The Index condemning all works by De Sade, Zola, Sartre, Moravia, and Gide, was also threatening Tennessee Williams when its Inquisitional reign of terror was stopped by Pope John XXIII.
Jodie Ginsberg, chief executive of Index on Censorship, condemned the attack, saying: "The use of violence on a gathering exploring the intersection of religious and artistic freedom should send shivers down our spines.
Campaign group Index on Censorship condemned the decision, saying it "violates the fundamental principles of freedom of expression".
He wrote several articles on the subject, and when reviewing books made a point of praising good indexes and condemning bad ones.
Free speech organisation Index on Censorship also condemned the guilty verdicts.
How exactly will taking out court orders against protest encourage future applications from aspiring undergraduates?" Index on Censorship also condemned Birmingham's move.
In March 1571 the special Congregation of the Index, a list of books condemned as dangers to faith and morals, was established distinct from the Inquisition, and hundreds of printers took flight to Switzerland and Germany.
The Index librorum prohibitorum (1559; "Index of Forbidden Books"), a list of books condemned by the Roman Catholic Church as pernicious to faith and morals, was compiled by a censorship board that limited orthodox expression to a narrowly controlled range.
Hontheim's work was condemned and placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("List of Forbidden Books") in 1764.
Buridan's own works were condemned and placed on the Index of Forbidden Books from 1474 to 1481 by partisans of Ockham.
