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“...the great movement of apostasy being organized in every country for the establishment of a One-World Church which shall have neither dogmas, nor hierarchy, neither discipline for the mind, nor curb for the passions, and which, under the pretext of freedom and human dignity, would bring back to the world (if such a Church could overcome) the reign of legalized cunning and force, and the oppression of the weak, and of all those who toil and suffer. [...] Indeed, the true friends of the people are neither revolutionaries, nor innovators: they are traditionalists.”

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Pope Pius X

Pope Pius X, born Giuseppe Sarto, was an Italian Catholic Pope who served from 1903 to 1914. He was the first Italian to be elected Pope and the last to die within the Vatican City. During his papacy, he was known for his opposition to modernism and reform, emphasizing traditional doctrine and the authority of the Church. more

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