Fb. Gurk Ordinariate
Klagenfurt, on [] September 1949.
Subject: Reading banned books.
To Mr. [redacted]
in Gallizien / Carinthia.
By virtue of the authorization received from the Holy Apostolic See and in consideration of the reasons brought forward, your well-born is hereby granted permission to read and retain communist books, newspapers and periodicals.
You will want to take special care to ensure that these books do not get into the hands of the unauthorized.
To avoid being damaged by reading these books, you will want to pray and use the relevant Catholic literature so that the uncertainties may be clarified and falsehoods may be disproven.
The above authorization is granted for three years and expires on [] September 1952.
The Prince-Bishop:
[Signature]
Yeah it does sound like the one receiving this authorization might have been a priest.
Note how it’s signed by the “Fürstbischof” as well, which is anachronistic since he couldnt be called a Fürst (count/lord) anymore at that point.