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(A) Meanwhile, Copernicus was a lifelong member of the Catholic Church.
(B) The book, however, wasn’t published until two months before his death.
(C) If this act was an attempt to seek the Catholic Church’s approval, it was of no use.
(D) This went against the philosophical and religious beliefs held during medieval times.
(E) Religious leader Martin Luther voiced his opposition to the sun-centered system model.(BD) In his spare time, Copernicus studied the stars and the planets, applying his math knowledge to the mysteries of the night sky.