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Index Librorum Prohibitorum
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Index Librorum Prohibitorum

The list of books formerly officially forbidden to members of the Roman Catholic Church. The process of condemning books and bringing the Index up to date was carried out by a congregation of cardinals, consultors, and examiners from the 16th century until its abolition in 1966.



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condemned the use of the vernacular at Mass and the reception of Communion under both forms, that even translations of the Ordinary of the Mass were put on the Index of Forbidden Books, I could not but be amazed at how what was once condemned has become commonplace.
Remembering the old rite by Fuchs, Lucy / Commonweal
The satirist Lucian I mid-second century) included in the 1557 edition of the Vatican's Index of Forbidden Books.
On Earth as in Heaven: there is plenty of non-Gospel evidence to ... by Baldwin, Barry / Presbyterian Record
To "persuade" Catholics to stay "in the box," the Catholic Church produced an Index of Forbidden Books and various mandates.
Thinking outside the box. (Parting Thoughts) by Kreyche, Gerald F. / USA Today (Magazine)
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