Pope Leo XIII on the Authority of the State
By Thomas V. Mirus ( bio - articles - email ) | Oct 29, 2026 | In The Catholic Culture Podcast
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In his 1881 encyclical Diuturnum, Pope Leo XIII reaffirmed the Scriptural teaching that all civil rulers derive their authority from God, not solely from the consent of the governed.
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Article version https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/pope-leo-xiii-on-authority-state/
Diuturnum www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=4857
Episode on Yves Simon’s A General Theory of Authority w/ Fr. Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P. www.catholicculture.org/commentary/episode-56-vindicating-authority-aquinas-guilbeau-op/
Episode on the Christian understanding of authority/hierarchy with Andrew Willard Jones https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/hierarchy-and-woman-aristotle-vs-aquinas-w-andrew-willard-jones/
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Thomas V. Mirus is President of Trinity Communications and Editor-in-Chief for CatholicCulture.org, hosts both the Catholic Culture Podcast and Lives of the Popes, and co-hosts Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast. See full bio.
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