[bert]

Above all, It must be plainly stated that all within the Church of Rome were totally ignorant of the subjecet raised by Copernicus and Galileo.

The relied on the Bible that gave no clue of the cosmological reality

[Jeff Chandler]

all within the Church of Rome were totally ignorant of the subjecet raised by Copernicus and Galileo

That's just silly. The Church was a lavish sponsor of the arts and sciences, and many clergy were themselves scientists.