Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, as good people were abandoning their rural roots for the city life, church leaders have been warning against the troubles of urban living and the problems that can come with disconnecting from the land. One of our readers here at TraditionalCatholicHomestead.com sent me a link to a beautiful Papal Encyclical from Pope Pius XII . I like it so much that I thought I would share it with the rest of you (thanks PB), it really speaks to the moral dangers involved with separating ourselves from the land: