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Many contemporary Church historians and journalists question his approaches.

His appeal for public worldwide support of the Holy See – Peter's Pence – after he became " The prisoner of the Vatican " is now the main source of income for the Holy See.

The money, still collected each year, is today used by the Pope for support of the Roman Curia, the Vatican City State and philanthropic purposes.

In his Syllabus of Errors, still highly controversial, Pius IX condemned the heresies of secular society, especially modernism.