Datis nuperrime

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The encyclical Datis nuperrime , dated November 1, 1956, is published by Pope Pius XII. published only a few days after the publication of the encyclical Luctuosissimi eventus . The new circular is a "lamentation over the troubled events in Hungary and a condemnation of the merciless use of armed forces".

The wish for peace and freedom had not been fulfilled in Hungary (note: Hungarian popular uprising ), complained Pius XII, instead the bloodshed had spread in the towns and villages of Hungary, this bloody act has now again led to enslavement by the power of armed foreigners Powers led. The Pope regrets his helplessness, he can only regret and condemn these events. All Catholics and free peoples fill the oppression with deepest sadness and indignation.

Bloodshed and violence would not lead to peace and would never be tolerated. On the contrary, he exhorts all people, in all classes and societies, to return to peace based on justice, freedom and love. Pius XII. Compare these acts of violence against the Hungarian people with the fratricide from the Old Testament , because the words: “What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground ”( Gen. 4:10) are relevant today.

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