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Mater et Magistra §17 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope John XXIII

Mater et Magistra §17

Mater et Magistra: On Christianity and Social Progress

¹⁷ You know well enough, Venerable Brethren, the basic economic and social principles for the reconstruction of human society enunciated so clearly and authoritatively by this great Pope.

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Source: Mater et Magistra (Vatican.va)