried that new theories would undermine the strong influence of the Church.

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