second time. The fear of authoritarian measures from the Socialist government according to Leo, resulted in “a paucity of clerics has everywhere followed the laws which have been enacted to the injury of the Church, so plainly, that it is necessary for those who by the grace of God are being trained to Holy Orders, to give double attention, and by increased diligence, zeal, and devotion to compensate for the sparse supply.” See also Anti-Masonry Christianity and Freemasonry Catholicism and Freemasonry Clarification concerning status of Catholics becoming Freemasons (1981) Humanum genus (1884) List of encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII Papal documents relating to Freemasonry References Catholicism and Freemasonry Catholicism-related controversies History of Catholicism in Italy Freemasonry in Italy 1882 documents 1882 in Christianity Encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII