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Who was Menocchio?
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The Roman Catholic Church began to maintain an Index of Prohibited Books from 1558 because- 1. Menocchio, a miller in Italy, began to read books that were available in his locality. He reinterpreted the message of the Bible and formed a view of God and Creation that enraged the Roman Catholich Church. 2. When the Roman Church began its inquisition to repress heretical ideas, Menocchio was hauled up twice and ultimately executed. 3. The Roman Church, troubled by such effects of popular readings and questionings of faith, imposed severe controls over publishers and booksellers and began to maintain an Index of Prohibited Books from 1558.
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