Career
He later wrote for Vincenzo Gioberti, Antonio Rosmini-Serbati and other advocates for reform. Cerci wrote a preface to Gioberti"s Primato (1843), but dissented from his Prolegomena. In the 1870s, Curci delivered a course on Christian philosophy in Florence and published several Scriptural works.
In his edition of the New Testament, Curci harshly criticized Italian clergy for neglecting to study Scripture.
In the meantime, he began to attack the Vatican for its role in politics. In his work "The Modern Conflict between the Church and Italy" (Il Moderno Dissidio tra la Chiesa e l"Italia, published in 1878) he called for the separation of church and state in Italy.
He was condemned in Rome, and in a letter to The Times (September 10, 1884), he delivered an account of his disobedience to the decrees of the Roman Congregation, stating: "I am a dutiful son of the Church who hesitates to obey an order of his mother because he does not see the maternal authority in lieutenant"
During this time, Cardinal Henry Edward Manning put his purse at Curci"s disposal. He eventually accepted the decrees against him and retracted all of his statements contrary to the ideology of the Church.
Curci later retired and spent the remainder of his life in Florence.