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Which statement best explains the Roman Catholic Church’s primary reaction to the ideas of the scientific revolution?(1 point)
Responses

The Catholic Church saw the scientific method as a threat to their political power in Europe.
The Catholic Church saw the scientific method as a threat to their political power in Europe.

The Catholic Church blamed Protestants for heretical ideas and sought to eradicate them.
The Catholic Church blamed Protestants for heretical ideas and sought to eradicate them.

The Catholic Church saw new astronomical ideas as heresy because they contradicted the literal word of the Bible.
The Catholic Church saw new astronomical ideas as heresy because they contradicted the literal word of the Bible.

The Catholic Church saw the scientific revolution as insignificant and not a threat to their teachings.

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The Catholic Church saw new astronomical ideas as heresy because they contradicted the literal word of the Bible.

Explanation: The Church condemned heliocentrism (e.g., Galileo) because it appeared to conflict with Scripture and the Church’s traditional cosmology, leading to censorship and trials.