Pope Pius XII's address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 22 November 1951, published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, is a primary document, the Church's own official record of the address. Its strength is that it is the actual text in which Pius XII drew a theological conclusion from the expanding universe cosmology of his day, not a later paraphrase. Its limit is the ordinary one for any single papal address: it is one pope's own theological reading of contemporary physics, not a scientific document and not binding Catholic doctrine.
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AuthorPope Pius XII
PublisherActa Apostolicae Sedis
The Holy See's official gazette of record, which published this 22 November 1951 address (AAS 44, 1952). Publication Year1951
Source TypePrimary document
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Reliability Tier1
NotesThe address that drew a theological conclusion from expanding-universe cosmology.
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This source names Pius XII directly: "Pope Pius XII's address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 22 November 1951, published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, is a primary document, the Church's own official record of the address."
Source Address of Pope Pius XII to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, 22 November 1951Pope Pius XII
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