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SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR.
Party "Line" on Religion is Humbug Authoritative Documents Reveal the Intent to OF COMMUNIST
WHAT MODERN HISTORY TEACHES Article III.
In a pamphlet (which is procurable deat any of the "Progressive" Book now pots which the Communists are cities> capital the of running in most for entitled "Cdmmunism: An Outline folEveryone," by R. W. Robson, the the under made lowing statements are heading "Communism and Religion": "The philosophy of Marxism, which
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ATTITUDE TO THE FAITH
treated than was Mussolini's body by the Reds of Milan just recently. There may be Catholics who have read very little and do not know the "technique" of Red Revolution: who do not know that in those lands where the Reds have got their way even for a short time, as in Mexico and Spain, the barbarity of the persecution of the Faith exceeded that of Nero of old and showed itself as something that can be inIn spired only by Satan himself. Spain, for instance, the bodies of murdered, been had priests, after they were hacked into pieces and hung "for sale" between pigs' heads in the butchers' shops.
Naturally, Communist parents cannot evade responsibility for clearing their children's minds of the hobgoblins of religion.' It is a trifle difficult to reconcile this statement from an official Communion publication in Sydney with Comrade Robson's publication in Sydney that "Communists respect sincere and honest religious beliefs. But the same article I have
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just theory, is Booted from the Sydney "Communist is the basis of Communism while materialist. Communists have no pre- Review" goes on to explain that the party is out finally to overthrow all judice against religious beliefs, but . religion, yet it is wise to "soft-pedal" Communists respect sincere and honest What on this aim of Communism. religious beliefs." follows is most interesting and "lets the This statement itself is neither sinand how! I know that it re- cat out of the bag" cere nor honest. pro- "When we consider," says the "Corn There may be Catholics who know presents the "line" the Communist take large porvery "(al Review," nothing of these things, or think that pagandist finds "strategic" to mo- monist that population Australian the of tion they are better informed than those among us here in Australia at the consists of Irish Catholic working peo- who know about them and believe ment. But it is the direct contradicrole historical (b) the splendid them. But such Catholics are few. Yet tion of Communist teaching from Marx ple: played by Irish Catholics in the fight even those few Catholics who hold down to Comrade Sharkey, the present very the (c) Australia; in freedom for such views surely would not believe "big boss" of the party in Australia. Catholic influence in the A.L.P.; that our Holy Father the Pope would coast with the blood of its Cathol The Communists here realise that at strong ap our that fact (d) the hard write like some modern journalist in people. present the sentiment of the over- and to this vitally important sec- extravagant terms just for the sake of whelming majority of democratic Aus- proach amongst the still is people We know what to expect from Comthe of tion "freeof n'i'rinc effect. Surely even those few tralians is strongly in favour But it is no part of our of all our Communist activi- Catholics would know that the Pope munism. poorest prinessential an as dom of conscience" ties-when we consider these things it weighs every word he writes and every Faith to await the hour of such perciple of democratic society. To admit We in fatalistic resignation. be said at once that we will judgment he makes calmly and delib- secution openly that they are committed to a must menace here and now opportunity, however erately, any and with thoroughly reliable must meet the the "Aed Dawn" by programme which seeks to fight and neglect with contact our of improving evidence to guide him. Yet the late and anticipate destroy all religion, the Reds know slight, of fellows (and thereby takXI., in his en- tirelessly teaching the real nature quite well would make their programme our Catholic the Holy Father, Pope Pius Communism." Communism and by labouring to rebuild to steps preliminary ing the to on "Atheistic cyclical more difficult to "get across" Comevils on which They party) only at our peril." declares that the Communist persecu- move those social masses they want to reach. It is not wise tion of the Church in recent years "ex- munism thrives, So there you have it! know certainly that as far as Catholic propaworkers are concerned this is quite just for the present for the Red their ceeds in amplitude and violence anyenough in itself to finish the Commun- gandists to lay much stress on reli- thing yet experienced in the preceding the against final aim of the overthrow of our J. NEILSON, Optician persecutions launched ist cause, That can come in due course Church," And, referring to Spain, he S. DANNELL, F.S.M.C. (London), The Communists therefore find it gion.... be must time. Their present aim writes of the indiscriminate slaughter not expedient at present to speak the of W.A.OA. to trap the ignorant or unsuspecting of bishops, of thousands of priests and truth on this matter. Reds the that thinking into of both sexes, and says that Catholic Tel,: B2014. OPTOMETRIST, But, alas for their sincerity and hon- are not such dreadful fellows as the religious all of this has been carried out "with PERTH. esty, we have irrefutable documentary ARCADE, PLAZA 16 to be out have made them hatred and savage barbarity one would evidence to prove that their real pro- priests that they, do in fact "respect sincere not have believed possible in our age." all of destruction the at aims -.gramme . and and honest religious beliefs" religion. there is no good reason why they can Most assuredly we Catholics prefer to "CriBRYANT & WATERS, 1.11 Communists will admit that us accept the word of the Holy Father with terms of be on the best tique of the Gotha Programme," by not the "In !! or "hobgoblins"! our Robson with Comrade and of rather than that 80 to 90 STIRLING ST., PERTH. Kyr! Marx, is an authoritative exposiwrites Comrade L. Sharkey in Comrade Sharkey. And we know what tion of the principles of Communism. Unions," WOOD & COAL MERCHANTS. Unions" (July, to expect if Communism swings into Trade hook, "The his free"religious denounces Vet there he The 1944), "are various groups such as Cahere in 'Australia. Orders Promptly Attended To. the ascendent "bourgeois" a as conscience" of dom Our policy is not to attack Catholic schools which cost us sixty 'Phone: B3938. idea and demands that his true discip- tholics. the Catholic religion, but to win the million pounds to build and maintain les must "aim at freeing the mind from of Catholic workers for a our children majority overnight: big closed be will religion." of all ;he hobgoblins working-class policy." (p. 50.) will he taught the hate of God and of Sydney "Communist Review," the Faith of our Fathers: our priests be some Catholics indeed may There our that Butcher plain it S. BEECROFT made 1937, -in October, and people will be murdered in their who are duped by tactics of the Reds local Reds' attitude is the same as that we are of a Faith that are for who thousands. Catholics some be may you There 55) (p 181 Rokehy Road, Subiaco. of Karl Marx. For there ignorant of what has taken place in through the centuries has cost rivers will read these words: "The Communof blood as the price of our loyalty to iri Mexico, in Spain during the Dn'y Prime Fresh Killed Meat Sold. ist? attitude is, and remains, that 're- Russia, The Communist cause will never when our bishops and it. ligion is the opium of the people,' and last few decades 'Phone W1873. been brutally murdered triumph here in Australia before our that our party aims finally to free the priests have to is soaked from coast Continent shockingly even more bodies their and spook. religious the from conscience .
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