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[1] Among many documents illustrating the importance of education
confer above all apostolic letter of Benedict XV, Communes
Litteras, April 10, 1919: A.A.S. 11 (1919) p.
172. Pius XI's apostolic encyclical, Divini Illius
Magistri, Dec. 31, 1929: A.A.S. 22 (1930) pp.
49-86. Pius XII's allocution to the youths of Italian
Catholic Action, April 20, 1946: Discourses and Radio
Messages, vol. 8, pp. 53-57. Allocution to fathers of
French families, Sept. 18, 1951: Discourses and Radio
Messages, vol. 13, pp. 241-245. John XXIII's
30th anniversary message on the publication of the encyclical letter,
Divini Illius Magistri, Dec. 30, 1959: A.A.S. 52
(1960) pp. 57-S9. Paul VI's allocution to members of
Federated Institutes Dependent on Ecclesiastic Authority, Dec.
30, 1963: Encyclicals and Discourses of His Holiness Paul
VI, Rome, 1964, pp. 601-603. Above all are to be
consulted the Acts and Documents of the Second Vatican Council
appearing in the first series of the ante-preparatrory phase. vol.
3. pp. 363-364; 370-371; 373-374.
[2] Cf. John XXIII's encyclical letter Mater et Magistra,
May 15, 1961: A.A.S. 53 (1961) pp.
413-415; 417-424; Encyclical letter, Pacem in
Terris, April 11, 1963: A.A.S. 55 (1963) p.
278 ff.
[3] Declaration on the Rights of Man of Dec. 10, 1948,
adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, and also
cf. the Declaration of the Rights of Children of Nov. 20
1959; additional protocol to the Convention Safeguarding the
Rights of Men and Fundamental Liberties, Paris, March 20,
1952; regarding that universal profession of the character of human
laws cf. apostolic letter Pacem in Terris, of John XXIII of
April 11, 1963: A.A.S. 55 (1963) p. 295 ff.
[4] Cf. John XXIII's encyclical letter, Mater et Magistra,
May 15, 1961: A.A.S. 53 (1961) p. 402. Cf.
Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on the Church,
no. 17: A.A.S. 57 (1965) p. 21, and schema on the
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World,
1965.
[5] Pius XII's radio message of Dec. 24, 1942:
A.A.S. 35 (1943) pp. 12-19, and John XXIII's
encyclical letter, Pacem in Terris April 11, 1963:
A.A.S. 55 (1963) p. 259 ff. Also cf. declaration
cited on the rights of man in footnote 3.
[6] Cf. Pius XI's encyclical letter, Divini Illius Magistri,
Dec. 31, 1929: A.A.S. 22 (1930) p. 50 ff.
[7] Cf. John XXIII's encyclical letter, Mater et Magistra,
May 15 1961: A.A.S. 53 (1961) p. 441 ff.
[8] Cf. Pius XI's encyclical letter, Divini Illius Magistri,
1, p. 83.
[9] Cf. Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on the
Church, no. 36: A.A.S. 57 (1965) p. 41 ff.
[10] Cf. Second Vatican Council's schema on the Decree on the
Lay Apostolate (1965), no. 12.
[11] Cf. Pius XI's encyclical letter Divini Illius Magistri,
1, p. 59 ff., encyclical letter Mit Brennender Sorge, March
14, 1937: A.A.S. 29; Pius XII's allocution to the
first national congress of the Italian Catholic Teachers'
Association, Sept. 8, 1946: Discourses and Radio
Messages, vol. 8, p. 218.
[12] Cf. Second Vatican Council's Dogmatic Constitution on the
Church, nos. 11 and 35: A.A.S. 57 (1965) pp.
16, 40 ff.
[13] Cf. Pius XI's encyclical letter Divini Illius Magistri,
1, p. 63 ff. Pius XII's radio message of June 1,
1941: A.A.S. 33 (1941) p. 200; allocution to the
first national congress of the Association of Italian Catholic
Teachers, Sept 8, 1946: Discourses and Radio Messages,
vol. 8, 1946: Discourses and Radio Messages, vol. 8 p.
218. Regarding the principle of subsidiarity, cf. John
XXIII's encyclical letter, Pacem in Terris, April 11,
1963: A.A.S. 55 (1963) p. 294.
[14] Cf. Pius XI's encyclical letter, Divini Illius
Magistri, 1 pp. 53 ff. and 56 ff.; Encyclical letter, Non
Abbiamo Bisogno June 29, 1931: A.A.S. 23 (1931)
p. 311 ff. Pius XII's letter from Secretariat of State to
28th Italian Social Week, Sept. 20, 1955;
L'Osservatore Romano, Sept. 29, 1955.
[15] The Church praises those local, national and international
civic authorities who, conscious of the urgent necessity in these
times, expend all their energy so that all peoples may benefit from
more education and human culture. Cf. Paul VI's allocution to the
United Nations General Assembly, Oct. 4, 1965:
L'Osservatore Romano, Oct. 6, 1965.
[16] Cf. Pius XI's motu proprio. Orbem Catholicum, June
29 1923: A.A.S. 15 (1923) pp. 327-329;
decree, Provide Sane, Jan. 12, 1935: A.A.S. 27
(1935) pp. 145-152. Second Vatican Council's Decree
on Bishops and Pastoral Duties, nos. 13 and 14.
[17] Cf. Second Vatican Council's Constitution on the Sacred
Liturgy, no. 14: A.A.S. 56 (1964) p. 104.
[18] Cf. Second Vatican Council's Decree on Communications
Media, nos. 13 and 14: A.A.S. 56 (1964) p. 149
ff.
[19] Cf. Pius XI's encyclical letter, Divini Illius
Magistri, 1, p. 76; Pius XII's allocution to Bavarian
Association of Catholic Teachers, Dec. 31, 1956:
Discourses and Radio Messages, vol. 18, p. 746.
[20] Cf. Provincial Council of Cincinnati III, a. 1861:
Collatio Lacensis, III, col. 1240, c/d; Pius XI's
encyclical letter, Divini Illius Magistri, 1, pp. 60, 63
ff.
[21] Cf. Pius XI's encyclical letter, Divini Illius
Magistri, 1, p. 63; encyclical letter, Non Abbiamo Misogno,
June 29, 1931: A.A.S. 23 (1931) p. 305,
Pius XII's letter from the Secretary of State to the 28th
Italian Social Week, Sept. 20, 1955: L'Osservatore
Romano, Sept. 29, 1955. Paul VI's allocution to the
Association of Italian Christian Workers, Oct. 6, 1963:
Encyclicals and Discourses of Paul VI, vol. 1, Rome,
1964, p. 230.
[22] Cf. John XXIII's message on the 30th anniversary of
the encyclical letter, Divini Illius Magistri, Dec. 30,
1959: A.A.S. 52 (1960) p. 57.
[23] The Church considers it as apostolic action of great worth also
when Catholic teachers and associates work in these schools. Cf.
Second Vatican Council's schema of the Decree on the Lay
Apostolate (1965), nos. 12 and 16.
[24] Cf. Second Vatican Council's schema on the Declaration on
Religious Liberty (1965), no. 5.
[25] Cf. Provincial Council of Westminster I, a. 1852:
Collatio Lacensis III, col. 1334, a/b; Pius XI's
encyclical letter, Divini Illius Magistri, 1, p. 77 ff.;
Pius XII's allocution to the Bavarian Association of Catholic
Teachers, Dec. 31, 1956: Discourses and Radio Messages,
vol. 18, p. 746; Paul VI's allocution to the members of
Federated Institutes Dependent on Ecclesiastic Authority, Dec.
30, 1963: Encyclicals and Discourses of Paul VI, 1,
Rome, 1964, 602 ff.
[26] Cf. especially the document mentioned in the first note;
moreover this law of the Church is proclaimed by many provincial
councils and in the most recent declarations of very many of the
episcopal conferences.
[27] Cf. Pius XI's encyclical letter, Divini Illius
Magistri, 1 p. 80 ff.; Pius XII's allocution to the
Catholic Association of Italian Teachers in Secondary Schools,
Jan. 5, 1954: Discourses and Radio Messages, 15, pp.
551-55B; John XXIII's allocution to the 6th Congress of
the Associations of Catholic Italian Teachers Sept. 5,
1959: Discourses, Messages, Conversations, 1,
Rome,1960, pp. 427-431.
[28] Cf. Pius XII's allocution to the Catholic Association of
Italian Teachers in Secondary Schools, Jan. 5, 1954, 1,
p. 555.
[29] Cf. Paul VI's allocution to the International Office of
Catholic Education, Feb. 25, 1964: Encyclicals and
Discourses of Paul VI, 2, Rome, 1964, p. 232.
[30] Cf. Paul VI's allocution to the Christian Association of
Italian Workers, Oct. 6, 1963: Encyclicals and Discourses
of Paul VI, 1, Rome, 1964, p. 229.
[31] Cf. Paul VI's allocution to the International Thomistic
Congress, Sept. 10, 1965: L'Osservatore Romano, Sept.
13-14, 1965.
[32] Cf. Pius XII's allocution to teachers and students of
French Institutes of Higher Catholic Education, Sept. 21,
1950: Discourses and Radio Messages, 12, pp.
219-221; letters to the 22nd congress of Pax Romana, Aug.
12, 1952: Discourses and Radio Messages, 14, pp.
567-569; John XXIII's allocution to the Federation of
Catholic Universities, April 1, 1959: Discourses, Messages
and Conversations, 1, Rome, 1960, pp. 226-229; Paul
VI's allocution to the Academic Senate of the Catholic University
of Milan, April 5, 1964: Encyclicals and Discourses of Paul
VI, 2, Rome, 1964, pp. 438-443.
[33] Cf. Pius XII's allocution to the academic senate and
students of the University of Rome, June 15, 1952:
Discourses and Radio Messages, 14, p. 208: "The direction
of today's society principally is placed in the mentality and hearts of
the universities of today."
[34] Cf. Pius XII's apostolic constitution, Deus Scientiarum
Dominus, May 24, 1931: A.A.S. 23 (1931) pp.
245-247.
[35] Cf. Pius XII's encyclical letter, Humani Generis Aug.
12, 1950 A.A.S. 42 (1950) pp. 568 ff. and
578; Paul VI's encyclical letter, Ecclesiam Suam, part
III Aug. 6, 1964; A.A.S. 56 (1964) pp.
637-659; Second Vatican Council's Decree on Eccumenism:
A.A.S. 57 (1965) pp. 90-107.
[36] Cf. John XXIII's encyclical letter, Pacem in Terris,
April 11, 1963: A.A.S. 55 (1963) p. 284 and
elsewhere.
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