Profanation of Scripture
The misuse of sacred Scripture for profane purposes — divination, incantations, satire, defamation — condemned by the Council of Trent, which empowers bishops to restrain violators with penalties.
Preliminaries
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DECREES OF THE COUNCIL OF TRENT (SESSION IV).
— Trent condemns turning Scripture to profane purposes and empowers bishops to restrain violators with penalties.
"wishing to repress that rashness by which the words and sentences of sacred Scripture are turned and twisted to profane things — namely to scurrilous, fabulous, vain, adulatory, detractive, impious and diabolical incantations, divinations, lots, and even defamatory libels"