and physical science were highly regarded disciplines, the power of the Church gave geocentricity more credence. There are two underlying issues that relate the unacceptability of Copernicanism to the church. Firstly, it is vital to clarify why the Church would not accept the new model, and for this we must examine the way in which the Scripture is seen as a literal work. Also, the authority that the church held and the illiteracy of the general populace are significant because they contribute toward explaining the fact that the Church's rejection translated to a more widespread rejection. 'De Revolutionibus' was written in Latin and therefore inaccessible to the large majority of the population, so scientific thought could also be managed by the Church itself. Essentially, learning was a monopoly of the church.
             The Catholic philosopher, delle Colombe, summarised the traditional view thusly, 'All theologians without exception say that when Scripture can be understood according to the literal sense, it must never be interpret
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