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encyclicalLetter addressed by the pope to Roman Catholic bishops for the benefit of the people. The first was issued by Benedict XIV in 1740, but encyclicals became common only in the 19th century. They may be doctrinal (condemning errors), exhortative (recommending devotional activities), or commemorative. Recent encyclicals include Pacem in terris (Pope John XXIII, 1963), Sacerdotalis celibatus (on the celibacy of the clergy, Pope Paul VI, 1967), and Humanae vitae (Pope Paul VI, 1967, on methods of contraception). Encyclicals are written in Latin. |
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| Cunningham ("Uncharted Waters," July 14) is quite correct in pointing out the supersessionist mindset of the draft of the "lost" encyclical Humani generis unitas. Pope Benedict XVI's much anticipated first Encyclical has been welcomed as evidence of a more congenial personality, of a less severe figure than his tenure as supervising Cardinal of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had suggested. Finally, on July 29th, 1968, Pope Paul issued an encyclical rejecting his commission's recommendation and upholding the ban. |
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