did the catholic church teach that the earth was the center of the universe?   i see some catholics who even hold to it, despite the facts, in their attempt to adhere to church teaching.    i see some informing information here... http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=123029     interview with a geocentrist... "Jacob: Which popes condemned heliocentrism as a heresy? Robert: Paul V and Urban VIII had accepted and approved of the Sacred Congregations condemnation of heliocentrism.