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Ad Petri Cathedram §86 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope John XXIII

Ad Petri Cathedram §86

Ad Petri Cathedram

⁸⁶ We address, then, as brethren all who are separated from Us, using the words of Saint Augustine: "Whether they wish it or not, they are our brethren. They cease to be our brethren only when they stop saying 'Our Father.'" (37)

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Source: Ad Petri Cathedram (Vatican.va)