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Vatican Radio Warns Catholics Against Oxford Group Movement
praised the Ise k, a letter from Car dinal Maglione was translated into English and published by the Buchmanites, the inference being that the Holy Father backed the movement. The movement started, like all sects, with the idea of a return to first century Christianity. The group profess a method comThere are parable with any creed. four "Absolutes." They are absolute absolute honesty, absolute purity, The selflessness, and absolute love. announcer spoke of the practices of "sharing," "surrender," "recollection," and so on, and continued:
"Moral Armament" Not Sole Property of Buchmanites 'Moral Rearmament," the "Oxford Group Movement," "Buchmanism" -all names for the same Revivalist Campaign-has been severely criticised by Radio Vatican. According to a "Universe" report, the announcer declared that the movement is "full of danger" and cannot be tolerated for the "good it may accidentally achieve." THE term "Moral Rearmament," Vatican Radio pointed out, is now generally understood as applying to this movement and the movement, as a result, benefits from "a certain ambiguity of terms." It was also revealed that when, by a coincidence, an Italian Bishop wrote on "moral armament"without any reference to Buckmanism-the movement took to itself the Holy Father's commas. dation which ems bestowed upon the Bishop's book. "Moral Armament" Not Sole Property of Buchmanites. Two articles that have appeared recently in the "Osservatore Romano" and one in "Civilta Catolica," said the Vatican announcer, call our attention to a non-Catholic revivalist movement, M.R.A., short for Moral Rearmament, which up to two years ago went by the name of the Oxford Group Movement, or Buchmanism, so called after its foupYder, Dr. Frank Buchman. The annoriktr continued: Thi history of the movement is quickly told. The title M.B.A. is a new name for the Oxford Group Movement, now 20 years old. Two years ago Dr. B-tchman came forward with the slogan "the nation must re -arm "Imagine," he said, "the morally." rising tide of absolute honesty and unselfishness sweeping across every country. That would be the end of war." Thirty-three members of Parliament issued a manifesto which said someIt was thing of the kind was needed. signed by Earl Baldwin, newspaper like and men and others, proprietors "Bunny" Austin urged people in an American phrase, "to get on the M.R.A. band wagon." The movement was supported on au sides. Soon people forgot that the term "moral armament" of itself need have nothing to do with Buchmanism. Buses and milk -bottle tops carried the movement's propaganda. Stamps were printed to carry its message. Shopkeepers displayed its announce -
Doubt About Belief. Theoretically the movement is with out organisation, having no fixed meeting place, trustees, clergymen, or committees. Nevertheless there are group erated, for reasons of civil duty or There are "teams" which ar- honour, at funerals, weddings, and simileaders. range for tours abroad. Both the inlar celebrations, provided no danger of dividual groups and the teams hold perversion or scandal arises from this But in the words of assistance house parties. the founder, "You don't register with Catholic Bishops in Ireland, LuxemYou M.R.A., it registers with you. bourg, France, and other cotmtries have don't join and you can't resign." warned the faithful against taking part It is not clear whether belief in God in the movement. Jew and Gentile are is essential. It is significant Ford, and the governors of many equally welcome. instance, members are not that, for Buchman watched this "preStates. converted; they are "changed." They ON ACTIVE SERVICE view of the world order." This is the same movement of which don't confess their sins: they "share." Mgr. Ronald Knox, who knows Oxford. What is a Catholic to think of this wrote in 1923: 'I have seen no attempt movement? In matters religious we Buchman statistics of estimate the to cannot tolerate a movement of this ism. But I put a question the other kind for the good it may accidentally day to a college chaplain who is un- achieve. commonly well informed about the A certain error is in each one talking spiritual affairs of the university. His with "guides." History tells of the answer was he did not think there were consequences of the individual intellect or ever had been as many as 200 fully being led by such ' voices." "Sharing" professed Buchmanites in the place." seems to be a thoroughly unwholesome Surrender to the "guides of affair. Term in Dictionary. God" is part of the pseudo -mystical The movement benefits, of course, which easily leads to the maze of selfby a certain ambiguity of terms. Moral deception. armament has gone into the dictionary "A Sect." as a common noun, so recent literature The Vatican Radio announcer said frequently repeats the slogan, the sug movements in the revivalist that, like gestion being that everyone who listens to a radio talk on moral arma- past which claimed to be about to regenerate the world, the Oxford Group ment is a follower. evolve into a sect. It must not be supposed that even already tends to that one revivalist He remarked all those who signed the articles are movement became a sect and disinteOne American profesBuchmanites. grated into six sects in England and 17 sional leader who signed the statement explained, "Sure, I am for M.R.A., in America. The group movement is full of danIt is just like whatever that is." ger. It has taken pains to conciliate being against sin. Catholics. It is a movement entirely Yet the Oxford Group uses these extraneous to Catholics. It has been names freely. Statements by Anpointed out that under Canon 1258 Caglicans have been published as tholics are forbidden to have anything PRIVATE ARTHUR HILLARD, being from Catholics. to do with it. (Canon 1258 says it is unlawful for for many years foreman of the Again, an Italian Bishop published Catholics to assist actively in any way mechanical staff of "The Record," is a book in Italy in which he made no at, or to take part in, the religious serseen here with one of India's native reference to Buchmanism. But the A passive or accidental coincidence of the title was vices of non-Catholics. police. Private Hillard is now serving merely material presence may be tolenough. And when the Holy Father in the Middle East with the merits. Soccer matches began late to allow famous footballers to make speeches on moral armament to waiting crowds. The movement spread to Holland, reaching its climax in the U.S.A. in in 1939 with a huge meeting staged persons 30,000 Hollywood, where away. were turned and 10,000 gathered An international column of men and women marched behind the massed Letters were, flags of the nations. read from President Roosevelt, Henry
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