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Mater et Magistra §185 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope John XXIII

Mater et Magistra §185

Mater et Magistra: On Christianity and Social Progress

¹⁸⁵ How can economic development and the supply of food keep pace with the continual rise in population? This is a question which constantly obtrudes itself today—a world problem, as well as one for the poverty-stricken nations.

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Source: Mater et Magistra (Vatican.va)