Oct 29, 2026
In his 1881 encyclical Diuturnum, Pope Leo XIII reaffirmed the
Scriptural teaching that all civil rulers derive their authority
from God, not solely from the consent of the governed.
Links
Article version
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/pope-leo-xiii-on-authority-state/
Diuturnum
www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=4857
Episode on Yves Simon’s A General Theory of Authority
w/ Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P.
www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-56-vindicating-authority-aquinas-guilbeau-op/
Episode on the Christian understanding of authority/hierarchy
with Andrew Willard Jones
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/hierarchy-and-woman-aristotle-vs-aquinas-w-andrew-willard-jones/
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