Galileo's 96 theses asserted the Copernican theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun, challenging the geocentric view supported by the Catholic Church. This conflicted with the Church's teachings, which led to Galileo being accused of heresy and placed under house arrest for the remainder of his life.
Galileo was imprisoned for promoting the heliocentric model of the solar system, which challenged the geocentric beliefs of the Catholic Church. He was found guilty of heresy by the Inquisition for supporting Copernican theory.
Galileo was imprisoned for supporting the Copernican theory that the Earth revolves around the sun, which contradicted the Catholic Church's belief that the Earth was the center of the universe. His views were seen as heretical and went against the church's teachings at the time.
Because the Catholic Church insisted that they could not change religious dogma until enough evidence was discovered to make it worth reconsidering. In Galileo's lifetime there was just not enough evidence to change the Church's beliefs, but 50-60 years after his death the amount of evidence was increasingly convincing.
Because having said that he could prove it, he had to admit that he could not. Although the heliocentric theory is accepted now, it was not accepted in Galileo's lifetime. After his death scientific knowledge advanced to the point that everyone was forced to admit it was right. But Galileo was not right, given the state of scientific knowledge during his lifetime.
He started the Roman Catholic Church.
They excommunicated him and put him under house arrest for life.
I'm afraid not. The Catholic church will consider the baby as a 'Christian' and not a 'Roman Catholic' since they were baptized. It's a valid sacrament in the eyes of the Catholic Church. However you need to talk to the parish priest in the Catholic Church and they'll guide you with more information as to make your baby a Roman Catholic.
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. The Catholic Church served to preserve learning throughout the "Dark Ages." It also tended to provide some cohesion to the disparate European states as well as an important arbiter of political disagreements.
Leonardo didn't actually champion a theory that was in conflict with the Church, but if he had then I would think that he would have suffered the same sort of censure that Galileo did. After all the Church had the right to torture people and could make individuals do anything they wanted.
Unfortunately, the Church has little control over the name Catholic and it is hijacked all the time by groups that are NOT in union with Rome and, therefore, not truly Catholic. A few examples: The American Catholic Church, The American Charismatic Catholic Church, the Polish National Catholic Church. Calling oneself something does not make it so.
The Protestant Reformation :)
Well for one, they were going to the new world to escape the Roman Catholic Church and make their own church.
Galileo's 96 theses asserted the Copernican theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun, challenging the geocentric view supported by the Catholic Church. This conflicted with the Church's teachings, which led to Galileo being accused of heresy and placed under house arrest for the remainder of his life.
Galileo was imprisoned for promoting the heliocentric model of the solar system, which challenged the geocentric beliefs of the Catholic Church. He was found guilty of heresy by the Inquisition for supporting Copernican theory.
First off, it's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. . Secondly, the Church's mission is to "continue the works of Jesus Christ" and to make his name "known and loved." As the Catholic Church is the Body of Christ, and as it was commissioned by Our Blessed Lord Himself, on the apostle Peter; further He send the Holy Spirit to guide the Church until the end of the world. Thus, it cannot fail in its mission, we as fallible human beings who make up the Church can impede or help this purpose either by following God and cooperating with His Will, or we can frustrate it to an extent through our personal sins. But the Church as such is divine and cannot fail of its purpose.
He separated England from the Roman Catholic church and formed the Church of England - one where he was the head figure of the church, thus he was allowed to make his own rules.