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Mystici Corporis Christi §45 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope Pius XII

Mystici Corporis Christi §45

Mystici Corporis Christi: On the Mystical Body of Christ

⁴⁵ To the reasons thus far adduced to show that Christ our Lord should be called the Head of the Society which is His Body there may be added three others which are closely related to one another.

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Source: Mystici Corporis Christi (Vatican.va)