Question

..... were the documents issued by the Church​

Answer 1

I think it is Papel document

Answer 2

Documents issued by the church are known as papal documents.

• For the contemporary Roman Catholic Church, a papal encyclical is an explicit category of papal documents.

• It is a kind of letter regarding Catholic doctrine, sent by the Pope and usually addressed particularly to patriarchs, primates, archbishops and bishops who are in a relationship with the Holy See.

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