Michael Pakaluk, professor, ethics and social research, published commentary on The Catholic Thing about his take on the purpose of the encyclical.
..."I hope that that first paragraph establishes my bona fides and proves that this column is not an exercise in that now long-abandoned practice known as “pope-splaining.” Nevertheless, I believe many of these complaints (not that it’s too long!) are based on a misunderstanding of the purpose of the encyclical. So, let me say what I take that to be."...
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