they went against the church teachings and authority
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.
When Galileo published his scientific findings about the heliocentric nature of the universe he was tried and condemned as a heretic by the Roman Catholic Inquisition
Galileo was not a moral relativist; he believed in objective truths and tried to reconcile his scientific findings with his faith in God. While he did face opposition from the Catholic Church due to his findings, he did not reject God or his faith.
he was invention man
Galileo abjured his scientific findings and beliefs in 1633 because he was facing the threat of torture and death by the Roman Catholic Church for his defense of the heliocentric model proposed by Copernicus. By recanting his views, Galileo avoided further persecution and ensured his survival.
His findings frightened both the catholic and Protestant leaders because they went against the church teachings and authority. The conflict was solved when Galileo stood before court and knelt before the cardinals and read aloud a signed confession in which he agreed that the ideas of Copernicus that he said were real, we're false.
Galileo Galilei first recorded phases in Venus in 1610, and published his findings in 1613.
Catholic.
Galileo had a falling out with the church over his scientific papers regarding the Earth revolving around the sun. This went against the church belief's at the time and Galileo was forced to go to Rome for a trail and denounce his scientific findings.
It was based upon observation and experimentation.
The Church did not disapprove of Galileo's work. What they disapproved of was that he was teaching his findings as fact when they were simply unproven theories. Even Galileo stated that he could not proven them.