a day like today but in 1966 the Catholic Church opened the door to knowledge for 400 years had remained closed. On June 14, 1966 the famous "Index of Forbidden Books" was not renewed and was officially abolished.
This index contains a list of names of authors and works considered dangerous to the faith. It was created in 1559 by the Inquisition. The list of names is very large but it contains great thinkers and scientists as
This index contains a list of names of authors and works considered dangerous to the faith. It was created in 1559 by the Inquisition. The list of names is very large but it contains great thinkers and scientists as
- Descartes La Fontaine
- Montesquieu
- Copernicus Kepler
- Balzac Zola
- Pascal Victor Hugo Spinoza
- Hume Kant Beccaria
- Berkeley
- Condorcet
- Bentham
- Hobbes
- Diderot, etc ...
Interestingly, names such as Schopenhauer, Marx and Nietzsche are not included in the Index because their readings were prohibited ipso facto recognized because of their atheism and hostility toward the Catholic Church. The Index contains more good authors and works that can not easily be doubted.
All names listed above sound very familiar since at least the new generations, we have studied them all. And that seems so normal today, 40 years ago was not. Catholic or not, we must accept that the Catholic Church has made mistakes for which even apologized. The Index is one of them and today we have access to all these authors and their works without fear of "sin."
All names listed above sound very familiar since at least the new generations, we have studied them all. And that seems so normal today, 40 years ago was not. Catholic or not, we must accept that the Catholic Church has made mistakes for which even apologized. The Index is one of them and today we have access to all these authors and their works without fear of "sin."
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