the text of "amoris laetitia" was released in arabic, chinese, english, french, german, italian, latin, polish, portuguese, russian, and spanish. the english text runs about 250 small-format pages with nearly 400 footnotes. its introduction and 9 chapters comprise 325 numbered paragraphs. quotations are drawn from the writings of earlier popes, documents of the second vatican council and regional episcopal conferences, st. thomas aquinas, and martin luther king, jr. it includes references to works by jorge luis borges, octavio paz, antonin sertillanges, gabriel marcel, and mario benedetti.