Mortalium animos
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Mortalium animos is a 1928 encyclical of Pope Pius XI that condemns religious indifferentism and warns against certain forms of interfaith ecumenism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mortalium animos canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mortalium animos Context triple: [Pope Pius XI, authorOf, Mortalium animos]
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A.
Christus Dominus
Christus Dominus is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the pastoral role and responsibilities of Catholic bishops in the Church.
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B.
Optatam Totius
Optatam Totius is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that focuses on the renewal and reform of priestly training and seminaries in the Catholic Church.
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C.
Providentissimus Deus
Providentissimus Deus is an 1893 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the study and interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Aeterni Patris
Aeterni Patris is an 1879 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that called for the revival and promotion of Thomistic philosophy as the foundation of Catholic intellectual life.
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E.
Humanae vitae
Humanae vitae is a 1968 encyclical by Pope Paul VI that reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s opposition to artificial contraception and articulated its teaching on human sexuality, marriage, and responsible parenthood.
- 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: Mortalium animos Target entity description: Mortalium animos is a 1928 encyclical of Pope Pius XI that condemns religious indifferentism and warns against certain forms of interfaith ecumenism.
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A.
Christus Dominus
Christus Dominus is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that outlines the pastoral role and responsibilities of Catholic bishops in the Church.
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B.
Optatam Totius
Optatam Totius is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that focuses on the renewal and reform of priestly training and seminaries in the Catholic Church.
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C.
Providentissimus Deus
Providentissimus Deus is an 1893 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses the study and interpretation of Sacred Scripture in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Aeterni Patris
Aeterni Patris is an 1879 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that called for the revival and promotion of Thomistic philosophy as the foundation of Catholic intellectual life.
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E.
Humanae vitae
Humanae vitae is a 1968 encyclical by Pope Paul VI that reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s opposition to artificial contraception and articulated its teaching on human sexuality, marriage, and responsible parenthood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic magisterial document
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papal encyclical ⓘ |
| affirms |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church as the one true Church of Christ
Papal authority in matters of faith and morals ⓘ necessity of adherence to Catholic doctrine ⓘ |
| author | Pope Pius XI ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes |
Humani Generis
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surface form:
Humani generis
Mystici Corporis Christi ⓘ Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| doctrinalStatus | authoritative papal teaching ⓘ |
| documentType | encyclical letter ⓘ |
| ecclesiologicalTheme |
nature of the Church
ⓘ
true religious unity found in the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early 20th-century ecumenical conferences
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| incipit | Mortalium animos ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Holy See
ⓘ
Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| opposes |
relativistic approaches to religion
ⓘ
religious indifferentism ⓘ |
| papacyOfAuthor | Pope Pius XI ⓘ |
| partOf | magisterial responses to early 20th-century ecumenical movement ⓘ |
| placeOfPromulgation | Vatican City ⓘ |
| pontificateOfPromulgation | pontificate of Pope Pius XI ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1928-01-06 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Catholic teaching on ecumenism
ⓘ
pre–Vatican II magisterium ⓘ |
| subject |
doctrine of the Catholic Church
ⓘ
ecumenism ⓘ interfaith relations ⓘ religious indifferentism ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Catholic bishops
ⓘ
Catholic clergy ⓘ Catholic faithful ⓘ |
| teaches |
doctrinal truth cannot be compromised for the sake of unity
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participation in certain interfaith gatherings can be harmful to faith ⓘ unity of Christians must be achieved by return to the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
condemnation of religious indifferentism
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critique of certain forms of interfaith ecumenism ⓘ uniqueness of the Catholic Church ⓘ unity of the Church ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
certain forms of interfaith ecumenism
ⓘ
interconfessional gatherings that relativize doctrine ⓘ |
| year | 1928 ⓘ |
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