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Ad Petri Cathedram §27 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope John XXIII

Ad Petri Cathedram §27

Ad Petri Cathedram

²⁷ We are called brothers. We actually are brothers. We share a common destiny in this life and the next. Why, then, do we act as though we are foes and enemies? Why do we envy one another? Why do we stir up hatred? Why do we ready lethal weapons for use against our brothers?

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Source: Ad Petri Cathedram (Vatican.va)