Title XXIII: Of the Previous Censorship of Books and Their Prohibition

Superseded as law in 1983 — read why this Code still matters. Each canon links to its 1983 counterpart.

§ 1. The Church has the right of requiring that the faithful not publish books which she by her own judgment has not previously reviewed, and of prohibiting, from a just cause, books published by any persons whatever.

§ 2. The things prescribed under this title concerning books are to be applied to daily publications, periodicals, and any other published writings, unless another thing is established.

1983 Code correlation: can. 823-24

Censorship and Prohibition of Books

Cited by 19 passages

Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology, Volume I, Book II. On the Exercise of the Christian Life, or on the Cultivation of the Virtues, Treatise I. On the Cultivation of the Theological Virtues, Dissertation III. On the Cultivation of Charity, Part IV. On the Cultivation of Charity Toward Neighbor, Section II. On Sins Against Charity Toward Neighbor, Chapter II. On External Sins, Article II. On Cooperation, § II. Applications, Point I. Diverse Cooperations, Considered according to the Diversity of the Evil in which One Concurs, n. 558
Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology, Volume I, Book II. On the Exercise of the Christian Life, or on the Cultivation of the Virtues, Treatise II. On the Cultivation of the Moral Virtues, Dissertation II. On the Precepts of the Church, Part IV. On the Prior Censorship of Books and their Prohibition, n. 1113
Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology, Volume I, Book II. On the Exercise of the Christian Life, or on the Cultivation of the Virtues, Treatise II. On the Cultivation of the Moral Virtues, Dissertation II. On the Precepts of the Church, Part IV. On the Prior Censorship of Books and their Prohibition, n. 1114
Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology, Volume I, Book II. On the Exercise of the Christian Life, or on the Cultivation of the Virtues, Treatise II. On the Cultivation of the Moral Virtues, Dissertation II. On the Precepts of the Church, Part IV. On the Prior Censorship of Books and their Prohibition, Section III. On Penal Sanctions, n. 1125
Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology, Volume II, Book IV. On the Sanction of Christian Life, or on Ecclesiastical Penalties, Treatise II. On the Penalties of Delict, Dissertation III. On Penalties Established for Individual Delicts, Part I. On Excommunications, Section II. Excommunications Reserved to the Roman Pontiff in a Special Manner (continued), ¶ 2
McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology, Volume II, Part II. Special Moral Theology (Continued), Question III. The Duties of Particular Classes of Men, Art. 1. The Duties of Members of the Church, Laws on the Index and Cremation, n. 2595
Tanquerey, Volume II. Fundamental Moral Theology; the Virtues and Precepts, Appendix: On the Censorship and Prohibition of Books, n. 1232
Koch–Preuss, Volume IV: Man's Duties to God, Part III: The Commandments of the Church, Chapter VI: The Law of the Church Concerning Books, ¶ 2
Koch–Preuss, Volume IV: Man's Duties to God, Part III: The Commandments of the Church, Chapter VI: The Law of the Church Concerning Books, ¶ 3
Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis, Volume II: On the Exercise of the Virtues (1924), First Book: On the Theological Virtues, Treatise I: On the Virtue of Faith, Title III: On the Duty of Professing the Faith, n. 21
Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis, Volume III: On Persons, the Sacraments, and the Precepts and Censures of the Church (1922-23), Book III: On the Precepts of the Church and Censures, Treatise I: On the Precepts of the Church, Title III: On the Censorship and Prohibition of Books, ¶ 1
Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis, Volume III: On Persons, the Sacraments, and the Precepts and Censures of the Church (1922-23), Book III: On the Precepts of the Church and Censures, Treatise I: On the Precepts of the Church, Title III: On the Censorship and Prohibition of Books, n. 890
Marc, Institutiones Morales, Volume I, Supplement: Dispositions of the Code of Canon Law Which Pertain to Moral Theology, PART II: SECTION I, TRACTATE I: On Theological Faith, ¶ 1
Marc, Institutiones Morales, Volume I, Supplement: Dispositions of the Code of Canon Law Which Pertain to Moral Theology, PART II: SECTION I, SECTION THIRD, TRACTATE II: On Ecclesiastical Censures and Penalties, APPENDIX OF THE AUTHOR, ¶ 1
Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis, Volume I. On Principles (1935), Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, Fourth Part: On the Vices and Sins Opposed to Faith, Question Two: On Sins Indirectly Opposed to Faith, Article III: On the Reading and Dissemination of Prohibited Writings, n. 773
Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis, Volume I. On Principles (1935), Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, Fourth Part: On the Vices and Sins Opposed to Faith, Question Two: On Sins Indirectly Opposed to Faith, Article III: On the Reading and Dissemination of Prohibited Writings, n. 776
Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology, Volume I (1929), Treatise III. On Laws, Part II. On the Principal Species of Laws, Chapter III. On Ecclesiastical Law, n. 110
Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology, Volume I (1929), Treatise VII. On the Precepts of the Church, On the Censure and Prohibition of Books, n. 344
Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology, Volume II (1929), List of Canons, ¶ 5

Within this title

Chapter I: Of the Previous Censorship of Bookscann. 1385–1394
Chapter II: Of the Prohibition of Bookscann. 1395–1405