Question

Which of Galileo's beliefs was one of the main causes of his conflict with the Catholic Church?

A.
that the teachings of the Catholic Church were unscientific and incorrect
B.
that the pope had no authority and no right to be the head of the Catholic Church
C.
that the Earth was not the center of the universe but rather orbited around the Sun
D.
that the Sun was not the center of the universe but rather orbited around the Earth

Answer 1

C

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Answer 2

Your answer is c!

Step-by-step explanation:

Galileo believed in the heliocentric theory, the theory that the Sun was the center, which was first discovered by Nicolaus Copernicus. The catholic church didn't like this theory because the holy scriptures mentioned that the Earth was at the center and not the Sun, so the catholic church sentanced this as heresy. Galileo proved this theory by his observations of the planet Venus. Just like our Moon, Venus goes through phases, which was enough proof of the Sun being the center.

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