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JoMaCC
Journal issue | 3 | 1 | 2024
Research Article | A ‘Factory’ of Encyclicals
A ‘Factory’ of Encyclicals
The Drafting Process of the Pacellian Encyclicals and the Sources for its Reconstruction (1939-58)
Abstract
The publication of an encyclical is a defined moment of the ordinary papal magisterium. It involves a plurality of actors and procedures shrouded in secrecy. The opening of the records of Pius XII’s pontificate at the Vatican Archives allows us to uncover the workings behind his encyclicals: what were the motivations, who suggested the content of the encyclical, were there ghost writers, editors (mainly Antonio Bacci), revisers, and translators? All those who worked at the encyclicals operated under the direction of Giovanni Battista Montini (later of Angelo Dell’Acqua) and the meticulous control of a Pontiff who was open to demands from below and the needs of the Church and Society.
Submitted: Feb. 5, 2024 | Accepted: Feb. 29, 2024 | Published April 23, 2024 | Language: it
Keywords Roman Curia • Roman Magisterium • Pope Pius XII • Papal Encyclicals’ drafting process • Pope’s ghost writers
Copyright © 2024 Alejandro Mario Dieguez. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/JoMaCC/2785-6046/2024/01/001
