Moreover, what was it about Galileo that made him the number one target of the church, and what was it about him that made him seem more dangerous than anyone else at the time? ... So what made Galileo more of a threat than Luther or Calvin? ... Then eventually, if enough of the Bible was proved wrong, the clergy would lose any authoritative power they had once had. ... Indeed, although Galileo wanted to serve God and the Catholic Church more than anything else, he was not happy about what the Church was doing and resented them heavily for their actions against him. ... The Church felt tha...

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