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Mater et Magistra §178 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope John XXIII

Mater et Magistra §178

Mater et Magistra: On Christianity and Social Progress

¹⁷⁸ The Church is by divine right universal. History itself bears this out, for the Church is present everywhere on earth, doing all that she can to embrace all peoples.

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Source: Mater et Magistra (Vatican.va)