What were copernicus’s ideas about the order of the universe deemed to be dangerous to church thinking? (5 points) a. the church was invested in the idea that the earth was at the center of the universe b. copernicus was developing a new religion that would challenge the church c. the church feared his ideas threatened their control of european universities d. copernicus was a follower of luther and therefore could not be trusted

A .The church was invested in the idea that the earth was at the center of the universe  

Explanation:

For over a thousand years, much of the world had accepted the principles developed by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy). He saw the earth as the center of the universe, and he determined that all the others stars and planets rotated around it in fixed orbits. This was called the geocentric theory of the universe. It seemed like a simple way to explain the universe. And more importantly, it reinforced the religious view in church that God had made human beings special and put them at the center of the universe.