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Will Genocide Ban
"Is God To Be Silenced Again
Protect Catholics PARIS, Dec. 4-(NC).-A document which may some day be a safeguard for Catholic minorities, and all other national, ethnical, racial or religious groups around the world, has been completed here by the U.N. Legal Committee. After approval by the U.N. General Assembly, it must be ratified by 20 countries
human body and the protection of the family and matrimony. German Catholics continue to t'e concerned over what they conBy MAX JORDAN "Klerusblatt," clergy organ of sider interference by occupation authorities with the "birthright Bavaria, points out that God is Correspondent, N.C.W.C. News Serxice). Catholic The not even mentioned in this draft, of education." many of fears the 2.-Voicing Dec. relito FRANKFURT, reference one while only School Association of Bavaria Jas gion is found in Article 7, which German Catholics, Bishop Ferdinand Dierichs, of Lim- adopted a resolution emphasising to become effective. discusses the freedom of worship. burg, in an address ty Catholic workers there, urged the that "a true school reform must It is the convention which outIt is stated there that no one must German Parliamentary Council now in session at Bonn, come from within and must be borne by the will of the people. laws and sets up a procedure for be forced to participate in reliconstituGerman a new It cannot be ordered by the dic- punishing the crime of genocide. gious services or to use a religi- Rhineland. to frame the draft of ous oath, or to reveal his or her tion, to 'afeguard the principle of confessional schools on a tate of an occupational govern- The crime is defined as "any of the following acts committed with religious convictions. nation-wide basis rather than leaving the protection of the ment, for even a vanquished peo- intent to destroy, in whole or in Would it not be at least equal- rights of parents to the individual states. so ple has the right to organise its results The educational system in accordance part, a national, ethnical, racial ly important, says the paper, to are rights these indicate that to seem Bonn at far obtained or religious group, as such: with its own responsibility." offer safeguards that no one be prevented from attending divine not given sufficient recognition. 'Killing members of the group; In the French zone of occupain be it not Would services? 'Causing serious bodily or mencumstances will accept the new tion, too, criticism is being levelorder, if not only the freedom Germany ignored God, concludes constitution if their minimum re- led against the attempt of French tal harm to members of the of conscience of those denying the the paper. and it did not even last quirements are not met, particu- authorities to force the maintain - group; The Nazi Reich vials existence of God be stressed, but 14 year, "Deliberately inflicting on the interdenominational of larly regarding rights of parents, once also the fredom of conscience of equally guilty, and the whole parochial schools in contradiction of con- group conditions of life calculated "Is the safeguarding of those who accept God and His world knows how it ended. to bring about its physical dethe fundamental prero- stitutional provisions whereby commandments as the supreme God to be silenced again ?" that schools, Church, the inviol- the rights of parents must be struction in whole or in part; gatives of the insists press diocesan The law? life, and of the safeguarded. "Imposing measures intended to The Weimar constitution of German Catholics under no cir- ability of human prevent births within the group; "Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group." Those who seek redress against genocide may appeal to national courts, to the International Court of JustiCe, to a possible international penal court not yet in existence, or to "competent organs (N.C.W.C. News Servic.0 of the United Nations," according to the convention. A speciCAIRO, Dec. 3.-The first anni- obtained in negotiations between fic court to implement the conLONDON, Dec. 2-(NC)-The London ''Catholic vention is not provided versary of the establishment of the Egyptian Government an.l between the Papal Internuncio on the Herald," commenting on the birth of a son to Princess relations diplomatic A committee of the Catleilic Egypt and the Holy See was ob- question of personal status, parthe Association for International ticularly as regards ecclesiastical Elizabeth, future Queen of Britain, said: "We rejoice.in served here when Peace in the United States gave a generous expression of world-wide happiness in an event vigorous Arthur Hughes, Papal lnternun- jurisdiction over Christian matendorsement to the genoin which so well symbolises the mysterious springs, linked to cide convention in August. At do to Egypt, gave a luncheon at rimony and its consequences, loyalty that time the committee comcommon the of the Apostolic Internunciature in accordance with Canon Law. to future, and stretching past the It is with great confidence, it honour of the Prime Minister of mented that a specific internaand love among a still great people. is as added, that Christians look Egypt, M. F. Nokrasky Pasha tional tribunal should he set up in to the final solution of forward contriloyal own the convention if it was to have ''\Ve offer to the Royal Family our Members of the Government this and many other problems of were Corps any practical value. Even withDiplomatic will and the. vital importance connected with bution of that loyalty and love, praying God that He present, and all toasted the health the safeguarding of their religi- bless and prosper the new-born Prince and make hint a out this provision, however, the C.A.I.P. unit declared, "a start and prosperity of His Holiness ous freedom in Islamic countries powerful instrument in the restoration to our country and must be made, as great a start as Pope Pius XII. and His Majesty of the Near East Their present and sanity.' peace of of days Egypt. who?: Nvorld possible hut, without compromisof the King Farouk. situation in Egypt, it was observing upon matters of principle, an On the occasion of the anniver- ed, compares favourably with that that genealogically pointed out The "Catholic Times" effective start, limited though a sary, it was observed that the ..f their brethren in many a WestPhilip, may he." both Princess Elizabeth and her husband. Prince year of dip:omatic representation ern so-called Christian country. at the Holy See and in Egypt, The friendly attitude of King descend from Catholic forebears. Chriswhich brought Islam and Farouk and the regard of Mos" . . both are descended from King Henry Vii., the tianity together hi a common ef- lems for Pope Pius, it was refort of understanding and good- marked, have greatly facilitated Princess through Queen Mary of France, the Prince will after centuries of intransig- the arduous task of the Papal In- Prince through Queen Margaret of Scotland, both daughence, has largely contributed to- ternuncio, who is described as a of Henry VIII.." the weekly ward the establishment of friend- popular figure in the Islamic ters of Henry VII. and sisters LONDON, Dec. 2-(NC).-Dr. recalled. ly relations between the Eastern world. John Charles Flood, 50 -year-old and the Western worlds. leading surgeon and member of It was said that this rapprochethe British General Medical ment has served especially the Council, has given up the world purpose of revealing Catholicism and become a Benedictine monk. to the Moslem world, and has He is now a novice at the BeneBy FRANCISCO DE LUIS (Correspondent, N.C.W.C. News Servioe i. thus actuated the Moslems with a dictine Priory at Ealing, London, new and favourable spirit in their first the viarere he is known as Brother BARCELONA, Dec. 3-Ten Islands gathered at this port to orphaned and opened approach of Christians. A grati- thousaad came in 1597 of public school free relics Peter. children of the Christian welcome the venerated fying proof of this, it was pointed to back Spain. schoolde Calasanz, Brother Peter-described in the Canary Jose San of Spain and the out, are the good results so far Schools of press as "chubby, Representing the head jovial and master and founder of the PiarFranco, Francisco The relics State, General bald"-tried his vocation four ists, or Calasanctians arrival the battleship the of at on BeneRome the from ago Downside, here years at were brought was Don Jose Ibanez Martin, Min- dictine Abbey in Devonshire, but the Spanish battleship Pizarro. Education. was obliged to give up owing to Piarist priests of the Christian ister for National ill health. are corn Five Chinese Communist terror- Priest of the Paris Foreign Ws or Calasanctian Schools He has renounced a brilliant Dec. 2-(NC).-Sisists broke into a Catholic church Mon, first came to Malaya in memorating the third centenary LONDON, ter Raymond, who is91 years old, career, holding degrees in law The Catholic community of the death of their founaer. at Bertram Valley, in the Cam- 1938. and commerce as well as mediThe relics, consisting of the has celebrated the 70th. annivereron Highlands of Malaya, and at Bertram Valley consists mainHe practised for sone at the cine wounded a priest, an influential ly of Chinese garden 'marketers. heart and tongue of the Spanish sary of her profession home of the Lit- time in Dublin. figure in the region, while he was Owing to his knowledge of Chin- Religious, were acompanied by heeds, Yorkshire, is She saying Mass before his congrega- ese affairs and proficiency in sev- the General Provost of the Chris- tle Sisters of the Poor. members living 'The victim was the Rev. eral Chinese dialects, Father Ber- tian Schools, the Rev. Vicente one of the few tion 14,000 Miles for Ordination rememcan that the Society of was told has become a stumbling block Tomek, who carried the urn from Hippolyte Bertold, who YUANLING, Hunan, China. carriage, ber Blessed Marie de la Croix, a wounded in the hand in this sec- to the efforts of Chinese Com- the battleship to in Dec. 2.-(NC).-A Chinese semond attempt on his life by Com- munists in the Cameron High- which then went to the Cathedral who founded the Little Sisters centhe last early in Brittany inarian, who completed his stulands, where he wields a wide in- in the centre of a procession. munists. dies in the United States, travelChurch bells in the diocese peal- tury. The attack appeared to have fluence. led 14,000 miles to be ordained athile place the Communists National take Several times played the to bands been timed ed and 3-(NC).-- here by Bishop Cuthbert O'Gara, Dec. LISBON, the whole congregation was in have warned him to stop advising Anthem. At the Cathedral Bishop Gre- Keeping his promise t" peraonally C.P , of Yuanling, and become the the church, but other armed ban- people in the area from supplying gorio Modrego Casaus received baptise every tenth child born first native priest of this northdits kept latecomers back on sev- the terrorists. Father Bertold's church is at- the relics and then intoned a sol- to a family in his patriarchate, west Hunan diocese. eral paths leading to the church He is the Rev. John F. Nien, His Eminence Emanuel Cardinal for the success of the surprise tached to the Catholic Mission emn Te Deum. Thus the heart that loved help- Goncalves Cerejeira, Patriarch of who completed his studies at St, attack All the terrorists escap- School of the Sacred Heart at private Seminary, Baltimore. He in his Mary's baptised Lisbon, could that nearby Kinglet, whose establish- less children and the tongue ed before the congregation ment closed the doors of a Com- found a fertile field 'of apostolate chapel the tenth child of Dr. Air- was born at Supu, 40 miles south recover itself for pursuit. in instructing the abandoned and erico Santa Marta and his wife. of here, Father Bertold, a 37-year-eld munist school.
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