[betty boop]

I said "condemned", not "embraced". Still doesn't make sense to me.

As far as I know, neither Luther nor "the Pope" (which Pope? Certainly not the present Pope, nor his immediate predecessor) "embraced" heliocentrism.

I'm sorry, Virginia-American, but I am really not following you here. Help???

[Virginia-American]

Technically, I believe it was the Inquisition, rather than the Pope, who condemned heliocentrism. The Pope did nothing to help Galileo, though, tacitly endorsing the Inquistion's judgment.

The RCC officially adopted heliocentrism in 1822. (link to catholiceducation.org).

Luther's (and other early Protestants') condemnation of Heliocentrism is well known - discussed here