“We come to you grieving and sorrowful because We know that you are concerned for the faith in these difficult times. Now is truly the time in which the powers of darkness winnow the elect like wheat. 'The earth mourns and fades away….And the earth is infected by the inhabitants thereof, because they have transgressed the laws, they have changed the ordinances, they have broken the everlasting covenant.”
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Pope Gregory XVI, born on September 18, 1765, and died on June 1, 1846, was the 259th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, serving from 1831 to 1846. His pontificate occurred during a critical period of religious reform and the Industrial Revolution. During his tenure, Pope Gregory XVI implemented several reforms within the Church, including administrative and educational reforms. He emphasized the authority of the Church and attempted to adapt to the social changes of the time. more
“Colour and darkness whirled, eddying in my vision, mixing with the snow.”
“What is the tryst between evil and dark? You always find them and equate them together.”