What Was the Church's Attitude Towards Copernicus' Work

question 41

Multiple Choice

What was the Church's attitude towards Copernicus' work?

• A)He was ignored since he was a Protestant.
• B)He was condemned by the inquisition.
• C)He was placed under house arrest for questioning theologians.
• D)His work helped to stimulate the papal Gregorian reform of the calendar.
• E)His heliocentrism was accepted as the normative doctrine by the Church.

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