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encyclical [ɛnˈsɪklɪkəl] n (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a letter sent by the pope to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world adj also encyclic (of letters) intended for general or wide circulation [from Late Latin encyclicus, from Greek enkuklios general, from kuklos circle] encyclical, encyclic a letter from the Pope to the Roman Catholic clergy on matters of doctrine or other concerns of the Church, of tenmeant to be read from the pulpit. See also: Popea letter from the Pope to the Roman Catholic clergy on matters of doctrine or other concerns of the Church, of ten meant to be read from the pulpit. See also: Catholicism
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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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