The heart of the controversy of [[Galileo]] and the Church was that he obtained an imprimatur from a bishop in Florence rather than from the higher authorities in Rome, who both disapproved and felt that [[Galileo]] knew or should have known to consult them. | The heart of the controversy of [[Galileo]] and the Church was that he obtained an imprimatur from a bishop in Florence rather than from the higher authorities in Rome, who both disapproved and felt that [[Galileo]] knew or should have known to consult them. |