Many editions and versions of the Bible were listed and the printing of any translation without permission of the Inquisition was prohibited.

Particular attention was paid to Erasmus, who was not only put in the first class by name but was signalized as having "all his commentaries, notes, annotations, dialogues, epistles, refutations, translations, books and writings" forbidden.
[Sidenote: Tridentine censorship, February 26, 1562] The Council of Trent again took up the matter, passing a decree to the effect that inasmuch as heresy had not been cured by the censorship this should be made much stricter, and appointing a commission in order, as, regardless of the parable,[1] it was phrased, to separate the tares from the wheat.

The persons appointed for this delicate work comprised four archbishops, nine bishops, two generals of orders and some "minor theologians." After much sweat they brought forth a report on most of the doubtful authors though {422} the most difficult of all, Erasmus, they relinquished to the theological faculties of Louvain and Paris for expurgation.
[Sidenote: 1564] The results of their labors were published by Paul IV under the name of the Tridentine Index.

It was more sweeping, and at the same time more discriminating than the former Index.

Erasmus was changed to the second class, only a portion of his works being now condemned.