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[[Image:Index Librorum Prohibitorum.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The ''[[Index Librorum Prohibitorum]]'' ("[[banned books|List of Prohibited Books]]") is a list of publications which the [[Catholic|Catholic Church]] [[censorship|censored]] for being a [[danger]] to itself and the faith of its members. The various [[edition]]s also contain the rules of the [[Church]] relating to the reading, selling and censorship of books. The aim of the list was to prevent the reading of [[morality|immoral]] books or works containing [[theology|theological]] errors and to prevent the [[corruption]] of the faithful.]] | [[Image:Index Librorum Prohibitorum.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The ''[[Index Librorum Prohibitorum]]'' ("[[banned books|List of Prohibited Books]]") is a list of publications which the [[Catholic|Catholic Church]] [[censorship|censored]] for being a [[danger]] to itself and the faith of its members. The various [[edition]]s also contain the rules of the [[Church]] relating to the reading, selling and censorship of books. The aim of the list was to prevent the reading of [[morality|immoral]] books or works containing [[theology|theological]] errors and to prevent the [[corruption]] of the faithful.]] | ||
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The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with 1.2 billion members worldwide.
It is also the largest single religious denomination in the world.
It traces its origins to the Christianity founded by Jesus Christ.
See also
- Art in Roman Catholicism
- Saeculum obscurum
- Criticism of the Catholic Church
- Anti-clericalism
- Catholic guilt
- Catholic Legion of Decency
- Catholic theology of the body
- Index Librorum Prohibitorum
See also
- Catholic Church by country
- Magisterium
- Theology
- Dogma
- List of popes
- List of Roman Catholic hymns
- Roman curia
- Secret Vatican Archives
- Catholic scientists
- Catholic artists
- Catholic religious institutes
- Role of the Catholic Church in Western civilisation
- Relations between Catholicism and Judaism
- Catholicism and sexuality
- Catholic Church and evolution
- Folk Catholicism
- Political catholicism
- Anti-Catholicism
- Catholic guilt
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