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In the section Galileo’s indictment and abjuration the church lists all of the different crimes that he had done against them. They say that Galileo was 70 years old and I think that means that it wouldn’t really matter what happened to him considering the life span wasn’t that long for people in that time. They listed things like saying that the earth was moving and that the sun was the center of everything not in motion. This went against the church becuase they thought that God wouldnt make the Earth anything but the center of the Universe. They clearly state that neither of the two things could be possible according to scriptures. This is weird because Copernicus discovered these things before Galileo and was even part of the Church. They also list the crime that Galileo said that the Sun had spots on it which would mean that the sun wasnt a perfect object that represented God in a way. The Church overall sentences Galileo to imprisonment in his house. This doesn’t seem too bad to me since he was pretty wealthy. Eventually Galileo submits to the church and writes down that he will submit to any punishment they give him. I found this interesting because everything that Galileo was studying is now proved to be true. I also think that someone had something against Galileo since the same actions were not taken against Copernicus.