According to the author, an important motivation for Pope Urban arresting Galileo was that Galileo mocked him publicly.

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Pope Urban VIII felt personally insulted by Galileo's "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" because the character Simplicio, who argued against heliocentrism, was seen as a caricature of the Pope, leading to Galileo's arrest and trial by the Inquisition.

According to the Author, an Important Motivation for Pope Urban