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Hmm. That is what I was taught, living in a Protestant country. And it would seem I was taught just fine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus#Tol

• ekianjo 4y ago
  > It is worth noting, as Stanford University does, that the Catholic Church had no official stance on Copernican teachings. Pope Clement VII, who died about a decade before Copernicus, was said to have been receptive about the astronomer’s theories. While there was no recorded response from Pope Paul III, one of his advisors intended to condemn the book before dying. > Phil Lawler, editor of Catholic World News, also says Copernicus was in good standing with the Church when he died. He notes that while heliocentric theory was controversial during Copernicus’ lifetime his work did not cause him any conflict with the Catholic Church. https://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2013/0219/Copernicus-and-the-Church-What-the-history-books-don-t-say https://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2013/0219/Copernicus-an... The Catholic Church did not take action to ban Copernicus's book until long after he was dead (in 1616, more than 60 years after his death). The usual "Copernicus was fighting against the Church" narrative has no evidence at all.
  • eurasiantiger 4y ago
    Alright, so are you trying to say it wasn’t Copernicus who got roasted for Copernicus’ writings, but Galileo?