Pope Urban VIII invited Galileo to papal audiences on six occasions and led Galileo to believe that the Catholic Church would not make an issue of the Copernican theory. Galileo, therefore, decided to publish his views believing that he could do so without serious consequences from the Church. However by this stage in his life Galileo's health was poor with frequent bouts of severe illness and so even though he began to write his famous Dialogue in 1624 it took him six years to complete the work.
Pope Urban VIII inimbitahan Galileo sa papa manonood sa anim na okasyon at humantong Galileo na naniniwala na ang Simbahang Katoliko ay hindi gumawa ng isang isyu ng Copernican theory. Galileo, kaya, nagpasya na mag-publish ng kanyang views paniniwalang na siya ay gawin ito nang walang malubhang kahihinatnan mula sa Iglesia. Subalit sa pamamagitan ng hakbang na ito sa kanyang buhay Galileo sa kalusugan ay mahihirap na may madalas bouts ng malubhang sakit at kaya kahit na siya ay nagsimulang magsulat sa kanyang tanyag na pag-uusap sa 1624 ito kinuha sa kanya ng anim na taon upang makumpleto ang trabaho.