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Why Was Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) Put on Trial Before the Inquisition

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Why was Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) put on trial before the inquisition in 1633?


A) He was accused of disobeying the Catholic church's order that he not teach that the earth revolves around the sun.
B) He openly stated that his new invention, the telescope, would allow believers to see the angels in heaven.
C) Although he had taken money from the Catholic church for his scientific experiments, he was discovered to be a Calvinist who disavowed the authority of the pope.
D) He refused to acknowledge the existence of hell since it could not be observed through his scientific devices.

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