Casti connubii
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Casti connubii is a 1930 papal encyclical by Pope Pius XI that articulates Catholic teaching on Christian marriage, including its purposes, indissolubility, and opposition to contraception and divorce.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Casti connubii canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1810826 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Casti connubii Context triple: [Humanae vitae, predecessorDocument, Casti connubii]
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A.
The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
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B.
Ad Uxorem
Ad Uxorem is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian in which he offers moral and theological counsel to his wife, particularly concerning marriage and widowhood.
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C.
A Wedding
"A Wedding" is a 1978 ensemble comedy film directed by Robert Altman that satirically portrays the chaos and social dynamics surrounding an upper-class wedding.
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D.
The Marriage of the Virgin
The Marriage of the Virgin is an early Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the betrothal of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, celebrated for its harmonious composition and use of perspective.
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E.
On Marriage
"On Marriage" is a 19th-century feminist essay that critiques the legal and social subordination of wives and argues for equal rights within marriage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Casti connubii Target entity description: Casti connubii is a 1930 papal encyclical by Pope Pius XI that articulates Catholic teaching on Christian marriage, including its purposes, indissolubility, and opposition to contraception and divorce.
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A.
The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
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B.
Ad Uxorem
Ad Uxorem is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian in which he offers moral and theological counsel to his wife, particularly concerning marriage and widowhood.
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C.
A Wedding
"A Wedding" is a 1978 ensemble comedy film directed by Robert Altman that satirically portrays the chaos and social dynamics surrounding an upper-class wedding.
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D.
The Marriage of the Virgin
The Marriage of the Virgin is an early Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the betrothal of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, celebrated for its harmonious composition and use of perspective.
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E.
On Marriage
"On Marriage" is a 19th-century feminist essay that critiques the legal and social subordination of wives and argues for equal rights within marriage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic magisterial document
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papal encyclical ⓘ |
| addresses |
Catholic spouses
ⓘ
bishops ⓘ civil authorities ⓘ |
| affirms |
hierarchy of marriage ends
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indissolubility of marriage ⓘ procreative purpose of marriage ⓘ unitive purpose of marriage ⓘ |
| author | Pope Pius XI ⓘ |
| criticizes |
eugenic ideas about marriage
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liberal attitudes toward divorce ⓘ neo-Malthusianism ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | On Christian Marriage ⓘ |
| genre | doctrinal encyclical ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century Catholic moral theology on marriage ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Holy See
ⓘ
Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| magisterialStatus | ordinary papal magisterium ⓘ |
| opposes |
artificial birth control
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civil divorce ⓘ contraception ⓘ divorce ⓘ |
| placeInCanonLawHistory | pre-Vatican II marriage teaching ⓘ |
| pontificateOf | Pope Pius XI ⓘ |
| pope | Pope Pius XI ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 1930-12-31 ⓘ |
| promulgationYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arcanum divinae sapientiae
ⓘ
Gaudium et Spes ⓘ
surface form:
Gaudium et spes
Humanae vitae ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic teaching on marriage
ⓘ
Christian marriage ⓘ conjugal love ⓘ contraception ⓘ divorce ⓘ family ⓘ indissolubility of marriage ⓘ natural law ⓘ procreation ⓘ |
| teaches |
contraceptive acts are intrinsically wrong
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marriage cannot be dissolved by any merely human authority ⓘ marriage is a lifelong union ⓘ marriage is ordered to the procreation and education of children ⓘ mutual duties of spouses ⓘ spouses must be open to life ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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Subject: Casti connubii Description of subject: Casti connubii is a 1930 papal encyclical by Pope Pius XI that articulates Catholic teaching on Christian marriage, including its purposes, indissolubility, and opposition to contraception and divorce.
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