Divini Redemptoris

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Divini Redemptoris

An encyclical letter written by Pope Pius XI in 1937. The letter is primarily a condemnation of communism, which Pius XI believed to be antithetical to the common good. It forms part of modern Catholic social justice theory.

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Pius XI had also condemned communism, in the Encyclical Divini Redemptoris. So the Church's teachings about the evils of Nazism were crystal clear to everyone.