“ The Church has always fulfilled its duty to keep books under surveillance, but until the invention of printing, it did not feel the need to compile a catalog of prohibited books because those writings considered dangerous were burned, ” states the Enciclopedia Cattolica.
” Gereja selalu melaksanakan kewajibannya untuk mengawasi buku - buku, namun sebelum ditemukannya mesin cetak, Gereja tidak merasa perlu menyusun sebuah katalog buku - buku terlarang mengingat tulisan - tulisan yang dianggap berbahaya selalu dibakar, ” demikian pernyataan Enciclopedia Cattolica.