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Mater et Magistra §232 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope John XXIII

Mater et Magistra §232

Mater et Magistra: On Christianity and Social Progress

²³² It is practice which makes perfect, even in such matters as the right use of liberty. Thus one learns Christian behavior in social and economic matters by actual Christian action in those fields.

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Source: Mater et Magistra (Vatican.va)