Galileo's Punishment
As Galileo's intake on this theory became very popular among the people, Galileo also faced many enemies. The Church didn’t initially care so much about the theory that possibly "couldn't be real" but as soon as Galileo was claiming this presenting evidence for the theory using evidence from his telescope as proof, the Church sensed the threat. Galileo decided to go to Rome and visit Pope Paul V to present his evidence on the Copernicus theory. Pope Paul V wasn’t too sure what to do with the information and so he sent Galileo to the Holy Office. The Holy Office immediately disapproved Galileo's theory. As time went by Galileo again presented his theory. Galileo got permission from the new pope, Urban VIII, in 1623 to keep writing about the Copernicus theory. Urban permitted Galileo to write as long a Galileo didn’t agree upon or defend the heliocentric viewpoint. And so Galileo wrote the Dialogue on the Two World Systems.But the problem was, Galileo failed to commit to the agreement he made with Urban. The Pope believed he was being mocked in Galileo’s writing. This resulted in Galileo’s trial. In the end Galileo was forced to recant his theories and was sent to house imprisonment. Galileo never again spoke about the theory. Galileo died on January 8, 1642.