Why was Galileo such a threat to the Catholic Church? Were science and faith contradictory in the seventeenth century? What does this clash between Galileo and the Catholic Church indicate about the relationship between religion and science during the scientific revolution?

Based on your reading of the two primary sources linked below, in a double-spaced essay of between 500-700 words, please respond to the following questions:

Why was Galileo such a threat to the Catholic Church? Were science and faith contradictory in the seventeenth century? What does this clash between Galileo and the Catholic Church indicate about the relationship between religion and science during the scientific revolution?

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/galileo-tuscany.asp Galileo

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/galileo/letterfirenzuola.html Cardinals of the Inquisition

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/galileo/condemnation.html Papal Condemnation of Galileo


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