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Mater et Magistra §260 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope John XXIII

Mater et Magistra §260

Mater et Magistra: On Christianity and Social Progress

²⁶⁰ This era in which we live is in the grip of deadly errors; it is torn by deep disorders. But it is also an era which offers to those who work with the Church immense possibilities in the field of the apostolate. And therein lies our hope.

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Source: Mater et Magistra (Vatican.va)