Galileo Galilei
He was accused of heresy.
There were false prophets or people teaching heresy in the churches.
In 1633, he was summoned by the Church and was accused of heresy because of his book The Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems.
Heresy is a crime against the Christian church. Someone who commits a heresy is a heretic.
Heresy. 25 Years after her execution the Church opened another inquisition into the affair and found her innocent of all charges and she was then declared a Martyr.
Charles Darwin was accused of Heresy because in his time everyone believed in God and he proposed the theory of evolution which contradicts that God created the universe in which we live in today
She was guilty of heresy because the English accused her of being a witch. She decided to obey the "visions" and "voices" from the saints, instead of obeying the church.
heresy
Yes, it is a noun. Heresy is a crime (sin) against the established church, such as failing to accept some doctrine that is espoused by the church.
The Catholic Church accused Galileo Galilei of promoting heresy when he supported the heliocentric model proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus. Galileo's advocacy for the idea that the Earth orbits the Sun contradicted the Church's geocentric view, which held that the Earth was the center of the universe. His views ultimately led to his trial by the Inquisition and his house arrest in 1633.
The Catholic Church still considers heresy to be an adherence to a religious opinion contrary to Church dogma. It is denial of revealed truth by a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church. An example of heresy would be to proclaim that Christ is not God.
Not exactly. She was accused of being a witch and tried (and convicted) for Heresy in 1431. This conviction was overturned and she was declared a Martyr by the Church 25 years later.