Quas primas

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The encyclical Quas primas was written by Pope Pius XI. Signed on December 11, 1925 , and introduced the solemn festival of Christ's kingship into the liturgical calendar.

The Pope wanted to put up with this festival a stand against the destructive forces of time. Christ is not only king in the figurative sense; the kingship of Christ means real rule with legislative, judicial and executive power. This power is primarily of a spiritual nature, the Pope does not want, like Pius IX. in 1864 with his encyclical Quanta cura , questioning the separation of church and state , but he emphasizes that it basically extends to all temporal matters, the administration of which, however, is left to the responsible persons. The Pope expects “just freedom, order, rest, harmony and peace” as the fruits of the recognition of Christ's kingship.

The political thrust of the encyclical was obvious; it opposed the leader cult of the growing fascist ideology with the feast of Christ the King as a Catholic demonstration of the true kingship of Christ.

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