Quo graviora (1833)

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Quo graviora, or On the Pragmatic Constitution, was the name of a papal brief issued by Pope Gregory XVI on 4 October 1833. [1] It was addressed to the bishops of the Upper Rhineland concerning the movement for reforms in the ecclesiastical province of the Rhineland at that time.

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References

  1. Holy See, Breve Quo graviora (in Italian), accessed 16 November 2023