The Medieval Catholic Church was resistant to accepting the heliocentric view of the universe because:

1. it was logically inconsistent with the ideas of Christianity.
2. there were no religious people who were also scientists.
3. it contradicted the institutional dogmas of the Church.
4. it necessarily undermined faith in a creator God.


answer: 3

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