| − | (1545-1563 AD) The Index of Forbidden Books was a list of books established by the [[Council of Trent]]. It is also known in latin as the ''Index Librorum Prohibitorum'', being published in an effort to guard Catholics against publications deemed heretical. | + | (1545-1563 AD) The Index of Forbidden Books was a list of books established by the [[Council of Trent]]. It is also known in latin as the ''Index Librorum Prohibitorum'', being published in an effort to guard Catholics against publications deemed heretical. Banned books were often burned, and thier writers were harassed and sometimes killed. Only the [[Pope]] and his closest Cardinals where allowed to own copies of the forbidden books |