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Circulated in some form since the 16th century, the \u2018Index of Forbidden Books\u2019 was quietly discontinued by Pope Paul VI on 14th June, 1966.\nIn its 400-year+ history, the Index Librorum Prohibitorum had censored hundreds of authors including the German astrologer Keppler, the philosopher Kant, and Protestant theologians Martin Luther and John Calvin. But Darwin wasn\u2019t included - because\xa0all\xa0books about atheism were automatically considered heretical.\nIn this episode, Rebecca, Arion and Olly explain the processes behind the scenes; revisit some choice exchanges between Catholic scholars; and reveal the books they\u2019d ban forever - if only they could...\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Roman Catholics: The Issue of Imprimatur\u2019 (TIME, 1966):\xa0http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,836269,00.html\n\u2022 Wikipedia\u2019s list of Authors and Works in the Index:\xa0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_authors_and_works_on_the_Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum\n\u2022 \u2018Vatican: Forbidden Works\u2019 from Journeyman Pictures:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_S81oSR2AA\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#60s #Arts #Religion #Politics #White #Italy\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices