-noun 1. Roman Catholic Church. a letter addressed by the pope to all the bishops of the church. -adjective 2. (of a letter) intended for wide or general circulation; general.
Also, en⋅cyc⋅lic.
Pope Leo XIII Wrote This Encyclical.
Mysterium Fidei - encyclical - was created in 1965.
Arcanum - Catholic encyclical - was created in 1880.
No, an encyclical is not considered infallible in the teachings of the Catholic Church.
An encyclical, which is a lengthy treatise on a subject or a motu proprio which is generally a short letter covering a particular action or subject and is meant as a clarification.
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Pius XII wrote Miranda Prorsus, the official name of the encyclical, on September 8, 1957. (The title of the encyclical would be perhaps more accurately translated as Remarkable Inventions.)
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