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Czech Bishops Bar Sacred Places Bombed Priests in Politics to celebrate Holy Mass or
After the election of Gottwald, Czech Communist Party leader and Prime Minister, as President of the Republic, on the 14th. inst., the Press reported that he attended Mass, celebrated by the Archbishop of Prague (Most Rev. Dr. Beran). Lest this news item should lead to the belief that there is any compromise in the attitude of the Church to the Red regime, the following N.C.W.C. report should be illuminating
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carry out any other sacerdotal function in the Archdiocese of Prague." A second letter was addressed by Archbishop Beran to
Alexej Cepicka, Minister of Justice. The letter, dated May 25, said: "The Catholic Bishops, assemSled at an extraordinary confer ence in Prague on May 24, wish (By N.C.W.C. News Service.) to inform you as follows with regard to the candidacy of The determination of the Bisbar priests and to the matter of the hops of Czechoslovakia to Minister, Father Plojhar, which jurisdiction their under priests has been treated by the Commitfrom holding political office, is CHURCH CP 1 HI HOLY SEPULCHRE, tee for Ecclesiastical and Religiexpressed in letters by ArchbisDome of which was damaged bY a shell. to ous Affairs. hop Joseph Beran, of Prague, "The Bishops, having thorthe Minister of Justice, anti to a JERUSALEM, June 8.-Radio, delayed).-A mortar bomb oughly examined the matter, priest who holds a Cabinet post state that they are unable to struck the main dome of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre directas Minister of Health. of change their present attitude text These letters, the that Canon 139, section 2 of ly over the tomb of Christ, piercing the outer wall of the church v;hich has just become available, The church is adCanon Law, is fundamental witn but causing only minor damage to the interipr. state that the Bishops will uprespect to the appointment of ministered jointly by representatives of the Catholic and the Orhold their attitude "under ail priests ministers and priest both as a and that circumstances," thodox Churches. will commissioners. injunction violating the thereby automatically incur susA mortar bomb also struck the Franciscan Chapel of the Con"Regarding candidacies for pension from his divine function. Parliament, the Bishops, in ac- demnation, marking the place where Christ was condemned by how known yet While it is not cordance with section 4 of said Pilate, and another struck near the Ecce Homo Chapel built on the the Communist -dominated Pracanon, cannot give their permis- spot where Our Lord stood when Pilate uttered those words. The gue Government will react to sion, because priests as mem- explosion smashed the stained-glass windows, but did no other damthese steps, and whether the bers of Parliament might incur age because of the massive stone construction of the chapels. Both affected-the directly most priest the danger of having to vote for chapels are located on the grounds of the Franciscan Biblical School MOST REV. I)R. JOSEF Rev. Josef Plojhar, Minister of legislation that runs counter not along the Via Dolorosa. BEHAN, Health-will take measures in only to Canon Law but also to Other mortar shells hit St. Saviour's Monastery again, the order to retain his priestly Archbishop of Prague. natural and divine law. More- Mother House of the Franciscans of the Holy Land, and also rethat learned been has it status, over, with regard to elections, fugee -filled Casa Nova, a pilgrim house conducted by the Franthe Catholic weekly "Rozcevak" date in the May 30 elections, the duties imposed by conscience ("The Sower"), published by the state that J have never given and by religious and moral prin- ciscans near the Monastery. Olomouc, Only a short while before the truce went into effect, a bomb of Archdiocesan Curia such permission, and that I could ciples-duties that impose cerhas been suppressed. The paper rot have given it, because in the tain duties towards the Stale exploded near the Armenian Catholic shrine at the Fourth Station has a circulation of 200,000. conference of the Bishops of Olo and the people-are well known of the Cross, injuring two persons. Christians in Jerusalem view sadly their damaged Holy Places, Furthermore, Vatican Radio mouc it was unanimously decided to Catholics. Archbishop not to grant permisison to anythat announced "The Bishops request that thi,, churches, convents, schools and hospitals, and count their dead and one, without exception. Reran has been forbidden by the their fundamental attitude which wounded-innocent victims of the strife that has raged in the Holy Prague Government to print let- "I am communicating this de- they will always uphold under City. that you ters or circulars without previ- cision to you. In case your Among the Christian institutions dstroyed during the fighting can- all circumstances, be not considous authorisation and that the should not withdraw, ered as a negative attitude to- is the building of the Apostolic Delegation, which was burned. in his didacy, you will, as a Catholic ward the multigraphing machine but Government, priest, be 'ipso facto suspensus office has been confiscated. rather as a sincere desire to serve Secular press agency reports divinis' (automatically suspended the welfare of the people in acConsefrom Prague quote Father Ploj- from divine functions). cordance with a righteous con. har as saying that the Prague quently, I could not permit you science. Government would not make any "Therefore, the Catholic BisCatholic the concessions to hope for a continuance of fruitChurch "until the Church has ful collaboration-which is abCzechs Ban given final proof of its positive in these solutely necessary attitude toward the Governtimes-for moral and economic ment." He is said to have addstrengthreconstruction, for the ed that "unfortunately, it (the ening of our dear Republic, and church) has not yet done so." for the prestige of the State in LONDON, June 11.-('able, He is also reported as denying the international field. Catholic N.C.). Three that he has been suspended from "And from this time on, the papers are among seven his religious functions or threatBishops will not cease to work British publications which ened with excommunication if he PEIPING, China, June 10.- their freedom after being taken and pray that our country may have been barred by Czechoshould remain in office under the Trappist monks have from the main prison at the end slovak authorities from enbe led to ever-increasing pros- Six more Communist Government. However they died at the hands of Chinese of September. perity." try until the end of 19.19. Archbishop Beran's letter to either by execu- were actually taken to a series Communists, The Catholic publications Father Plojhar, which was dated tion or as a result of maltreat- of squalid gaols, according to affected by the measure May 21, nine days before the ment, according to information word received here from three of are: Catholic Digest, "Carigged "elections" of the Czechhere. received the group who gained freedom tholic Herald," and "Cathoslovak parliament, was as folThese three told of This brings to 31 the number In April. lic Times." The ban was lows: of Trappist priests and brothers, the death of the other four in announced here by British "Since news is spreating to Yangkiaping Abbey, formerly of the group: the Rev. Simon Hsu, postal authorities. the effect that I have allowed ravaged by the Reds in July, 48, and Brothers Hugo Fan, 68; you to offer yourself as a candi1947, known to have been killed Irenaeus Wang, 60, and Martin It raises Hsu, 50. by the Communists. Catholic Father Hsu died of hunger and Switzerland, the total number of LAUSANNE, been cold near Yuhsien known to have December, missioners June 10.-(NC).-Following re- killed by the Chinese Reds stice after three months inof imprisonscinding of an order promulgatthe end of the war to at least ment and two months of forced ed 400 years ago, prohibiting the Brother Fan died in Besides these, many lay labour. ringing of Catholic church bells 90. Catholics have been slain by the October at Woyangtai of blood Mr. Eamon de Valera conclud- ed near the tree planted recently in Lausanne, the bells of the Caprecisely for their poisoning, caused by the festered his Australian tour with a by His Eminence Cardinal Spe'!- tholic Church of Notre ' Dame Reds, some ing wounds in his hands which visit to Darwin. He arrived by man, of New York. have rung out and received in Catholic religion. BroAccording to information re- had been tied with wire. Hyth flying boat from Bowen on The visitors were taken on a welcoming answer the sound of at Protestant ceived here, two Trappist priests, ther Hsu died in November the The visitors were tour of some o? the beauty spes the bells of 10th. inst. aggraRev. of Darwin, anti an inspection was Church of St. Francis. The or- the Revs. Theodore Yuan, 38 - Chataoho of tuberculosis by met at the Airport by forced labour, exposure Father Frank Flynn, M.S.C., made of the war damage to the der was promulgated in 1530, year -old Chinese, and Maurus vated P.P.; Mr. Swiney, R.N., and Rev. Church of St. Mary's, Star of when all the Catholic churches in Bougon, 48 -year-old Frenchman, and malnutrition. Muchiachung Of the 19 Trappist priests Father McAlister, of Longreach, the Sea, and other buildings in the district of Vaud, including were killed at of whom the Communists took capNews Queensland, who is traveling to the town, and a visit was made the Lausanne Cathedral, were early in February. nonfrom It comes death last fall, 15 are now known their tive informal welcome Protestants. by An to the Convent. Ireland. taken over was given in the presbytery Before his departure, Mr. de was not until 1835 that a Catho- Catholics who had been impri- to be dead. Of the 56 Brothers grounds, wt ere Mr. de Valera Valera was entertained to din- lic church edifice was permitted. soned with them. Exact details in the community 16 have cerFourteen are still met many well-wishers. He was ner by Mr. R. R. Swiney, R.N., Since that time three other Ca- of their execution are scanty; tainly died. entertained to afternoon tea by Officer-in -Charge of Coonawarra tholic parishes have been found- however, it is believed they were presumed to be alive in Red terThe rest have being ritory. Naval Station, and Mrs. Swims,. ed, but the prohibition against stoned. the ladies of the parish. The other four Trappists who formed into a community near Mr. de Valera and Mr. Aitken ringing of Catholic bells continuMr. de Valera planted a tree on they operate a belong to a group of where the Peiping of met death War left Darwin at 4.30 am, on Fri- ed till the recent lifting the site of the proposed seven who wiere ostensibly given dairy. Memorial Shrine. It was plac- day, June 11th., 1948. ancient ban.
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