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Mater et Magistra §247 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope John XXIII

Mater et Magistra §247

Mater et Magistra: On Christianity and Social Progress

²⁴⁷ May these warning words of the divine Master ever sound in men's ears: "For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?" (51)

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