"the encyclical Mit Brennender Sorge, which Pope Pius XI published before the Second World War in 1937, remains fundamental, in which it is made clear that nations as cultural communities with their own language, their own memory, their own structure, their own culture, represent a true value, they belong to the richness of creation, and are therefore dear to the Creator. In several places in the Bible we find that even at the last judgement, the Lord will judge the nations. Peoples too, not just individual persons. Thus, peoples have a certain role in God's grand design. Yet nations do not represent the supreme value. Looking at nations in this way would be idolatry. Therefore, we always seek this balance indicated by papal teaching. And this teaching seems to be current, even in our day."
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From an interview of Deborah Castellano Lubov, Cardinal Péter Erdő: 'Faith' is what is 'most important in life', Vatican News (August 14, 2024)
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