Do you deny that the church resisted the theories of Copernicus due to their understandings of bible verses? Do you think that their position on the matter has changed?
There was a scientific theory that existed at the time. It was called the Ptolemaic theory. It was accepted by the scientists of that time. A new theory was proposed by another scientist called Copernicus. During this period the authority of the Pope was challenged. New theory, problems from that area of the world, old theory, accepted by most... What decision do you think the powers that be would make? To give you a hint, Albert Einstein did not readily accept quantum theory.