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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1949 Seventy-sixth Year. Price Threepence e
Two Chinese Bishops Forced Into Menial ed in the deliberations of the It also was stressed that the WASHINGTON' (NC).-Bie- with the Church's leaders-the Communist "Consultive Con- regime set up by the Communhop Louis Lepierre, of Szepjing- Bishops and priests. ference" which "elected" a Red ists in Peiping is not a represenkai, Manchuria, 69 -year -old na- THREE -PRONGED ATTACK. government in Peiping, h said, tative or democratic government. tive of Montreal, personally op- The first technique is to find not a single representative of the It represented only the smallest erates a bakery at Szepingwal. something to pin on the Bishop Catholic Church took part in it. minority of the people, the preBishop John Baptist Wang, of or priests for which they could The Communist effort to eli- late said. 65 a province, Ankwo, in Hopeh be prosecuted and sentenced. year -old native Chineeo prelate, If This last technique has worked minate the Church, the prelate this fails, the next technique has the employment of sweeping calls for completely isolating the in a number of places, the Arch- pointed out, is also dangerous, because the Reds lare seizing the streets of Ankwo. and his priests from the bishop said. All the minds of the people. This is a picture of the adap- Bishop COLLABORATORS. faithful. This is done by putCommunist China has been turntation the Church has had to ting pressure on the faithful not Because never the Church has school of indoctrinaed into a demands Communist make to visit their spiritual leaders and before faced so subtle a perse- tion. All children and even that everybody in Red China to avoid services. cution, the Archbishop declared, adults are compelled to undermust work and be productive. to The CORDOBA, A-rgentine, Oct. with third technique calls for it is confronted the gravest instruction in Communism: 24 (NC).-Catholic go that Mass The Reds have ruled Action of and other religious services are a the faithful themselves to get threat to its existence in history. The Reds already occupy an area this Archdiocese observed OcThere is no doubt the Reds would holding 75 per cent of China's "waste of time." detrimental to rid of their Bishop and priests. tober as a month of prayer and to set up a "national Catho- 4,000,000 Catholics. building up the new Chinese The faithful are told that they like sacrifice in behalf of persecuted People's Republic and therefore will be discriminated against lic Church" in China, he added, NO TITO. Catholics and their persecutors, if they do not do so. They are but so far they have found no liable to penalties. Five of the six papers operat- in' accordance with the intenpromised that if they do get rid priest or Bishop who will betions of His Holiness Pope Pius WORKERS. Yu Pin in While mem- ed by Archbishop of them, Catholics will not be come their tool. This picture was given here by molested and will he given more bers of other faiths in China, in- China have been taken over by XII. As a prayer, Catholic Action religious cluding Buddhism, Mohammed- the Reds; also two radio staArchbishop Paul Yu Pin, of Nan- freedom to meet for anism and Protestantism, join - tions, in Nanking and Shanghai. particularly asked' the daily reking, before leaving for Latin worship. His only paper still operating is citation of the Rosary in the America. He will head a six As a sacrifice, it asked He said home. in Chungking, he said. member Chinese Catholic Culthat he plans to set ep another for strict fasting on October 29. tural Mission, which will tour 23 paper in Singapore next year. cities in all the Latin American Among personal sacrifices recountries. The Archbishop warned again- quested were that women give Bishop Lepierre, the prelate st the concept that Mao Tse- up during October the use of cakes. soy bean related, bakes tung, the Chinese Red leader, cosmetics and the movies, men His priests peddle them in the might become an Asiatic Tito and give up smoking and children Throughout Red -held street. Mao is give up sweets and the movies. turn against Moscow. China, priests have become pedan orthodox, international Com- Catholic Action also took up a lar. farmers and even village the special collection as a contribuwho believes that munist, doctors, in order to comply with party comes first and the country tion to the aid given by the Holy that everybody the Red demand Father to persecuted Catholics. second, the prelate said. "work." Another Bishop and his priests have taken to weaving cloth, Archbishop Yu Pin said. MARTYRDOM FORBIDDEN,. The Chinese prelate did not LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. (NC). "the refusal of Bulgaria, Hun foresee any "bloody persecution" the face of bitter protests gary and Rumania to co-operate of Catholics in China in the near by the Soviet Union and her sat- in efforts to examine the grave future. The blows of the Reds ellites, the United Nations Gen- charges with regard to the obat the Church will be far more eral Assembly approved by an servance of human rights and subtle and consequently more overwhelming majority a reso- fundamental freedoms, juittified dangerous, he said. "increased this concern of the General Aslution expressing He related that when one concern at the grave accusations sembly about the state of affairs Chinese town was occupied by made against Bulgaria, Hungary prevailing in Bulgaria, Hungary off, ial the Reds, a Communist and Rumania' in connection with and Rumania in this respect." called together the Catholics and religious and political persecu- While Czechoslovakia is not foraddressed them in the church. mally included in the resolution, tions. "We will not permit you to beThese three countries had sol- the conditions in that country come martyrs,' the official tied emnly pledged in the peace were branded as a "new despotthem. "We know you have treaties protection of basic hu- ism" in an address during the desaying that 'the blood of marman rights, but have persistent- bate by the representative of the tyrs is the seed of the Church. ly refused to abide by the treaty United Staties, Benjamin V. We will not make you martyrs, provisions for settling the dis- Cohen. but apostates." putes arising from the western Aquinas Cadets operate a 3 -inch mortar during a training To achieve this apostasy, the accusations Under the adopted demonstration last Sunday. The demonstration followed Archbiehop said, the CommunInternational resolution, the competitions and an inspection by Major-General J. S. ists have set down three techniCourt of Justice will be asked to Whitelaw, G.O.C. Western Command. ques, each aimed at doing away opinion advisory render an whether the three countries are obliged to carry out treaty provisions for settling the disputes. COLOGNE, Germany, Oct. 24 Forty-seven countries voted (NC).-"While the whole world in favour of the resolution and is in an uproar, the 'idyll' of a five against. Yugoslavia, Israel, Christian family, a Christian ciples after the Bill had been 'you for the spiritual care of your and India were among the seven home, or a Christian parish can(N.C.W.C. News Service.) people. The State gives you a countries that abstained from not be maintained," said His ROME, Oct. 29 (Radio, NC). enacted into law. salary in compensation for your voting. The resolution said that Eminence Josef Cardinal Frings, DOUBLE FOLLY. -The instructions of the CzechoArchbishop of Cologne, in a teaching work in the schools. slovak Bishops to priests regardmessage on the occasion of MisSome Czech refugees circles ing the taking of an oath of loy- here expressed the view that it Natural remunerations are lacksion Sunday. alty and acceptance of State would have been a double folly to ing because of the confiscation of "Many," the message consalaries, do not constitute a re- seek martyrdom over a mere sal- Church property." tinues, "attempt anxiously to "THE RECORD" treat from the former attitude or ary dispute while at the same According to information here, preserve what they have obtaina capitulation, they rather for- time leaving the people without the statement was signed by all NEW TELEPHONE ed and think they have done mulateh an adjustment of position the spiritual care and guidance members of the Czechoslovak enough if they do their duty in NUMBERS in the face of a new situation Hierarchy with the exception of living the Christian Faith and by their priests That is the gist of broadcasts by The broadcast emphasised the Archbishop Josef Beran, of Pra(TWO LINES). leading a Christian life. ToVatican Radio in the Czech and expression of gratitude by the gue, and of Bishop John Voytasday, however, it is no longer Slovak languages sent out dur- Czechoslovak Bishops to their sak of Spis (Slovakia), who is possible to think of but one ing recent days. One broadcast priests for rejecting the schis- ill. The signatures are headed country, for everywhere in the said that the Bishops are giving matic government-sponsored "Ca- by that of Archbishop Josef world there is serious unrest and guidance to priests "in facing a tholic Action" and the Bishops' Matocha, of Olomouc, who is everywhere messengers of God-. new situation created by the frank declaratihn that the newly- serving as acting president of hating heathenism are at work passage of the Czechoslovak adopted church control laws are the Bishops' conference. to stir up the peoples. of. the Church Control Law which comes not only "in conflict with the whole globe. into force on November 1. "Satan's emissaries do not Czecho-Slovak eorqetiaion." but stop at any one country. also "forcibly militate against Who LAWFUL TACTICS. CASTIGATED UNIONISTS dares leave his hands folded in our episcopal and priestly duties." LONDON, Oct. 27 (NC).-One annual reunion of the Leicester his lap while such conditions Authoritative observers here branch, Catholics. union point out, on the basis of reli- SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION. British trade prevail?" This instance, the Bishop said, able press reports from CzechoThe reservations stipulated in which has an 80 per cent. Cathoslovakia, that it was a perfect- the Bishops' instructions were re- lic membership yet a Communist "is a disgrace to the. Catholic You trade unionists A Cynic is a man who looks ly normal procedure for the peated in the Radio official in every key position, people." Vatican down on those above him. Church to carry on a determined broadcasts "You won't do any- was cited by Bishop Edward have a great responsibility," he "It's no use for Cathofight against the regime's Church tleng contrary to yoar consci- Ellis, of Nottingham, as he cas- stated. Printed and Published by that Control Bill as long as the mea- ence or priestly honour" the Ws. tigated Catholic trade union lics to moan and complain Keith Francis Spruhan, at sure was only under considera- hops declared "if you accept the members for not taking suffici- their unions are dominated by "The Record" Office, 450 Hay communists if they themselves tion, and to revise tactics- (State's) salaries. . . . It is just ent interest in union affairs. Street, Perth. The Bishop spoke at the sixth do not do their duty." without any compromise on prin- for you . . . We wish to preserve
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