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Rome Tightens Law On Co -Operation With Reds Vatican City, April 13.-The Holy See has ruled it sinful for Catholics to vote for any candidate, communist or not, who is known to support the Reds or their activities. The ruling, the strongest anti -communist action taken by the Holy See in 10 years, came in the form of a resolution passed by the cardinals of the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office and approved by His Holiness Pope John XXIII. As published here in L'Osservatore Romano, the resolution used the term "not lawful" to describe support given to any "representative of the people" who backs the Reds. Use of this term makes the resolution clearly legislative and thus the term "sinful." The resolution referred to the Holy Office munists and Catholics. It is also believed to be di- munists and favour them by their actions. decree of 949 excommunicating Communists or rected against those Catholics, some ofwhom are in "During the meeting of Wednesday, March 25, those who support Communism. It goes further high places in Italy, who have become openly sym- 1959, Their Eminences, the Most Reverend Cardinals than that decree, however, since it makes it sinful for pathetic to Communism and its programme. responsible for the defence of the Faith and morals Catholics to support any candidates for public office decreed that the answers be: resolution follows: text of the Holy Office The who, though not members of the Communist party "Negative, according to No. 1 of the decree of the has been asked Supreme Sacred Congregation "This themselves, and though they may claim to be ChrisOffice dated July 1, 1949. tians, are known to "unite with the Communists and whether, in the choice of a representative of the Holy "This resolution of the Most Eminent Fathers was people, it is licit for Catholics to give their vote to favour them by their actions." The general effects of the resolution are clear, but those parties and those candidates who, though not submitted to the Supreme Pontiff at the audience it is also seen on the Italian scene as being directed professing principles in contrast to Catholic doctrine, granted to the Eminent Cardinal Pro -Secretary of chiefly against the present Government in Sicily or who openly attribute to themselves the qualification the Holy Office on April 2. His Holiness approved it which has favoured open collaboration between Corn- oi Christian, do neverless, in fact, unite with the Corn- and ordered its publication."

Apostolic Delegate Clarifies Political Rights Of Laity Addressing the Catholic Lay organisations of Melbourne on April 12, His Excellency the Apostolic Delegate, the Most Rev. R. Carboni, made perhaps the most remarkable speech of his distinguished career in outlining the political rights of Catholics in fighting atheistic Communism. He clarified the 'directives of Pope Pius XII on fighting Communism "with the weapons of Christ."

Their own Archbishop be it India, MalAfter thanking those present for their congratula- turn to Vietnam, Formosa, was right when, on the ocaya, tions on his silver jubilee of ordination, His Excellency Japan in no country did casion of his 95th birthday, find the Bishops un- he said that he was living spoke of the "enviable reputation" which the lay orga- they der -estimating the threat of in the midst of the greatest communism. They war of his long lifetime not atheistic enjoyed, only in Australia, Melbourne of nisations that neither t h e that between the followers saw but in other parts of the world. of the institution of of God and those who strength

the family, nor the profound sought to erase the face of Less than six months ago tinges of European rule, individualism of the Chinese God from the earth. he had found himself in seeking to establish firm people, had been able to Bishops of Asia, in Asia, at the conference of points of contact with new check the power of com- theThe statement of the Hierarchies of the Far nationalist rulers suspicious munism. They saw their theirconcluding meeting, in which Eastern countries, convened of everything which seemed own countries a prey to the they warned of the danger under the presidency of to be linked with Europe instability inevitably fol- of atheistic communism, did even European mission- lowing on independence. Cardinal Eminence His your Bishops what own had Agagianian, said His Ex- aries. In that hazardous They saw vast, rapidly in- already done in their Joint The Australian situation, he found Asian cellency. populations living Pastoral Letter of April 29, Hierarchy was represented Bishops, new to their great creasing conditions of relative 1955. In that Letter, the in couragean responsibilities, by at that Conference Bishops clearly a clear indica- ously setting about the task misery. The saw the econ- Australian observer the omies of their countries said that the threat of Comre-establishing tion that while this country, of by threatened `was periodically munism the greatest on firm indigenous Euris Church culture, of in terms the fall in prices of their ex- issue facing the Church in opean rather than Oriental, foundations. of often result ports, the Australia; that it was "the imaginathe He found nevertheless its geographispeculations in the basic national issue"; that cal situation involved it de- tions of all of those whom market They nations. two -fold asperil had "a wealthier the event he encountered deeply and finitely in every the communist govern- pect, disruption from withwhich changed the face of sadly impressed by the fate saw of China the most popu- ments of Russia and China in and aggression from Asia. literally millions without"; that there were During the formal sessions lous nation in Asia. The pouring disaster which of pounds into the printing "highly placed public men, ferred to that Joint Pastoral Christ and His Church, and and tremendous Conference, that of cheap communist litera- including some Catholics," Letter for it seemed to an- Australia remain safe and even more in informal dis- had overcome the Church in of He hoped noflooded the who "seem to have closed ticipate a most important unharmed. cussions with various mem- that great nation, leading to ture which and poisoned the their eyes to the great is- part of the statement of the body would have that debers of the Asian Hier- the expulsion of some thou- bookstalls Bishops ception. Asian particuat the conthe young, recent of involved in the minds sues archies, His Excellency said sands of missionaries, to the Face to face with that with university upheaval," who "do not ap- clusion of their meeting be was able to familiarise establishment of a schis- larly thoseUnder those cir- pear to realise that they are nearly four years later. peril, what should be the himself with many of the matic church, to the mar- training. attitude of the Christian, of of be wonderthey would not That was not to the cumstances, interests forwarding problems of the Church in tyrdom of Bishops, priests, any communism." It was in this ed at, for even if Australia the Catholic? The answer Asia and many of its con- religious, lay men a n d find the Bishops ofSouth was given once for all by of Asia ind the countries and Letter also that the Aussequent opportunities and women, was the image of country in East and China which faced the East Asia who would be tralian Bishops declared that had a completely different Pius XII when he said perils of the Church heritage, geo- "Christ's Church does not that in "this great work of fighting -ultural by consequence also those Church in every Asian coun- ready to guarantee they were in the intend yielding ground to of the Church in Australia. try. It is also the over- ten years' time their coun- and stemming communist Iraphically it same part of the world. It her declared enemy, atheiswherever He found, first of all, whelming challenge before tries would be free of com- aggression munist rule, and their shows itself has our full was barely conceivable that tic communism, without churches small in number, all of them. free from persecuSouth -East Asia would fall putting up a fight." Church and approval." support For it did not matter caught in a vortex of nationConcluded on Page 4 His Excellency said he re- prey to the enemies of alism, dammed up by cen- what country in Asia they tion.