Johannes Kepler, the sixteenth century German astronomer, was excommunicated, but from the Lutheran church, not the Catholic church. His offense had nothing to do with astronomy, but with the relationship between matter and 'spirit' in the doctrine of the Eucharist.
Nicolaus Copernicus was a devout Catholic, a canon in his church, and, late in life, became a priest. He was never excommunicated
Galileo was never imprisoned, never tortured, and never excommunicated. He was, in fact, a devout Catholic before and after his trial, a close friend of the pope, and sent at least one daughter to the convent.
Answer:
Galileo because many people were not ready for his ideas
Galileo was excommunicated by the Catholic Church in 1633 on the orders of the Inquisition. He was found guilty of heresy for supporting the Copernican view that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
No, Nicholas Copernicus was not officially excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church. There were no records or historical evidence of such an event occurring. Copernicus' heliocentric model was initially met with skepticism, but he was not excommunicated for his scientific beliefs during his lifetime.
Galileo was tried by the Roman Catholic Church for supporting the idea that the Earth revolves around the Sun, which contradicted the Church's teachings at the time. He was found guilty of heresy and was placed under house arrest for the rest of his life. His trial is often seen as a symbol of the conflict between science and religion.
Galileo was tried by the Roman Catholic Church for advancing the idea that the Earth revolves around the Sun (heliocentrism) in conflict with Church teachings of the time. He was found guilty of heresy in 1633 and was placed under house arrest for the rest of his life.
Because the Catholic doctrine was that Rome was the centre of the universe and all things revolved round it. When Galileo saw the moons of Jupiter orbiting jupiter, this proved that Catholic teaching and beliefs were wrong and if this was wrong, what else about Catholic teaching may be wrong!
No, he was excommunicated from the Lutheran Church.
Madonna has never been formally excommunicated. She is simply a lapsed Catholic who is not in good standing with the Catholic church.
Excommunicated
William Tyndale did not reform the Catholic Church, he left it and was excommunicated as a heretic.
She was Protestant
No, instead he was excommunicated as a heretic.
They were excommunicated
In the past twenty centuries, more than one group has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church (there is no "Roman" Catholic Church, that is a slur invented in England after the protestant revolt). You would have to specify a time period to get a more precise answer.
.Catholic AnswerThe Lutheran Ecclesial Community did not "break away" from the Catholic Church. It was founded by Martin Luther, a heretic who left the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century and was excommunicated.
As far as the Catholic Church goes, a person would likely be excommunicated. In reality, a person cannot sell their soul.
You cannot be excommunicated for simply visiting another non-Catholic Church. However, you could excommunicate yourself if you go to a non-Catholic service rather than Sunday mass or were you to receive communion in a non-Catholic Church.
Martin Luther, the German priest and scholar who sparked the Protestant Reformation, was formally excommunicated by the Council of Trent in 1521 for his theological beliefs and criticism of the Catholic Church.