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Bookmark or Share- science - Why was Copernicus not persecuted by the church ...Copernicus lived in Prussia/Poland, whose government did not have direct ties to the Catholic church, and it was a region where the Lutheran/Protestant church was prominent. The Catholic church did not press charges against Copernicus, because they were not in a position to do so.
- 400 Years Ago the Catholic Church Prohibited CopernicanismIn February-March 1616, the Catholic Church issued a prohibition against the Copernican theory of the earth’s motion. This led later (1633) to the Inquisition trial and condemnation of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) as a suspected heretic, which generated a controversy that continues to our day.
- Religious Scientists: Canon Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543 ...In reality, Copernicus was himself a Church figure. He was a canon (a church administrative role that at the time required ordination to minor orders) at his uncle’s diocese in Warmia. He held a doctorate in canon law.
- Copernicus, Galileo, and the Church: Science in a Religious ...During most of the 16th and 17th centuries, fear of heretics spreading teachings and opinions that contradicted the Bible dominated the Catholic Church. They persecuted scientists who formed theories the Church deemed heretical and forbade people...
- Copernicus and the Church: What the history books don't sayThe Catholic Church, however, remained ground in its anti-Copernican beliefs until the 19th century. The ban on Copernicus's views was lifted in 1822, and the ban on his book until 1835.
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