BOOK BANNING: CATHOLIC INDEX

BOOK BANNING: CATHOLIC INDEX
Between the Council of Trent and Vatican II (from 1559 to 1966), the Catholic Church periodically published the “Index of Prohibited Books” (Index Librorum
Prohibitorum), often referred to simply as “the Index.” It included several now classic works of fiction and non-fiction. Although the Index was abolished, it
survives in the modern Catholic tradition of some books being published with a “Nihil Obstat” or “Imprimatur.” These designations mean that a Church censor has
found nothing damaging to faith or morals in the work (nihil obstat=nothing stands in the way) or that it may be publish (imprimatur=let it be ppublished). These
indications are not an endorsement of the book, only an indication of what is NOT in the book.
At a new Church council (Vatican III), some bishops are proposing that the Index be revived and the Church seek to prohibit Catholics from reading certain books (or movies, etc—a contemporary version would likely consider all media). You have the opportunity to address your bishop about whether the Index is a good or bad idea, or whether some other proposal might be better than the Index.
NOTE: The USCCB has online reviews of movies and television with a view specifically to their moral content: http://www.usccb.org/movies/ Not an Index,
but something sort of similar. You might write a paper offering a more detailed review (agreeing or disagreeing with the one online) or evaluate the criteria and
rating system that the reviewers use (e.g., propose emendations): http://www.usccb.org/movies/criteria.shtml
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