Question

12 why did the catholic church attack galileo? a. the system galileo defended went against the christian view of the universe. b. galileo refused to share his new information with the church. c. most astronomers already agreed that the planets revolved around the sun. d. motion in the universe had not yet been explained.

Explanation:

To determine why the Church attacked Galileo, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Galileo defended the heliocentric system (planets revolve around the Sun), which went against the Church's geocentric (Earth - centered) view of the universe. This was a major point of conflict.
• Option B: Galileo did share his astronomical findings with the Church initially, so this is incorrect.
• Option C: Most astronomers at that time still supported the geocentric model, and the heliocentric view was not widely accepted, so this is wrong.
• Option D: The motion of the universe was explained in the geocentric model (though incorrect), so this is not the reason for the Church's attack.

Answer:

A. The system Galileo defended went against the Christian view of the universe