Libertas
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Libertas is an 1888 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII (Gioacchino Pecci) that examines the nature of human freedom in relation to truth, morality, and the authority of the Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Libertas canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | papal encyclical ⓘ |
| addresses |
limits of civil authority
ⓘ
modern political doctrines ⓘ rights of individuals and societies ⓘ |
| affirms |
authority of the Church in matters of faith and morals
ⓘ
compatibility of true freedom with obedience to God ⓘ freedom ordered to truth and goodness ⓘ primacy of the moral law ⓘ |
| author |
Gioacchino Pecci
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope Leo XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condemns |
absolute freedom of conscience
ⓘ
moral relativism ⓘ secular liberalism opposed to Church teaching ⓘ unrestricted freedom of the press ⓘ |
| defines | true freedom as adherence to the good ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
moral responsibility of individuals and states
ⓘ
relationship between freedom and truth ⓘ |
| genre | doctrinal encyclical ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Catholic social doctrine
ⓘ
later Catholic teaching on religious liberty ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Catholic faithful
ⓘ
bishops of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holy See ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| magisterialStatus | ordinary papal magisterium ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Libertas praestantissimum ⓘ |
| papacyOf | Pope Leo XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Leo XIII's social encyclicals ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorDocument | Immortale Dei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 20 June 1888 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Immortale Dei
NERFINISHED
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Rerum Novarum NERFINISHED ⓘ Sapientiae Christianae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorDocument | Sapientiae Christianae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
freedom of conscience
ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ human freedom ⓘ liberalism ⓘ moral theology ⓘ natural law ⓘ political authority ⓘ relationship between Church and State ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ role of civil law ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gioacchino Pecci