Summi Pontificatus

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[[Image:Pio XII.jpg|thumb|right|Coronation photograph of Pius XII, 1939]]

[[Image:Pio XII.jpg|thumb|right|Coronation photograph of Pius XII, 1939]]

'''''Summi Pontificatus''''' is an [[encyclical]] of [[Pope Pius XII]] published on 20 October 1939. The encyclical is subtitled "on the unity of human society".''Summi Pontificatus'', October 20, 1939; AAS 31 (1939) 423 ff. It was the first encyclical of Pius XII and was seen as setting a tone for his papacy. It criticizes what it saw as major errors of the time, such as [[ideologies]] of [[racism]], cultural superiority, and the [[totalitarian state]]. It also sets the theological framework for future encyclical letters such as ''[[Mystici corporis Christi]]'' (1943). The encyclical laments the [[occupation of Poland]], denounces the [[Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact]], and calls for a restoration of independent [[History of Poland|Poland]].

'''''Summi Pontificatus''''' is an [[encyclical]] of [[Pope Pius XII]] published on 20 October 1939. The encyclical is subtitled "on the unity of human society".{{cite journal|author=[[Pope Pius XII|Pius XII]]|title=Summi Pontificatus|journal=[[Acta Apostolicae Sedis]]|location=Rome|url=https://archive.org/details/AAS-31-1939/page/423/mode/1up|volume=6|issue=13|date=October 20, 1939|series=Series II|publisher=Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis|pages=423–453|language=Latin|via=Internet Archive}} The text also appears here in Italian (pp. 454–480), French (pp. 481–509) Spanish (pp. 510–537), English (pp. 538–564), and German (pp. 565–594). It was the first encyclical of Pius XII and was seen as setting a tone for his papacy. It criticizes what it saw as major errors of the time, such as [[ideologies]] of [[racism]], cultural superiority, and the [[totalitarian state]]. It also sets the theological framework for future encyclical letters such as ''[[Mystici corporis Christi]]'' (1943). The encyclical laments the [[occupation of Poland]], denounces the [[Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact]], and calls for a restoration of independent [[History of Poland|Poland]].

==The unity of human society==

==The unity of human society==