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Not quite. The observed data (most of which was not telescopic) could not distinguish between a Copernican and Tychonic system. The Church astronomers/theologians argued that choosing between one and the other was a philosophical/religious/metaphysical choice.
Given that situation, Galileo, in advocating Copernicanism strongly, was making a philosophical/religious/metaphysical statement, not a scientific one. If Galileo had said, "either of these could be true, given our evidence," it wouldn't have likely been a big deal.
What a lot of people don't realize is, the Pope had actually asked Galileo to write him a book explaining the pros and cons of different worldviews. It wasn't some random thing Galileo did in the name of science — it was a Papal request.
He instead wrote a book that made it seem like anyone who wasn't a Copernican was a moron, which was taken as deliberately being offensive to the Pope. I just bring this up because it's not a simple "Galileo was just doing his work, the Church hates science" story. It's complex.
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