The Immediate Reaction of the Clerics to the Theories of Copernicus

question 47

Multiple Choice

The immediate reaction of the clerics to the theories of Copernicus was

• A)condemnation, initially by Protestant leaders like Luther who condemned the discovery as contrary to their literal interpretation of the Bible.
• B)broad approval motivated by their now higher educational achievements and interest in the sciences.
• C)support in the form of a papal decree praising his innovative thinking.
• D)the calling of the Council of Dort by Protestants and Catholics to question the astronomer closely prior to trial for blasphemy.
• E)apathy because his calculations were revealed to contain numerous mathematical errors.

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