Obviously the church had too much power at that time. They should have confined their matters to those of preaching the Gospel instead of terrorizing old scientists. Galileo did what scientists did/should do and that is postulate theories. This allows all scientists to prove or disprove to their hearts content until consensus happens. For any church or church leader to imprison or threaten with torture or house arrest any person with a dissenting view only gives atheists and Satan ammunition.
Satan’s ammunition is lies and falsehoods. Those found in your understanding of Galileo for example.
As I understand it, Galileo posited his theories as fact, asserting what could not at the time be proven -- sort of like the Global Warming cabal. His theory about the tides being controlled by the sun didn't work out as well as the other . . .