Officio sanctissimo

Officio sanctissimo, subtitled "On The Church in Bavaria", was a papal encyclical published by Pope Leo XIII in 1887. It recalled the continuous history of Catholicism in Bavaria;^[1] and praised the people's resistance to the Kulturkampf.^[2] It also condemned Freemasonry, calling it a "sect of darkness."^[3]

Officio sanctissimo Latin for 'The Holiest Office (or Duty)' Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII
Signature date	22 December 1887
Subject	On the Church in Bavaria
Number	23 of 85 of the pontificate
Text	In English
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See also

• Papal Documents relating to Freemasonry
• Anti-Masonry
• Christianity and Freemasonry
• Catholicism and Freemasonry
• Declaration Concerning Status of Catholics Becoming Freemasons
• List of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII