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The Catholic Church has a dignity far surpassing that of every merely human society, for it was founded by Christ the Lord. It is altogether fitting, therefore, that the language it uses should be noble, majestic, and non-vernacular.
Pope John XXIII
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Pope John XXIII
Age: 81 †
Born: 1881
Born: November 25
Died: 1963
Died: June 3
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Sotto il Monte
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
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