Humanum genus
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Humanum genus is a papal encyclical promulgated on 20 April 1884 by Pope Leo XIII.
Humanum genus Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII | |
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Signature date | 20 April 1884 |
Subject | On Freemasonry |
Number | 14 of 85 of the pontificate |
Text | |
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Released in the ascent of the industrial age, Marxism, and the aftermath of the September 20, 1870, Capture of Rome by the Kingdom of Italy military forces from the Papal States, Humanum genus is principally a condemnation of Freemasonry. It states that the late 19th century was a dangerous era for the Roman Catholic Church, largely due to numerous concepts and practices it attributes to Freemasonry, namely naturalism, popular sovereignty, and the separation of church and state.
Some of the strictures found in Humanum genus still remain in force today.[citation needed]