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Showdown 1633: Galileo vs. The Catholic Church Galileo pushed the world into an age of scientific scrutiny and left the Church little option but to comply. ... My document demonstrates that the Church did in fact view Galileo as a threat to the catholic doctrine and felt endangered by his support and the growing evidence he provides to support the Copernican theory of heliocentrism. It will also give insight into the reason the Church deemed it necessary to eliminate this threat and why Galileo’s argument was so detrimental to the catholic doctrine. The Italian scientist and philosopher Galileo Galilee lay down the principal rudiments of his mechanics in Dialogue on the Two Chief Systems of the World (1632). ... Because of many factors, which will be examined in the essay, Galileo was tried for proclaiming a doctrine that went against that of the Catholic Church and was forced to recant his views at his trial in 1633. ... This fails however because there are multitudes of biases that can be seen and the entire Discourse is slanted to portray Galileo’s view. ... Many factors set the stage for Galileo and the great divide. ... Many men before him challenged in some degree the traditional teachings of the Church but Galileo was the first to really provide sufficient evidence to back these challenges. Copernicus was in fact never accused of heresy, his book was merely banned, but Galileo was “vehemently suspected of heresy” for his book which sought to prove the theory of heliocentrism which was, obviously, the subject of Copernicus’ book. The main difference between the two is that Copernicus put forth this theory that the sun was the center of the universe but it was Galileo who not only pushed it a mathematical possibility but also a physical reality. ... At Galileo’s trial St. Robert Bellarmine, who was to preside, stated that Galileo’s theories were not proved but if in fact they were then the passages in the Bible pertaining or relevant to it would have to be interpreted in a non-literal way. Though he meant that he believed Galileo was wrong it shows the great impact the theory would have on religion. The scriptures had always been interpreted literally, but now, if Galileo was correct, the word of the Church was not so seamless. While the Church saw no place for interpretation of the book Galileo believed that in light of new scientific evidence discrepancies amongst the two could be easily solved with an adaptation on the churches part, allowing for certain parts of the scripture to be open to analysis. Galileo’s disputes with the church were also fueled by his highly flamboyant and confrontational attitude. |
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