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“Therefore the dignity of the human person normally demands the right to the use of earthly goods as the natural foundation for a livelihood; and to that right corresponds the fundamental obligation to grant private property, as far as possible, to all.”

Quote by Pope Pius XI

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Pope Pius XI, born Amedeo Achille Raffaele Guiseppe Damiano Cardinal Dollenti, was the 259th Pope, serving from 1922 to 1939. Born on May 31, 1857, and died on February 10, 1939, he was the first Pope born in Italy. During his papacy, he worked to improve the relationship between the Church and society, promoting the modernization of the Catholic Church. more

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