The Irish standard., 1915-09-11

books derogatory to God, the Blessed
Virgin; the saints; or vilifying the
Sacramento, the clerical or religious
state, the hierarchy, the Church; or
professedly treating of, narrating or
teaching lewdness and obscenity.
In like manner are forbidden books
teaching or recommending sorcery,
spiritism, Christian Science, or other
superstitions, or defending as lawful
or harmless, Freemasonry, divorce,
Socialism, suicide, dueling.
Those newspapers and periodicals
which not merely now and then, but
regularly and of set purpose, attack
religion or morality, or propagate an
ti-Catholic views are also prohibited.
The following publications are pro-
hibited If issued without the Bishops
appreciation:
Books and pamphlets of devotion,
of religious instruction, and of prac-
tical and mystical piety; books, PAM
phlets and leaflets, printed or repro
duced in any way, which relate appa-
ritions, visions, revelations, miracles,
etc., not yet passed on by the Church.
| (Newspapers are allowed to report
strange and uncommon occurrences
as they do other happenings.)
Whenever we know or discover
while reading, that a work undoubt.
eddy belongs to any of the above men
toned classes of forbidden publica.
tions, we may be sure that our Holy
Mother, the Church, does not wish to
see it in our hands, and we must then
act according to the words of Christ:
"He who heareth you heareth Ne, and
he who despiseth you despiseth Me-
No need of first looking up the cata.
logue Of prohibited books; whether
the volume in question is mentioned
there or not, makes no difference.
Nor does it matter what the literary
character of the book is. An appar.
emily learned history of the seizure
of Rome in 1870, written with the
obvious intention of maligning Plus
TX, is forbidden just as well as a
novel composed for the same purpose,
or the prayer book of some Protes
tant sect.
! 10. What publications are forbid
den by special DEGREES?
Following is list of those which
it might be of interest for the read.
ing public to know:
Addison, Joseph-Remarks on Sew
eral Parts of Italy.
Balsac, Honore de-All novels.
Bergson, Henry-Matter and Mem.
ory.-Creative Evolution.-Time and
Free Will.
Bots, Jules-Satanism.
Bonnefory, ]. de-The Lessons of
Defeat, or, the End of Catholicism.
Bruno, Giordano-The Conflict OF
Religion, Morals and Science in Con.
temporary Education.
Bunsen, Christian Charles J.-Hfp.
polytus and His Age.
Claraz, Jules-The Marriage Of the
Priests.
D,Annonzio. Gabriele-All novels
and dramas.
Darwin, Erasmus or
The Laws of Organic Life.
De Cauzons, Th.-History of the
Inquisition in France.
Descartes, Rene-Meditations on
Original Philosophy.
Doellinger, John ]. 1.-The Pope
and the Council.-Janus.
| Duchesne, L.-Ancient History OF
the Church.
Dumas, Alexander Gather and SOM
All novels except the Count of
Monte Christie.
Fenelon, F.-The Principles of the
Saints.
Ferriere, Emile-The Soul a Func
tion of the Brain. Also seven other
works.
Fogazzaro, Antonio.-The Saint
Leila. Novels.
Germanicus, Clericus.-The Anti
Modernist Oath.
Gibbon, E.-History of the Decline
and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Goldsmith, Oliver-An Abridged His
tory of England from the Invasion OF
Julius Caesar to the Death of George
II.
Gregorovius, Ferdinand-History OF
the City of Rome During the Middle
Ages.-The Sepulchral Monuments OF
the Urban VIII. in Opposition
to Spain and the Emperor. -Athenais:
The History Of Byzantine Empress
Vol. v. of Wanderings in Italy.
Hailam, Henry-The Constitutional
History of England.-View of the
State of Europe During the Middle
Ages.
Heine, H.-Germany.-F France =
Travels.-New Poems.
Herzog, William-The Blessed Vir-
gin in History.
Hilaire de Paris-Exposition Of the
Rule Of st. Francis.
Hobbies, Thomas-All works.
Hugo, Victor-Notre Dame de Par
Isles Miserables.
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