Sapientiae Christianae

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Sapientiae Christianae is an 1890 encyclical that outlines the duties and responsibilities of Christians in public and social life, emphasizing the proper relationship between Church and state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic social teaching document
papal encyclical
audience bishops of the Catholic Church
clergy
lay faithful
author Pope Leo XIII
belongsTo corpus of Leo XIII’s social encyclicals
condemns indifference to religious truth in public affairs
secularism hostile to the Church
documentType encyclical letter
emphasizes harmonious cooperation between Church and State
obedience to Church teaching
primacy of spiritual authority
EnglishTitle Christian Wisdom
focusesOn political engagement of Catholics
public duties of Catholics
social responsibilities of Catholics
historicalContext late 19th century Church–State conflicts in Europe
rise of secular liberalism in the 19th century
issuedBy Holy See
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
language Latin
magisterialStatus ordinary papal magisterium
placeOfIssue Vatican City
pontificateOf Pope Leo XIII
Pope Pope Leo XIII
publicationDate 1890-01-10
relatedDocument Immortale Dei
social encyclical Rerum Novarum
surface form: Rerum Novarum
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
subject Catholic social teaching
Christian citizenship
authority of the Church
duties of Christians in public life
duties of Christians in social life
moral obligations of Catholics
relationship between Church and State
religious liberty
teaches Catholics should participate in political life
Christians must witness to their faith in public life
civil laws should respect divine law
rights of the Church must be defended
theologicalDiscipline moral theology
social doctrine
titleLanguage Latin
year 1890

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Pope Leo XIII authorOf Sapientiae Christianae