Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-18
DANGEROUS BOOKS
THAT ROMAN CATHOLICS ARE
NOT ALLOWED TO READ


Rome. Dec. S.-The rough fact that
good Catholics are prohibited by their
church from reading every book that
issues from the press and which at
tracts their fancy, is familiar but moth
ing much beyond this bald information,
that works disapproved by the church
are placed under prohibitive index.
Few. even among Catholics themselves,
know how the institution OF the Com
grepation of the Index 10 worked. Thus,
a protesting Catholic may not read the
works of Rabelais, notwithstanding the
circumstance that their author was
Benedictine monk and was in charge
of n cure Of souls al Mendon, when he
wrote his immortal recital Of the deeds
of Gaogantua and PantagrueL For
hidden TO him too, and this by
more recent decree are, strange
10 tell. all the writings OF Rosmlni,
although the great philosopher OF 10
vereto founded, in the middle OF TINS
century. a mOnastic order and Is re
garded as one of the lights OF the TO
man hierarchy. The reason for TINS is
| that the ideas expressed by MN are
| those that have ever been combated ny
| the Jes,iits whose influence is apt to
raign supreme in Satican councils.
| Fnrbidden. too, are the comedies OF
Rihbiena, though their author was
cardinal. the tales of Matteo Bandello,
| tSn,,gh their writer was priest. Ihat
tbo landed stories of Boccaccio share
| the same fate, perhaps surprises less
Ma, may he read the life of Jesus by
Errest Reueau, although that book Is
,,orchance the greatest prose poem ever
perused in praise of the son oil Nun;
Etrictly forbidden, too, is Zola's novel
a. a. Reve.n and this, in spite Of the
foot that the great French novelist IN
;ad;oting this romance firmly believed
ha was eonciliating all opponents ana
nnttinp forth work that even inc
Ypo,,ngest pirl might peruse wlth I'M
9,Dajtr 81 others modern works we
snd On the index books like La Dame
n nnS e Cameliasn by Dumasfils, indeed
~ ali inc products Of the great NV,
~ ~ 'Frenchman The writings OF
~ Darwin, as might be expected
- ,.igidlv condemned. Indeed, science
~ IA iares but i'll at the hands Oh
~ chnrrh. As in the days OF CAMEO,
,,e,,r $40 combats every manifestation
~ propress and change IN tne hullini
,nipd Verify, the list OF reading per
,nittsd TO a good Catholic Is meager,
I'D II strictly followed, which " rareiy
or never is, would hinder nlnn iiVn ~
oyer beinq either widely informed OF
a cultured person: - , said IN
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he niaced upon the index, whlch n'' ~. pi,s
~. ~ they have been subjected 70 cen.
cure pronounced by a specml tons go -
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w.. M what language they may " ,,nd
sit.5 when this committee haNe iou .ia.
, go sueh books contain thougna vi,
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; I'M. ,chioh the church desires 4 La i,
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