How did people react to Copernicus’s heliocentric theory?

However, the article also notes that Copernicus gained ridicule from poets and Protestants, who condemned it as heresy. While the Catholic Church initially accepted heliocentricity, Catholics eventually joined the wave of Protestant opposition and banned the book in 1616.
 

What was the response to Copernicus theory?

In February-March 1616, the Catholic Church issued a prohibition against the Copernican theory of the earth’s motion. This led later (1633) to the Inquisition trial and condemnation of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) as a suspected heretic, which generated a controversy that continues to our day.
 

What were the arguments against Copernicus theory?

In conclusion, the major reasons for not accepting Copernicus’ heliocentric model of the cosmos were that 1) it did not fit observational evidence as well as the Aristotelian/Ptolemaic geocentric model of the cosmos, and 2) the geocentric model was supported by Aristotelian physics (and the heliocentric system had no

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