The Immediate Reaction of the Clerics to the Theories of Copernicus

question 116

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.
• C) confused silence.
• 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 they could not understand either his theory or his calculations.

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