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Leading U.S. Communist Rettiuurns to Me Church "Communism Set Upon Ending Religion . at Warfare With Moral Principles" Red Literature Exposes Its Ideal of Dictatorship
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tireless in denouncing and which he New York. Indussets himself out to destroy, of "The Daily WorkThe story of how Louis F. Budnez, managing editorrenounced Communism trialised Capitalism has inflicted so United States, that er," biggest Communist paper in the humanity upon injustices many a nation-wide sensation. and returned to the Catholic Faith, has caused no less an authority than Pope Leo Church by the Right Rev. Mr. Budenz was formally received into the XIII. referred to the lot of many of Mrs. University of America. Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen, of the Catholic the workers of the world as something time. same at the baptised were Budenz and her three children "little better than slavery itself " said. Budenz Mr. prison," of out got just had "I feel as if I The Communist sets himself out to "Commtmhe added. irreconcilable,'' are Catholicism and "Communism focus attention rather upon what is tyranny over the human spirit; it is ism, I have found, aims to establish a wrong with things as they are, rather true freedom." in unending conflict with religion and than upon the system of Society he to that this meant a decided and drastic wants to build when the present one The story of Mr. 13udenz's return viewhas been destroyed. when amendment of the Communist the 'Church began nine years ago, point. I even went to the extent of He forgets that so much of the inin "The he published a long article Comof a reconciliation for hoping justice and (nielty of the world springs, Daily Worker," attacking Monsignor on munism and Catholicism, and this was not alone from the economic ordesing Sheen and the Catholic position much on my mind and coloured many of things, but from the evil spirit of MONSIGNOR FULTON SHEEN. Communism. "Make men better," of my activities. wan him clf MonAs an answer to this article. the make you'll "and Church, the survival of man's soul after death. the says en. this found "Through experience I signor Sheen published a booklet cannot build Communism is committed to a prowas utterly impossible. Communism Social Order better. You titled "Communism Answers Questions You a good house with faulty bricks. gramme for the complete destruction of he said: is irrevocably set upon the ending ci of a Communist," in which Social Order with At present, since "freeall religion. the religion, and cultivates a ruthlessness can't build a good "The more I read about Communism dom of conscience" is rightly regarded and lust for power which is at war- bad men." more I am convinced that its greatest We all know that the present Capi- by the vast majority of Australians as fare with moral principles. propagandists know practically nothing system has a great deal wrong essential to any sound social proabuse for talistic concerning it. That is why I believe substitute to tends "It with it. But we do not want to get gramme, the Communist tried to "softfaith, good in are for Communists chicanery and many thought, bureaucracy out of the frying pan into the fire. And pedal" this note of complete opposition and here I include you, Mr. Budenz." democratic procedure. Communist ar- we want to know a few things about Thus Mr. L. Sharkey, to religion. world has now the which with rogance, the system the Communist is offering to Australian President of the Communist Met at Dinner. become familiar, arises out of this do. replace it. Party (a renegade Catholic by the The exchange of views was continued structive viewpoint. Frank Sheed observes very truly: way), writes in his book, "The Trade a reas Communist, at a dinner, at which the conversation average "The "So many of its upholders have never Unions": "Our policy is not to attack Soviet began with a discussion of the refus- sult-no matter how much his desire studied Communism. Why should the Catholic religion, but to win the Monsignor Sheen ,,nstitution. to become a pup- they? It is anti -Capitalist and that big majority of Catholic workers for a that for integrity-tendsphrases 'he does not ed to comment on it, and said pet. lie mutters My When we approach such working-class policy." (p. 50) is enough. himcommits and he preferred to talk about sanctifying a man with critical questioning, he copy was printed July, 1944). That may For fully understand, grace and the Blessed Mother. solely self to acts of which he knows not the sees us not as men asking legitimate be Communism's present policy. But was 45 minutes the discussion questions about Communism, but as it is not Communism's programme. to objective or the consequences. on a plea to Mr. Budenz to return "I have resigned from the managing Just as .he Karl Marx, in his "Criticism of the defenders of Capitalism. and Worker," "Daily the Faith. the of mistakes his own hatred of Capitalism Gotha Programme" (one of the books Sheen editorship all connecsevered Some time ago, Monsignor necessarily have for a zeal for Communism, so he rethat is a bible for the Reds), says toland he was contacted by Mr. Budenz, tions with the Communist movement. gards any criticism." erate the idea of "freedom of consciinreceive to began irrefamily are and his Communism and Catholicism But we insist on knowing something ence," but aim at "freeing the found, have I structions. Communism, more about Communism than that it mind from all the hobgoblins of reliBudenz concilable. A statement issued by Mr. establish a tyranny over the is against Capitalism. gion." reads as aims to on his return to the Church human spirit; it is in unending conNor do we want to be distracted be This matter of the opposition of Comfollows: flict with religion and true freedom. "higher that about dreams Utopian the "Every Catholic will appreciate joy "Out of the benefits received from phase of Communist Society," about munism to God and to all religion is so and important that we must devote our mingled spirit of repentance my return to the Church, it is my which Karl Marx and many of his sup- next article to a deeper consideration which comes when one is permitted resolve and that of my family, to make porters speak so eloquently when Sacrathe receiving of of it. the to privilege the every contribution in our power mankind has been so perfected that But Communism is not only the ments after many years. advence of our holy religion and the there will he no creed nor ambition the over It is the enemy of enemy of God. "It has been my privilege people's welfare." will take from the common man. It strikes not only at religious each and pioneering in engaged years to have store just what he needs and there freedom; it strikes a death blow at all work for the organisation of the workwill be plenty for all and, as Marx It is a system of human freedom. ers in legitimate trade unions on a Stephen Leacock once said that a writes, "Society will inscribe upon its ruthless Dictatorship. large scale. Although long in opposi- half-truth everyone according to 'From is like a half -brick; it goes banners, I movement, in his book, "FoundaCommunist Stalin, Joseph tion to the further when you want to throw his capacities, to everyone according tion of Leninism," says that it is to be finally came to the mistaken belief that much his needs'!" to about. it "untrammelled by law and based on my purpose of serving the people's welWe want to know what sort of a There are a lot of half-truths about (p. 33). fare could be served by affiliating with propaganda and there is a world the Communist is going to build violence" Communist During the question period, after a that movement. of obvious truth about the in the meantime. address I gave on Corn recent public "This was based on the Communist good deal the Communist fires at the Firstly, it is to be a world without adoption of the People's Front in 1935, criticism (Continued on Page 7.) he is God and without any sort of belief in which order, social prevailing concluding in and my sorry mistake ,
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