Question

Which view of the universe did the Cathoic church believe?

Answer 1

Galileo's discoveries were met with opposition within the Catholic Church, and in 1616 the Inquisition declared heliocentrism to be "formally heretical." Heliocentric books were banned and Galileo was ordered to abstain from holding, teaching or defending heliocentric ideas.

Answer 2

It is commonly believed that the Catholic Church persecuted Galileo for abandoning the ... over Galileo's case were not the only people who held to a geocentric view of the universe. It was the received view among scientists at the time.