Question

se the biblical quotations below to answer the following question:

5 He set the earth on its foundations;
it can never be moved.—Psalm 104:5

5 The sun rises and the sun sets,
and hurries back to where it rises.—Ecclesiastes 1:5

Based on the Biblical quotations above, why was the Catholic Church so opposed to the idea of heliocentrism?

Answer 1

Use the biblical quotations below to answer the following question:

5 He set the earth on its foundations;
it can never be moved.—Psalm 104:5

5 The sun rises and the sun sets,
and hurries back to where it rises.—Ecclesiastes 1:5

Based on the Biblical quotations above, why was the Catholic Church so opposed to the idea of heliocentrism?

because accepting heliocentrism implied that the Bible was inaccurate since the Bible seems to support geocentrism

because heliocentrism was discussed in Ecclesiastes, which was a book in the Apocrypha

because the Old Testament referred to geocentrism and was considered most "authentic"

because the doctrine of geocentrism was espoused by Jesus, according to quotations from the New Testament

Answer 2

Use the biblical quotations below to answer the following question:

5 He set the earth on its foundations;
it can never be moved.—Psalm 104:5

5 The sun rises and the sun sets,
and hurries back to where it rises.—Ecclesiastes 1:5

Based on the Biblical quotations above, why was the Catholic Church so opposed to the idea of heliocentrism?