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Pope Leo XIII on the Authority of the State
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.
Links
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…
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