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Pope Cites J.R.R. Tolkien in Encyclical

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A Pope has cited J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings, in an encyclical. The quote, from section 213, references Tolkien's words as spoken by a protagonist in one of his novels, emphasizing the responsibility to combat evil within one's sphere of influence for the benefit of future generations. This unusual inclusion highlights a philosophical or ethical dimension being brought into religious discourse. AI

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Pope Cites J.R.R. Tolkien in Encyclical

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    Nothing, a pope quoting The Lord of the Rings, moreover in an encyclical, I was missing that. “213. The twentieth-century Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien, in the wor

    Niente, un papa che cita il Signore degli Anelli, per di più in un'enciclica, mi mancava. “213. The twentieth-century Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien, in the words of a protagonist in one of his novels, described our responsibility in this way: “It is not our part to master all th…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Re Tolkien in the encyclical: (Quoting Gandalf) 213. The twentieth-century Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien, in the words of a protagonist in one of his novels, d

    Re Tolkien in the encyclical: (Quoting Gandalf) 213. The twentieth-century Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien, in the words of a protagonist in one of his novels, described our responsibility in this way: “It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in …

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