Notre Charge Apostolique

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Notre Charge Apostolique was a papal encyclical (Our Apostolic Mandate) promulgated by Pope Pius X on August 15, 1910. The Pope took issue with what he viewed as the socialist leanings of the Catholic 'Le Sillon' movement. He said that Sillonists wanted to completely level social differences and to create a "One World Church" by joining "unbelievers". The Pope emphasized that a Catholic view of social justice meant considering the needs of both the powerful and poor. The Sillonists, he said, did not accept that authority comes from God down to the authorized leaders and from there to the people. This encyclical could not be found on the official Vatican website and there may be some question as to whether it has been repudiated or deemphasized.

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• The English text of the Notre Charge Apostolique encyclical