Well, science came a long way in general. There were a number of objections to Galileo's ideas that were not religiously motivated.

See The Great Ptolemaic Smackdown, in 9 parts, a must read!

Part 1: http://tofspot.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-great-ptolemaic-smac...

Part 2: http://tofspot.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-great-ptolemaic-smac...

Part 3: http://tofspot.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-great-ptolemaic-smac...

Part 4: http://tofspot.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-great-ptolemaic-smac...

Part 5: http://tofspot.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-great-ptolemaic-smac...

Part 6: http://tofspot.blogspot.com/2013/09/6-great-ptolemaic-smackd...

Part 7: http://tofspot.blogspot.com/2013/09/7-great-ptolemaic-smackd...

Part 8: http://tofspot.blogspot.com/2013/10/8-great-ptolemaic-smackd...

Part 9: http://tofspot.blogspot.com/2013/10/9-great-ptolemaic-smackd...