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Why Do Churches Ban Books?

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Why Do Churches Ban Books? The Roman Catholic Church has long published the Index Librorum Prohibitorum or list of prohibited books. These are books viewed as heretical, or contrary to the morality of the Church. Catholics are forbidden to read these without permission. Why do churches censor books? Compiled by official censors, the Index was

Why Did Censorship Increase After The Invention Of The Printing Press Quizlet?

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Why Did Censorship Increase After The Invention Of The Printing Press Quizlet? The printing press changed the world by increasing access to written material, which in turn increased literacy. With the invention of moveable type, books such as the bible could be mass produced, in turn fanning religious flames. Why did the Catholic Church try