I'm saying it wasn't the norm -- even in Galileo's life. He was a friend of the Pope and was one of the most respected men in his day, even during his house arrest.
Repeat: his discoveries did not come from scripture.
How literal do you want to be? Do you want to say they came from a telescope? That would be inaccurate. They came from Galileo. What made up Galileo's world view? Scripture had a huge role, and it had a huge role in making up the outlooks of those with whom Galileo came into contact i.e. his culture.
I'm not certain of (the reason for Giordano Bruno's death),
You provided the initial link. :-)
but even so ... is that supposed to make it better?
It only refutes the idea that Bruno was killed for his scientific views.
Those were hellish times. It's silly to pretend otherwise.
And again that's relative. I certainly wouldn't want to trade my Constitutional privleges for a theocracy.
On the other hand, I suspect that most places and times in human history were worse that fin-de-cycle 16th century Italy.
Good Lord! We agree. Let's quit while we're ahead.