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He didn't because the Catholic Church was correct. Most Church leaders, including the pope, agreed with Galileo's hypothesis but asked him to stop teaching it as fact unless he had absolute proof that it was correct. He could not provide proof but continued teaching it anyway. He even went so far as to publish insulting remarks about the pope who was, perhaps, his greatest supporter. Copernicus, the scientist who originally developed the theory before Galileo, had no problems with the Church because he did not teach it as scientific fact.

Of course, today we know that Galileo was correct in his thinking because of advancements made in science. However, at the time Galileo neglected to use diplomacy and that got him into hot water.

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Who were the people that Galileo got into trouble with?

Galileo got into trouble with the Catholic Church, specifically with the Roman Inquisition. They accused him of promoting the heliocentric theory proposed by Copernicus, which challenged the geocentric view of the Church. Galileo's ideas were viewed as heretical and he was forced to recant his views under threat of imprisonment.


Why was Galileo's tried and sentenced to house arrest by the Catholic Church?

Galileo challenged church teachings by saying that the heliocentric model of the universe was trueThe Catholic Church charged him with heresy. Due to his support of the heliocentric or sun centered theory. Which directly opposed the Church accepted theory that the sun and planets revolved around the earth.


Why did the Church of Rome try to murder Galileo?

The Catholic Church, and more specifically the Church in Rome, never tried to murder Galileo. Galileo was a personal friend of the Pope, at that time, and, although he was tried for heresy, and told to stop teaching his theory as fact, as he had no proof, he was certainly never murdered.


Why was Galileo convicted in 1633?

Galileo was convicted in 1633 because he went up against the Roman Catholic Church. He disagreed with their beliefs, so the Church took him to court, found him guilty of heresy --going against a religion-- and then sentencing Galileo to house arrest, but for the rest of his life.


Why did Galileo not get along with the church?

Galileo raised ecclesiastic hackles because he challenged the church-sanctioned, astronomical doctrine of his day: that the the earth stood at the center of both the solar system and the known universe.

Related Questions

Who was highest authority when Galileo lived?

In galileo`s time the catholic church was at authority


The most powerful social institution of Galileo's time was the?

Catholic church or Church


When did the catholic church sentenced Galileo to house arrest?

in 1733


How did members of the Catholic Church respond to Galileo's ideas when he published them?

When Galileo published his ideas challenging the geocentric view of the universe held by the Catholic Church, he faced opposition from church authorities. They viewed his ideas as heretical and contrary to the teachings of the church. Galileo was eventually tried by the Inquisition and forced to recant his views.


Who Had the incorrect theory on earth's rotation adopted by the catholic church?

Galileo


What influence did Galileo have on the catholic church?

He inspired it to involve science in their teachings


Who were the people that Galileo got into trouble with?

Galileo got into trouble with the Catholic Church, specifically with the Roman Inquisition. They accused him of promoting the heliocentric theory proposed by Copernicus, which challenged the geocentric view of the Church. Galileo's ideas were viewed as heretical and he was forced to recant his views under threat of imprisonment.


Scientist who was forced by catholic church to take back his ideas that disagreed with the church's views?

Galileo Galilei


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.


How did Galileo's work come into conflict with the church and how was the that conflict resolved?

Galileo's work supporting the heliocentric model challenged the geocentric views held by the Catholic Church. The Church saw his ideas as heretical and forced him to recant his views under threat of excommunication. The conflict was resolved centuries later in 1992 when the Catholic Church formally acknowledged that Galileo was right and that the Church's judgment against him was a mistake.


What was the crime that Galileo did?

The Crime of Galileo posited that the Sun was the center of the universe instead of the Earth. The was directly opposed to the teaching of the Catholic Church, who deemed Galileo a heretic.


Who was persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church for saying the earth revolved around the sun?

Galileo