- Laetamur Admodum
Laetamur Admodum issued November 1,
1956 , is anencyclical ofPope Pius XII renewing his request forprayer s forpeace forPoland ,Hungary , and theMiddle East .The
Holy Father is most pleased to learn that the Catholic World responded with generosity and enthusiasm to his request for public prayers. And so seems that maybe a new dawn ofpeace based onjustice seems to be breaking at long last for the people ofPoland andHungary . He was happy to learn, that CardinalsStefan Wyszynski andJoseph Mindszenty ,Archbishop ofEsztergom , who had both been expelled from their Sees, have been restored to their positions, and were warmly welcomed by their faithful. [Laetamur Admodum 2] He asks all the Catholics of those countries to unite themselves with their shepherds. True peace has not materialized yet. And war continues in the Middle East. [Laetamur Admodum 6,7]
** May all men, especially those who hold the destinies of nations in their hands, remember that war brings no lasting benefit, but a host of misfortunes and disasters. Differences among men are not resolved by arms, bloodshed, or destruction, but only by reason, law, prudence, and justice. [Laetamur Admodum 8]Reference
** [http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xii/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_01111956_laetamur-admodum_en.html - Encyclical "Laetamur Admodum" on the Vatican website]
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