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Footnotes
- Roberto de Mattei, “Magnifica humanitas”: The Underlying Metaphysical Problem, Jun. 1, 2026 (Our translation from the original Italian. Emphasis added).
- Stefano Fontana, “Magnifica humanitas, a Thousand Readings and a Problem of Language.” At https://lanuovabq.it/it/magnifica-humanitas-mille-letture-e-un-problema-di-linguaggio (Our translation from the original Italian. Emphasis added).
- Address to the Members of the “Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice” Foundation (May 17, 2025): AAS 117 (2025), 696.
- Leo XIII, Encyclical Satis Cognitum – On the Unity Of The Church (1896). At https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_l-xiii_enc_29061896_satis-cognitum.html, n. 4.
- Leonardo Boff, Dignitas Terrae – Ecology, the Cry of the Earth, the Cry of the Poor (Editora Atica, São Paulo: 1995).
- Cf. Luiz Sérgio Solimeo, “Liberation Theology: A Tool Of Subversion” Jul. 26, 2012. At https://www.tfp.org/liberation-theology-a-tool-of-subversion/ and Luiz Sérgio Solimeo, “‘Rehabilitation’ of Liberation Theology?” Sept. 10, 2013. At https://www.tfp.org/rehabilitation-of-liberation-theology/
- James Martin, S.J., “A capitalist (priest) reads ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’” in America, May 25, 2026,https://www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-reason/2026/05/25/a-capitalist-priest-reads-magnifica-humanitas/
- Fr. Gerald Murray on Pope Leo’s 1st Encyclical | Prayerful Posse, Transcript, 0:35–52 seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxoyCG2tGxE
- Raymond Arroyo, Is Just War Theory Outdated? Pope Leo’s First Encyclical | Prayerful Posse Clip, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7uKRsRkV1o6/10/2026
- Luiz Sérgio Solimeo, “The Synod on Synodality’s Study Group 9 Report Favors Homosexual Sin,” Jun. 6, 2026. https://www.tfp.org/the-synod-on-synodalitys-study-group-9-report-favors-homosexual-sin/
- See: Letter From Augustine to Marcellinus, Chap. III, n. 15.; T. Ortolan, Guerre, Dictionnaire de Théologie Catholique”, Paris, Letouzé et Ané: 1947, tome sixième, 2ème partie, cols. 1899-1959); Macksey, Charles. “War.” The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15546c.htm. Heinrich A. Rommen, LL.D, The State in Catholic Thought – A Treatise in Political Philosophy (Herder, St. Louis, 1945).
- Pope Pius XII, “Per il VI Congresso Internazionale di Diritto Penale,” in Discorsi e Radiomessaggi, Vol. XV, 1969, 340 (our translation from the French original and our emphasis).
- This article is not a review of the movie but a commentary on the topic that involves serious questions about the Catholic Faith. Therefore, the revelation of the final scene is not a spoiler but an essential part of analyzing the movie in the light of the true Faith.