Censor or get rid of book with bad images?

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I bought a book on Shakespeare to study some literature; unfortunately, it contains some impure art images.

Am I morally obligated to get rid of the book or is it alright if I censor it with colored tape or something?
 
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Taping over anything bothersome is up to you. It’s your property. “Censoring” would not seem an accurate description here.
 
Do you suffer scruples?

I find it difficult to believe a book on Shakespeare has “impure art”. (Although Shakespeare did write some bawdy things).

The Sistine Chapel artwork contains nudes, after all, as do many sculptures and paintings in the Vatican museum and elsewhere.

Is this classical artwork?
 
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I’m assuming there’s a picture of breasts in the book. There is no need to tape over anything but if it is a temptation for you maybe it’s not a good idea to have it.

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@TK421 You are aware that in many churches there are pictures of madonnas breastfeeding? The breast itself is not impure.
Also, nude in classic art is not porn
 
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Your property, your choice. I would say you’re not obligated to do anything, but if covering the images makes you feel better, go ahead.
 
I’d be tempted to do something silly like making little paper clothes. But that might not be worth your time. Or you could even draw on clothes.
 
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True, I don’t want to find out what the art is about. Knowing Shakespeares’ plays it probably one of the plot scenes
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Not all nudity is morally problematic. Unless it’s an occasion of sin for you, I think you’re overthinking it.
 
Unless you struggle with impurity or lust, if it does not pose an occasion of sin for you, no need.
 
Is it a near occasion of sin for you? If so you should get rid of it, if not, I wouldn´t bother thinking more about it.
 
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True, I don’t want to find out what the art is about. Knowing Shakespeares’ plays it probably one of the plot scenes.
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Wouldn’t it be a good idea to find out first?
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it contains some impure art images.
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Out of curiosity, how impure are we talking? If it’s a widely available book about Shakespeare, I can’t believe that it contains anything that out of the ordinary. I know there are some film adaptations of Shakespeare plays that contain nudity. Are we talking about images from films? I don’t think I have ever seen nudity in a stage production of a Shakespeare play, although that is not to say that it doesn’t happen.
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Am I morally obligated to get rid of the book or is it alright if I censor it with colored tape or something?
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I am not a Catholic, and I think others have already adequately answered this question. However, I wonder why you would think that you have to get rid of the whole book if it’s only the illustrations that are a problem for you. I am reminded of when I was a child and I had a book that had a picture of a spider in it. I didn’t like the picture, so my dad stuck a piece of paper over it, so I could read the book without having to worry about having to see the picture. It was enough that I didn’t have to see the picture; I didn’t need to get rid of the whole book.
 
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