I have also read that Galileo was a rather aggressive fellow who made a hobby of antagonizing authority figures, and his persecution was less a matter of rigorous doctrine than of finding an excuse to make him shut up.
I don't have a source handy for that, so take it with a grain of salt, but it's an interesting take on the story.
I don't have a source handy for that, so take it with a grain of salt, but it's an interesting take on the story.