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Galileo:Heretic?
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The first point to establish in this essay is the definition of a heretic; the Oxford English Dictionary defines the word ‘heretic’ as “One who maintains theological or religious opinions at variance with the ‘catholic’ or orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, that of any church or religious system, considered as orthodox.” . Through my own knowledge, I would say that the Church regarded everyone who deviated in his beliefs from those set up by the Catholic Church, or - even worse - who had set up his own deviant doctrine.
The Roman Catholic Church, especially in Italy, at the time was an incredibly powerful force. In the year 1609, Galileo was able to observe celestial objects more closely as he acquired a tele
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