Catholic.
In galileo`s time the catholic church was at authority
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.
Galileo was the first
he was a catholic <--- thats religious not political
in 1733
Galileo was put in prison for writing about his findings. He had gone against the teaching of the Catholic church.
Galileo was allowed to publish his findings as theory, which was a major relaxation of Catholic doctrine. Instead, he published them as fact.
Because of his heliocentric beliefs.
Galileo
He inspired it to involve science in their teachings
Galileo was excommunicated by the Catholic Church in 1633 on the orders of the Inquisition. He was found guilty of heresy for supporting the Copernican view that the Earth revolves around the Sun.