Sample noscitis venerabiles

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Probe noscitis venerabilis is an encyclical of Pope Pius IX. With this Apostolic Circular of May 17, 1852, he wrote “on the discipline of the clergy in the Kingdom of Spain ”. He encouraged the Spanish bishops to stand together for the right of the Catholic Church to carefully train its young clergy.

The Pope referred to the laborious negotiations and the happy conclusion of the negotiations with the Spanish Queen Isabella II. He explained to the Spanish episcopate the advantages that had arisen from this result and exhorted to use this beneficial agreement. He urged them to hold joint synods of bishops and to become aware of their effectiveness. In conclusion, Pius IX calls. to unity and harmony in the Spanish episcopate and instructs the bishops to force the training of the young clergy, to practice them in discipline and to teach them the fundamentals of faith.

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