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THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1950. Seventy-sixth Year. Price Threepence.
"Isolated From Love, Dominated By Hate" No Other Disaster Can Compare. By REV. JOSEPH J. SULLIVAN (Correspondent, N.C.W.C. News Service). VATICAN CITY, March 3 (Radio, NC).-"Before the eyes of the entire world a terrible duel is being waged on Roman soil between the advocates and the enemies of the Christian Faith," His Holiness Pope Pius XII. declared in an annual message to the pastors and Lenten preachers of
men, there also is no devastation the pulpits of great cities means, model "one of those heroic saso hateful as that which is today more than ever, to be in cerdotal figures which proviborne by man to man. the vanguard of the Militia of dence is wont to grant from "No earthquake, no famine, Christ," he said. time to time to the center of no epidemic, no calamity caused His Holiness saw the Holy Christendom," the Blessed Vincby nature's forces can be comp- Year as one "of reenforcement enzo Pallotti, who was the first ared with the unimaginable and growth of Catholic unity, to be beatified during this Holy accumulation of sufferings which of recaptured peace between Year, and whose priestly apostman, Isolated from love and do- heaven and earth and God and olate brought such graces to minated by hate, causes his fel- man, and of religious awakening Rome a century ago. low man," the Pope added. for all those for whom the deThe Holy Father told the mands and the attractions of priests that they had an hon- the world have disturbed and oured place in the battle line confused their ,regard for the for the salvation of souls and one thing necessary." WINTER INCREASES the preservation of Christianity, For their inspirational exespecially during the Holy Year. ample in the Holy Year aposto"To have the care of souls in late, the Pope gave them as DISTRESS
Rome. He received them, together with most of the assistant pastors of the city's parishes, in the Consistorial Hall, in the principal event on his 74th. birthday and the eleventh anniversary of his election as Supreme Pontiff yesterday. "This soil, which of yore saw GAZA, Palestine, March 2 the struggle between aged caes(NC.) The Rev. Surur, the arism and youthful Christianity only Catholic priest in this has today become once more the Egyptian -occupied section of where there are arena spiritual Palestine, has added worries and contested not only the highest cares piled high on hii willing values of Christian life, but but burdened shoulders. Taking even the fundamental presupfull care of all the needs, mapositions of human dignity itterial as well as spiritual, of self," he said. more than 1,000 refugees is a His Holiness viewed Rome arose in connection with a pro- terrific job in itself. But now (N.C.W.C. News Service). and the world as being "under the worst winter posal by Senator exBrien McMahon the sign of the great Jubilee" of Recent United State actions have given rise to a feeling of Connecticut that a "peace perienced here in weather many years the Holy Year, which "means of confusion over the East-West tug-of-war. Washington programme" be submitted to the has added to his responsibility strength and graces for individ- is continuing friendly gestures toward Marshal Tito, incarand made conditions miserable. uals in the Church and human- cerator of Archbishop Aloysius Stepinac, while turning its U.N. General Assembly, preferably at a meeting in Moscow. At Father Surur receives aid ity" and. urged upon his dioce- back completely upon Bulgaria, another foe of religious Washington, too, it was said that from the Papal Mission to Pasan priests an apostolate of zeal a meeting liberty. this spring of the U.S., lestine, and Mgr. Thomas J. Mcand love "ready for any sacrAt the same time the U.S. and Britain completed their Britain and France was held li- Mahon, its president, visits Gaza ifice." as the American Govern- frequently to offer help, counsel "The Rome of today," the case before the International Court of Justice at The Hague, kely Holy Father went on, "is no charging Bulgaria, Hungary and Rumania with violation of ment decided that something and advice to the already overconsiderably more than military worked pastor. longer that of former times, the human and religious rights. preparations were needed to Rome of our fathers and grandIn order to build up the moWhile the U.S. made another by the West. Ho is at war with curb communism in Western fathers which... possessed a loan of $20,000,000 to Marshal Bao Dai, recognized by the West Europe. At Frankfurt of the refugees, most of Lieut. Gen. rale recollection and a peace which Tito through its Export -Import as ruler of Viet Nam. whom are schismatic Orthodox, Clarence R. Huebner, U.S. Army distinguished and set in apart Bank, it was said that the YugosFather Surur has set up a yarn Another economic item was In the lav dictator complained bitterly Russia's decision to increase the commander in Europe, said that factory and is about to open up from other cities. Germany was honey- a Rome of today, with almost that Washington was too slow value of the ruble to 25 cents Western shoe factory. 2,000,000 inhabitants of whom in helping him. In fact, it was from 19 cents and putting it on combed with spies. While the West fears comRed Cross and Quaker relief not a few ... live in miserable added, Tito charged the U. S. the gold standard. The decree of munist and religious leaders, conditions, there is left little with stalling with its economic the Russian Council of Ministers vakian espionage, a Czechoslo- workers dispatch said that the go_ among them Dr. Geoffrey Allen, indeed of that recollection, of aid to wring political confes- was said to mark another what vernment press declared a .highAnglican Bishop in Egypt, who that peace." sions from him. was apparently an effort to ranking communist "confessed" have visited the refugee area "The world of today, bereft of Meanwhile, as he accepted establish the ruble as an intern- on a Titoism charge and admit- and rectory, have been loud in genuine love, enslaved by ha- help from the West, Marshal ational competitor with the ted that the Czech communist their praise for the work pertred and discords, is a terrible Tito extended a hand to the Red dollar and the British pound. party was shot through with formed by the venerable and demonstration," he said, "of the East by recognizing the com- Price reductions for Russian Western and Tito agents. tireless priest. words of Cicero, that, just as munist -dominated Ho Chi Minh, consumers were ordered at the many benefits come from coope- as legal head of Viet Nam, the same time. ration and agreement among new Indo-China republic backed The Anglo-British protests before the International Court of ENTHUSIASM DIES DOWN. Justice were made by G.G. Fitz_ maurice for Britain and Benja(From a Fides Correspondent) min V. Cohen for the U.S. Mr. HONGKONG. MISSION COMMANDOES Cohen told the court that BulgThe chief item of interest here is the local reaction to (N.C.W.C. News Service). aria, Hungary and Rumania, all the Communist occupation of China, now that the nature of LIEGE, Belgium, March 2.-There is a courageous little Russian satellites, had continual- liberation is becoming better known. Enthusiasm has failed to conform their poliband of European missionary priests who, whether in dan- ly been noticeably dampened because most families have conto international obligations gerous, Communist-dominated China, war -torn Viet Nam or cies their peace treaties became nections with liberated China and know what the people elsewhere, can never be recalled to their homeland by their since are thinking. effective. Since that time Hungown Society. ary has imprisoned its Primate, A well-informed series of arArchdiocese missionary Once they are assigned to their mission field, they must His Eminence Josef Cardinal ticles, written by a Chinese feng proceeds normally: the remain under the authority of the native Bishop they are Mindszenty; Bulgaria has repor- journalist, who has spent con- work priests in the area have been assigned to. They cannot leave unless sent abroad by this tedly launched a vicious drive siderable time in China under able to remain at their posts and Bishop on some work for their mission field. Their own against religious freedom, and the Communists, give an ac- to visit their respective districts. similar persecution has been count of their methods and of Contrary to all expectation even Society has relinquished all authority over them. pressed by Rumania. the reactions of the people. the two Etfropean priests have In short, priests of this So- fields, including language, cusMr. Cohen said that when the These follow the pattern of all been allowed to visit their ciety must spend the remainder toms and physical fitness. three nations signed the treaties, Communist - dominated coun- Christians. The schools are Candidates begin with a two- they solemnly and knowingly tries. of their lives virtually as the The first thing that functioning steadily. r'our school natives rooted in their soil be- year course in philosophy at undertook to protect and safe- stands out is the contradiction directors here are fervent memcause they are completely as- Louvain, where they also learn guard the fundamental freedoms between and realities. words bers of the Legion of Mary: similated in the native clergy. the way of the spiritual life and and human rights of their These priests are members of acquire the mission spirit. Along peoples. Mr. Fitzmaurice gave The people have no voice in the they openly profess their faith the Society des Auxiliaries des with this goes a stiff course of similar views in jointly bringing People's Government. They are and loyalty to the Church, and Missions, known as the SAM physical toughening, with sports, the United Nations charges be- assured that this is true demo- at the same time they carefully cracy, and that all other kinds observe the new regulations in (Society of Mission Helpers). camping and mountain climbing. fore the court. a sham, but the Chinese are educational matters. The organization is a Liege There is no attempt to instill a Breaking diplomatic relations are diocesan society, with central community spirit in them, only with Bulgaria, Washington fol- not fools and they recognise the system for what it is, a party ACTION AGAINST PRIESTS. headquarters here and a house fitness for an intense, solitary, lowed it up by cancelling all at Louvain. On the other side of the picspiritual life in the far countries passports to travel to Bulgaria. dictatorship, no matter what fine Answering the pleas of native they will be assigned to as lone The State Department's abrupt words may be used or "elec- ture we have a report from tions" carried out. Bishops in China for aid in their members of their Society. Shansi that the missionaries action left Bulgaria "surprised dioceses, the late Father Vincent there have nothing left: the furThis is followed by a year of and undoubtedly disappointed," LIFE IN THE MISSIONS. Lebbe, a veteran China missio- probation during which they go said the departing U.S. Minister niture was removed from the proposed nary, in 1926 the crea- to work, make contacts, if pos- to Belgrade, Donald R. Heath, Britain's recognition brought hospital and residence and a tion of a mission auxiliary so- sible, with persons from the ter- who was declared persona non no reactions from the Commun- school was opened in the latter ciety entirely in their service. ritory they may go to and enter grata by the Bulgaria govern- ist government; for several days building. The missionaries are Priests of the Society have no a period of theoretical and prac- ment-the reason for the break. there was no official acknow- consoled by the fact that their mission territory of their own, tical ascetic formation. There is At the same time outside ledgment, and later only a cold flocks remain, although there but perform parish work under more of the toughening process, sources said that communist and suspicious one. are no material comforts. From hierarchies the native establi- too. This year over, if the candi- rulers in Bulgaria were terrified From China proper we have Tsining, Mongolia, it is reported shed in China, Viet Nam, India date is approved for membership of losing their hold over the received some brief notices that a systematic movement is and Africa. There are now, ac- in the Society, four years of country since the death of Prem- about a number of missions. We under way to expel the miscording to the latest word re- theology follow at the Jesuit ier Georgi Dimitrov and that are told that the Cathedral and sionaries one after the other, ceived, 19 priests out in the mis- College in Louvain with, at the thousands of citizens were being Episcopal residence in the Pre- though this is not being carried sion fields. There are about 30 same time, special courses at the rounded up as suspects of poli- fecture of Kianchow have been out in the name of the governcandidates in training. Society's House in that city. tical unreliability. restored to the Church and that ment but in the name of local There is no special spiritual They then make their final At Washington, President missionaries again enjoy free- officials. The reason alleged programme for the members of vows as members of the Society Truman said that he would dom. The Prefect Apostolic for this is that priests are not Society, emphasis being placed and are ordained if they survice never go to Moscow as American celebrated a Pontifical High merely 'useless but positively on thorough training for their the course. Chief Executive. The question Mass in thanksgiving. In Kai- dangerous.
Suspicion, Intrigue and Ruthlessness Mark European News of Week
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