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Orientalis Ecclesiae §22 — Tolle Lege

Encyclicals (Pre-V2)

Pope Pius XII

Orientalis Ecclesiae §22

Orientalis Ecclesiae

²² Filled with this spirit of compassion and loving-kindness towards erring souls, he professes that he is 'the friend of peace and altogether averse to controversy and quarrels; a man, in short, who desires to love everybody and to be loved by everybody in return.'

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Source: Orientalis Ecclesiae (Vatican.va)