The Forbidden Books of the Medieval Church: Secrets They Tried to Erase

For centuries, the medieval Church banned, restricted, and destroyed books it believed were too dangerous for the public to read. These weren’t rumors or legends—they were real manuscripts containing alternative gospels, magical manuals, radical philosophy, and mystical ideas that challenged the boundaries of medieval belief. In this episode of Hidden Faith, I explore: • The forbidden gospels like the Gospel of Thomas and Gospel of Mary • Secret magical and astrological books, including the Picatrix and Solomonic grimoires • Radical philosophers and mystics who pushed ideas beyond what the Church allowed • The Index of Forbidden Books and how censorship actually worked • Underground copying networks that kept banned ideas alive This is the real story of how knowledge survived censorship, fire, and silence—because ideas never fully disappear. Final question: If a society decides some knowledge is “too dangerous,” who gets to decide what becomes the truth? #ForbiddenBooks #HiddenFaith #MedievalHistory #ChurchHistory #Gnosticism #LostGospels #EsotericHistory #CensorshipHistory #MiddleAges #ForbiddenKnowledge #HistoryDocumentary #Mysticism #OccultHistory #PhilosophyHistory #AncientTexts #HistoricalSecrets