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Which important list did Pope Paul IV introduce during his papacy?

  • Index Librorum Prohibitorum

  • List of Excommunicated Persons

  • List of Papal Bulls

  • List of Canonized Saints

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Pope Paul IV introduced the first modern Index Librorum Prohibitorum, or "Index of Prohibited Books." This list contained works that were considered to be in error or harmful to the faith, and their possession or distribution was forbidden.
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