Editing Pope Innocent XI (section)

==Other activities==
Innocent XI was no less intent on preserving the purity of faith and morals among all people. He insisted on thorough education and an exemplary lifestyle for all people and he passed strict rules in relation to the modesty of dress among Roman women. Furthermore, he put an end to the ever-increasing passion for gambling by suppressing the gambling houses at Rome. By a decree of 12 February 1679 he encouraged frequent and even daily reception of Holy Communion.<ref name="Pope Innocent XI"/> On 4 March 1679, he condemned the proposition that "the precept of keeping Holy Days is not obligatory under pain of mortal sin, aside from scandal, if contempt is absent".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newtheologicalmovement.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/is-it-really-mortal-sin-to-skip-sunday.html|title=Is it really a mortal sin to skip Sunday Mass?|publisher=The New Theological Movement|date=21 October 2014|access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref> In 1688, he reiterated a decree of [[Pope Sixtus V]] that banned women from singing on stage in all public theatres or opera houses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dankalia.com/archive/1000/1169.htm|title=The Castrati-Mutilation in the Name of Religion|access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref>

Innocent XI was hostile towards the book ''Varia Opuscula Theologica'' (Various Theological Brochures) that the Spanish Jesuit [[Francisco Suárez]] published. He ordered all copies to be burnt in 1679 but his orders went ignored. One of the books was discovered in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic.org/news/international/europe/story.php?id=59615|title=Extremely rare book from 17th century, banned by Pope Innocent XI, resurfaces|publisher=Catholic Online|date=11 April 2015|access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref>

=== Consistories ===
{{main|Cardinals created by Innocent XI}}
He elevated 43 new cardinals into the cardinalate in two [[Papal consistory|consistories]]. In 1681 he named Antonio Pignatelli as a cardinal, who would later become [[Pope Innocent XII]] (taking his name in honor of the pope who elevated him). Innocent XI also intended to nominate his confessor [[Ludovico Marracci]] as a cardinal, but he declined the invitation.

=== Beatifications and canonizations ===
He also canonized two saints: [[Bernard of Menthon]] in 1681 and [[Pedro Armengol]] on 8 April 1687. He beatified six individuals.