Index Librorum Prohibitorum

Igreja Católica, Index Librorum Prohibitorum etc., editado por T. A. Degola, Roma, 1841. Daqui

    "Index Librorum Prohibitorum, (Latin: “Index of Forbidden Books”), list of books once forbidden by Roman Catholic church authority as dangerous to the faith or morals of Roman Catholics. Publication of the list ceased in 1966, and it was relegated to the status of a historic document.

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The origin of the church’s legislation concerning the censorship of books is unclear, but books were a source of concern as early as the scriptural account of the burning of superstitious books at Ephesus by the new converts of St. Paul (Acts 19:19)." Daqui

    "E muitos dos que se tinham dedicado à magia trouxeram os seus livros e queimaram-nos diante de todos. O valor dos livros foi calculado em cinquenta mil moedas de prata." (Act 19, 19)

Bíblia Sagrada, Lisboa/Fátima, Difusora Bíblica, 2006, p. 1814.