[Campion]

It's a historical fact that reading Copernicus' book would earn you death at the hands of the Church.

Perhaps you can provide some evidence for that "historical fact"?

Copernicus was a Catholic priest. AFAIK, he was never tried for heresy, or even formally accused of it.

[Campion]

Copernicus also had a brother who was an Augustinian monk, a sister who was a nun, and an uncle who was a bishop.

And he was buried in the Catholic cathedral where he had served.

Doesn't sound like a heretic to me.

[Brilliant]

He was not tried because he did not publish his book until he was on his deathbed, for fear that he'd be persecuted. That's also a historical fact. All you've gotta do is look in a history book.