لم يُهمل كوبرنيكوس الكتاب المقدّس، لكنه كان يعلم علم اليقين أنه لوثبتت نظريته، فلن تناقض الكتب المقدسة متى فُهمت على وجهها الصحيح.

“[Copernicus] did not ignore the Bible, but he knew very well that if his doctrine were proved, then it could not contradict the Scriptures when they were rightly understood.”Galileo Galilei