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God did not create a human family made up of segregated, dissociated, mutually independent members. No he would have them all united by the bond of total love of Him and consequent self-dedication to assisting each other to maintain that bond intact.

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Pope Pius XII
Age: 82 †
Born: 1876
Born: March 2
Died: 1958
Died: October 9
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Roman Catholic Priest
The Eternal City
Eugenio Marìa Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli
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