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Pope Urban VII was the pope during Galileo's problems with the Church. he originally supported Galileo but dropped that support after Galileo made some rather disparaging remarks about the pope.
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∙ 8y agoPope Urban VIII was actually a friend of Galileo and supported his work. However, the Pope told Galileo he could not publish his hypothesis of a sun centered universe as fact when he had no proof. Galileo said he had no absolute proof but published it anyway and then when on to write sarcastic articles about the Pope. This did not set well with Urban so he had Galileo put under house arrest where he spent the rest of his life.
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The pope who order the inquisition of Galileo?
Both Pope Gregory XV and Pope Urban VIII were involved with Galileo's case
Who excommunicated Galileo?
The Pope excommunicated Galileo.
Why was Galileo put in jail by the pope?
Galileo was never put in jail, he was put under house arrest because his teachings on gravity and the solar system was against the church.
How do you defend Galileo statement for treatment and punishment from the pope?
A:The defence is that the Catholic Church apologised to Galileo in 1992. Galileo was long dead and no unable to hear the apology, but the matter is now closed.
Why did Catholic Church leaders oppose Galileo and heliocentric model of the universe?
Church leaders of the time were open to the heliocentric model, but it could not be proven at the time. Galileo was an arrogant man. He began to proclaim it as fact and leave the arena of Astronomy an argue in the theological realm. With the permission of his friend the Pope he wrote a paper on the model where he was forbidden to advocate for it, only present arguments for and against. In it he used a character to make argument the Pope made. The Pope saw this a ridiculing him and thus the trouble began.
What was the Pope's reaction of Galileo's teachings?
The Pope ask Galileo if he could prove his heliocentric theory of the universe. Galileo said no, he had no proof. The Pope told him he should not be teaching it as fact since it was only an hypothesis. Galileo then continued to teach it as a fact and also began writing and publishing sarcastic arrticles about the pope and other members of the Roman Curia. Most had been supportive of him up until that point. However, he lost his support and was subjected to the Inquisition who put him under house arrest for the remainder of his life.Copernicus had originally developed the hypothesis and had no problem with the Church since he clearly stated in his writings that it was not yet proven. Galileo's ego is what got him into trouble, not his scientific work.
Is the pope against Italy?
No, the pope is not against Italy. However, I am sure Pope Francis would cheer on any Argentine football team should they play against Italy.
Why would Galileo's discovery be threatening to christian beliefs?
His discoveries were not against Christian beliefs. Galileo was himself a Christian. The discoveries were, however, against the politics of the church at that time.
How did Galileo respond to the charges being made against him?
Galileo responded to the charges being made against him by arguing that he did not believe the things he had written. He explained that he was sorry for his words.
Reaction in the experiment of Galileo galilei?
Galileo was put in prison for writing about his findings. He had gone against the teaching of the Catholic church.
What year did Galileo go against the church's beliefs?
1616
Who was put on trail for heresy?
Galileo for going against the church
