Just out of curiosity, have you really read papal encyclicals?
Yes, T Minus Four. I highly recommend the three we have (so far) from Benedict XVI: Deus Caritas Est (God Is Love), Spe Salve (Hope Saves, or Saving Hope), and Caritas in Veritate (Love in Truthfulness).
Jeepers, it wasn't all that long ago that we were "disputing" the last one "hammer and tong" here in the Religion Forum....