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    where is the Latin text? Not even the Vatican seems to host it. dab (ᛏ) 15:22, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

    Contents

    [edit] Where to start?

    Well, we have to summarize the letter, and it would be nice to refer to some commenary from 1950 on the encyclical. Any ideas? Dominick (TALK) 22:54, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

    That sounds about right. A "history" section wherein we discuss what social forces led to the encyclical would also be beneficial. For the most part, our articles on encyclicals are really poor quality, so we don't have much to work with. Although Humanae Vitae and Rerum Novarum aren't bad examples. --Hyphen5 01:42, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

    Well, I think this is an excellent idea. I will be happy to contribute later to it. But right now, I think the descriptions of the encyclicals are wanting, ... priority should ge given to that. But after ... -:) --Ambrosius007 (talk) 22:43, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

    PS I added some description and quotations and deleted rhe reference to Modernism, which was not and could not be substantiated.

    [edit] Duplicate text

    I'm removing this text:

    * Evolution is compatible with Christianity insofar as to discover "the origin of the human body as coming from pre-existent and living matter,"{{fact}}

    It duplicates the first point in the list. JASpencer 18:18, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

    [edit] Unsubstantiated text

    I'm going to remove the following text, as it lacks a citation:

    ==Reaction== Some theologians believe Pius XII does not explicitly exclude [[polygenism]]{{fact}}. The relevant sentence is this: :"Now it is in no way apparent how such an opinion (polygenism) can be reconciled with that which the sources of revealed truth and the documents of the Teaching Authority of the Church propose with regard to original sin, which proceeds from a sin actually committed by an individual Adam and which, through generation, is passed on to all and is in everyone as his own." (Pius XII, Humani Generis, 37 and footnote refers to Romans 5:12-19; Council of Trent, Session V, Canons 1-4)

    [edit] Unreconciled Footnotes

    Here are some footnotes that are reconciled:

    7. Cfr. Conc. Vat., D.B., 1796.
    9. A.A.S., vol. XXXVIII, 1946, p. 387.
    11. Cfr. Allocut Pont. to the members of the Academy of Science, November 30, 1941: A.A.S., vol. XXXIII, p. 506.
    12. Cfr. Rom., V, 12-19; Conc. Trid., sess, V, can. 1-4.
    13. January 16, 1948: A.A.S., vol. XL, pp. 45-48.

    JASpencer 19:44, 16 April 2006 (UTC)