In Copernicus' Day, People Were Worried About the Idea That

In Copernicus' day, people were worried about the idea that the celestial sphere seemed to turn around us once a day because the Earth rotates. They argued that if the Earth were to rotate so fast, it should fly apart. According to our textbook, what was one response Copernicus had to this worry?

A) Copernicus said that the presence of a large Moon kept the Earth from flying apart.
B) Copernicus argued that God would never allow a planet with people to be exposed to that kind of danger
C) Copernicus said that the Earth also orbits the Sun, and the motion around the Sun keeps the many parts of the Earth together
D) Copernicus argued that the idea that the much larger celestial sphere is turning once a day (and the Earth is not) meant that the celestial sphere would be torn apart even more
E) You can't fool me, Copernicus never thought that the Earth was rotating