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A special Reuter cable from Lisbon reports an interview with the Spanish Catholic leader, Gil Robles: "It is an enormous error to say that the civil war in Spain is a fight between Fascism and Democracy. It is not at all. can say that authoritatively, because some of the Right factions have fought me as a parliamentarian and an enemy of Fascism." Senor Gil Robles, the Spanish Catholic leader, made this claim in an extensive interview with Reuter's correspondent here, the first interview granted to a British journalist. "I can assure you that in Spain Communism is fighting against nationalist forces," he "Senor Largo Caballero. said. the present Prime Minister, has always defended proletarian dicSince the February tatorship. election democracy has been ban-
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ished from Spain, although appearances have been kept up. Now, even that is not being done. "Spain fights against the Communism which took possession of the Madrid Government. "The triumph of the Army does not mean the adoption of the features of modern dictatorships, but the establishment of an organic system representing the legitimate expressions of the human spirit. "The Spanish people are poisoned by propaganda which only This exadvises destruction. plains the assassinations, fires and tortures, and the sacking of towns. "The 111.adrid Government.- he add,.-.d, "is the puppet of Communist hatred against those who are fighting—I mean the Army and the volunteers inspired by the purest principles of Spanish traditionalism."
Maureen O'Sullivan--Farrow Wedding DIFFICULTIES ARISING FROM CONFUSION In view of many enquiries received about the marriage of Mr. John Farrow and Miss Maureen O 'Sullivan, the NCAVC News Service of America has obtained the following offici41 statement from the Chancery Office of the Diocese of Los Angeles and San Diego:
What is the "Pauline Privilege"?
"Mr. Farrow is a convert and has for some time been exemplary in practising the Catholic faith. He was formerly married to a non-baptised party who is This marof the Jewish faith. riage was dissolved by the Holy See 'in favour of the faith,' consequently. Mr. Farrow has been declared free to marry." This procedure is explained by the Very Rev. Canon Mahoney, Professor of Moral Theology at St. Edmund's College, in his book on "Christian MarMessrs. riage," published by Burns, Oates and Washbourne, page 34. Canon Mahoney is examining "the exceptional cases in which marriage can be dissolved
M AUREEN VSULLIVAN. ( ,\‘• ing to the fact that it just falls short of being ratified and consummated." ,He says:
"A ratified marriage implies t he valid and sacramental union between baptised persons, for the Church is immediately concerned iily with people brought under her authority by baptism. Therefore, the marriages of unbaptised persons amongst themselves remain outside the care of the Church, until one of the parties becomes a Christian by baptism. "In these cases of conversion it may happen that the unbaptised party is opposed to Christianity ; in fact, the fear of possible disturbance migiht even prevent a person from becoming In these circum a Christian. stances, and under certain condi' t ions, the marriage contracted in infidelity ma v be dissolved, even though it has been consummated. The procedure is known as the 'Pauline privilege.' since it was firs' promulgated by St. Paul. In every case in which die privilege is used it is not baptism but subsequent marriage which dissolves the previous bond." This is also called dissolution in favour of the faith."