>>7292712Galileo Galilei was protected by the Church to do his work. In the end, the Church gave Galileo a big fat Pension fund for his retirement. What you learned about Church vs Galileo is false.
All his research and observation was done in Catholic Institutions like University of Pisa just like all scientists at the time.
Galileo's mistake was trying to play Priest and not scientist, saying the Bible translates to support his findings, which is a big No-No.
However, the Church's move against Galileo must be in understood in the context of that era, where the Protestant revolution out of control and was attacking the Church on all fronts. The protestants used Galileo as a political agenda to show how the Church protects blasphemers and heretics.
In the end, the Church helped Galileo live a comfortable life and protected him from Protestants.