The Record Newspaper 02 March 1950

CardinalMindszentySpeaks

AgaintoHisPeople

WASHINGTON(NC.)-Powerfulandclear,thevoice ofcourageousJosefCardinalMindszentythunderedout againyesterdaythroughouthisbelovedHungarywherehe isstillheldinacommunistjail.

Ayearagotheworldwasaghastatthelifeimprisonmenttermimposedbyacommunist-rigged"peoples" courtupontheprelatefor"treason."Thewhereaboutsand conditionofthetortured,weakenedCardinalstillishidden fromthefreeworld.Buttherewasnomistake,itwashis clear,powerfulvoicewhichsoundedthesternwarning:

ItwastheVoiceofAmerica, theU.S.StateDepartment's powerfulradioprogram,which madetheeventpossible.Asa tributetothecourageofthe imprisonedCardinal,theprogrammewasarrangedinthis manner:

DuringhisvisittotheUnited Statesin1947,theCardinal madeanaddressatYoungstown,0.,whichwasrecorded. TheStateDepartmentobtained therecording,madeexcerpts fromitandbeamedthebroadcasttoHungaryasaspecialanniversaryprogrammeItwas thefirsttimetherecordinghad beenused.

Aboutthetimehemadethe Youngstownspeech,theCardinalhadapremonitionthathe wouldbearresteduponhis returnhome.Thiswassubstantiatedbyhislaterremarks elsewhere.Butdespitetheforeboding,theCardinalspoke outcourageouslyaboutthe ominouseventsgoingoninhis countryatthetime-mincing nowordsabouttheeffortsto teardownreligionandfamily lifeinhisoppressedhomeland.

Here'sthecompletetextof therecordingoftheCardinal's voicewhichwasbeamedto Hungary: "IcametoAmericansoilfor nootherreason-notevento raiseacollection;thatisthe taskofothers-butIcameso thatwhereverIgo,Hungary mayberememberedandso

MalanMenaces MissionSchools

LYDENBURG,SouthAfrica, Feb.16(NC-Fides).-Thereisa plantobringallState-supportedmissionschoolsundersuch tightStatecontrolinSouthAfricathattheinfluenceofthe Churchintheformationof youthwillbecompletelyexcluded,accordingtomissionaries here.

Thefacthasbecomeclearin asurveymadebyaschoolcommission,setupbytheUnionof SouthAfricaGovernment,the missionariesstate.The+workof thiscommissionwastostudy nativeeducationandtogather viewandsuggestionsfromall organisationsconnectedwiththe trainingofNegroyouth,

QuestionsaskedCatholicorganisationsbythiscommission madeitapparentthatunlimited controlofeducationbythe Stateisbeingsought.The Statehasclaimedthatsuchcontrolisdesiredbyamajorityof theteachers.However,Bishop JohnRiegler,VicarApostolicof Lydenburg,ataStateeducationallonference,produceda memorandumsignedby1,154 teacherswhichexpressedapreferencefortheState-supported missionschoolsratherthanabsoluteStatecontrol.

thatthecaseofHungary,which isnotyetclosed,maybekept alivebeforethepublicopinion oftheworld. Becauseeventhoughbitternessmayweighwith hawk'swingsupontheHungariansoul.andthoughthey maycutintotheHungarian soulwiththeclawsofbirdsof prey,yet,eveninourdarkest moments,wecannotsuppose thatintheworld'sopinionthe basicprinciplesofjusticehave foreverceasedtopilotthelives ofpeoplesandnations.

Anditisnecessarythatthe foundationofreligiousmorality,whichisoursharebythe

GraceofGod,maydoitswork notonlyinside,inthedepths oftheheart,butthatitmay comeoutintotheopen,and demandtocomeintoitsown amongthesonsofmen.

TheEvangelium(theGospel) hasbeentorntopiecesasifit hadbeenanordinaryscrapof Paper;thetwostonescripts broughtbyMoseshavebeen crushedasiftheyhadnotbeen createdbytheHandofGod. Ifthisworldwantstorebuild itself,astheyproclaimin Paris,astheyproclaimin Londonandeverywhere,then, intheworldbeingrebuilt,the Evangeliumandthetwostone scriptsareagainneededto bringtocominggenerations theteachingthatJesusChrist istheLightoftheWorld,and thatnobodycanlaythefoundationsoftheterrestrialwelfare ofman,otherthanOurLord, JesusChrist.

Thehumanracehasto understandthatawellordered worldbeginsandisrebornonly wheretheTenCommandments areSacred.Thoushaltnotkill; thoushaltnotcommitadultery; thoushaltnotsteal;thoushalt notbearfalsewitnessagainst thyneighbor,noragainstany individual.noragainstpeoples andnations.noragainstthe

ANOTHER"TRIAL"LOOMS-INRUMANIA

VENICE.Italy,Feb.6(NC).-TheRumanianCommunistregimeisadvancingpreparationsforanearly-trial"of BishopAaronMarton,ofAlbaJulia,accordingtoinformationreachingherefromreliablesources.

Ifthepredictioniscorrect,itwillbethefirsttimethat theRedregimewillattempttoclotheitsviolenceagainst headsofRumaniandioceseswithasemblanceoflegality.

EightoftheBishopsinRumaniaareunderthearrest.The otherthreewerearbitrarily"deposed"whentheregime "reduced"thenumberofLatin-ritediocesesfromfiveto twooverayearago.

BishopMartonwasforsome timethespokesmanofthe Churchagainsttheterrorand violence.withwhichtheregime wassuppressingallCatholicinstitutions.Hewasarrestedat aboutthesametimeasBishop AntonyDurcovici,ofIasi-on June22,1949.Heisnowbeing subjectedtoa"conditioning" processsimilartothattowhich HisEminenceJosefCardinal Mindszenty,imprisonedPrimate ofHungary,wassubjected,the sourcesofinformationstate.

Inanefforttogiveashowof publicsupporttomeasuresthe regimehastakenagainstthe Church,Communistofficialsare noworganising"people'sgatherings"tovoiceapprovalofthe Government'sstepsto"setin order"Church-Staterelations. These"popular"gatherings seempatternedonsimilarones frequentlyreportedinthe Communist-dominatedcountries ofHungary,Czechoslovakia,and Poland.

Meanwhile,theRumanianregimecontinuespressureonall prieststofallinlinewiththe Communistconceptof"freedom ofreligion."Reportsofarestscontinue.Amongthose recentlyplacedbehindbarsby theregimeistheFranciscan ConventualCommunityofMoldavia.ItincludestheRev. AnthonyBisoc,Provincial;the Revs.AnthonyLukaci,George Patrascu.AnthonyDamoc,Peter Dance,JohnBunaru,and GeorgeCongeanca,andthree theologystudents. Anumber ofFranciscanswerealsoreportedarrestedinTransylvania. Theregimeisreportedlypayingparticularattentionto

priestswhoareknowntohave beenatoddswiththeirsuperiors.Luredbypromisesofadvantages,sevenoreightof these,thesourcessay,have madestatementspraisingthe regime'spolicyof"religious freedom."

truth.Ifthefoundationofreligiousmoralityissacredtomen inindividuallife,thenithas topermeatefamilylifeinits entirety.Ifthefoundationof religiousmoralityissacredin familylife.thenithastodiffuseitselfthroughthelifeof thetownsandvillages,andit hastospreadfromthelivesof

peoplestothelivesofother peoples.

Whenreligionachievesthe rightofbeingpublic,andwhen religionwillhavetherightto appeareverywhere,thenthe truthshallcometothefore, andhatredamongbrethrenand warsamongmenwillshamefacedlyretreat."

THEMATERIALISTMILLENIUM

Worldbankrupt,morallyand diplomatically,says"Osservalore"

VATICANCITY,Feb.3(Radio,NC).-Thediplomatic resourcesoftheworldareshowingthemselvesbankrupt; morallymoderncivilisationisacounterpartofthepagan daysbeforeChrist.

Thiscommentismadeby"OsservatoreRomano,"Vatican Citydaily,ontheannouncement byPresidentTrumanthatthe UnitedStateswillgoaheadwith constructionofthenewand super-deadlyhydrogenbomb. Thecomment.wasmadeina frontpageeditorialwrittenby thepaper'seditor-in-chief, CountGiuseppeDallaTorre. However,whiletheeditorsees littlehopeinthepoliticaland moralforcesto-day,hesays thatrealisationofthe"fearsomeabyss"intowhichthese "apocalypticarmaments"may casttheworldmayyetbea factortorisetothedefenceof peace.Ifthesesuperweapons, hedeclares,"should,havethe resultthatratherthanpreventingwartheypreventtheconviction'thatforcecandefend peace.thenoncemorethemost happyblessingwouldbeachievedthroughthemostfatalerror." Thereisneedforwidespread realisationoftheterribleness ofthenewweaponforsuchrealisationwillstrengthenthespiritualsentimentsofatimelyself controlwhichcanstillsavethe world,theeditorwrites.It wouldgivehopeforareturnto Christiandesires,"toayearning fortheonlyexperimentofcivi lisationwhichtheworldhasnot

MACARTHURBARSFILTHEXPERT

TOKYO,Feb.16(NC).-GeneralMacArthur'sheadquartersherehad"nocomment"tomakeuponthereport widelycirculatedintheUnitedStatesthattheGeneralhad refusedpermissionforMrs.MargaretSangerSleetocome toJapantolectureonbirthcontrol.

attemptedornotatleasttried fullyenough"-Christianity.

CountDallaTorredescribes theUnitedStatesas"oneofthe peoplesmostdevotedto,and interestedinpeace.Headdsthat whensuchanationundertakes theprojectofahydrogenbomb, inspiteofincalculableexpenseandtheterrifyingpreviewsof itsuse,itamountstoadmitting thatthe"coldwar"offersno furtherhopeofsolutionor compromisebut"isslidingand sinkingirresistablytowardactualwar."

"Whatmustbethoughtofdi_ plomacyandpoliticswhenwe havereachedthepointwhichtheageswouldnothaveimag- ined,"thewriterdemands,wheretheonlyargumentfor dissuadingwaris"topropose thedilemmaofpeaceonthe onehandandofnotsimplywar butofdestructionofcivilization,yesevendisintegrationof life,ontheother."

Eyeingtheworld'smorallevel,thewritersaystheworldis "withoutChrist,"whichmeans itisatthesamelevelasitwas "beforeChrist."Whenafter twoworldconflicts"ostensibly foughtastheonlymeansof eliminatingwarandachii.xangdisarmamentandprJsperityin peace,"menseeastheonlyef- ficaciouswayofpreventingwar areturntotheancientprinc- iple"ifyouwantpeaceprepare forwar,"countDalla'forredeclares,"thenitbehovesusto confessthatwearefa.:edwith anabsolutecollapseofaphi- losophy,asystemofmorals,a pseudo-civilization."

InquiriesmadeinJapangiverisetotheopinionthat theagitationstirredupinconnectionwiththisreportoriginatesintheUnitedStates,andthatlocalreportsinconnectionwithitderivefromtheUnitedStates. Secularnewspapersinthe UnitedStatesprintedareport withaTokyodatelihe,saying Mrs.MargaretSangerSleehad beenrefusedpermisiontoenter Japantolectureonbirthcontrol.Theystatedthattheinvitationtogivethelectureshad beenextendedbytheYomiuri

OurCardinal Honoured

DUBLIN,Feb.20(Radio, NC.)-HisEminenceNorman CardinalGilroy,Archbishopof Sydney,hasreceivedanhonoraryDoctorateoflawsfromNationalUniversityhere.The Cardinal,whoarrivedSaturday, hasbeenaguestofPresident SeanT.O'KellyofIreland.

chainofpapers;thattheproposalwasadvancedlatelast summerandrejectedatthat time,andthattheJapanese newspapersconsideredthematterclosed.

Mrs.SangerSleehasjustbeen widelyquotedinthesecular pressassayingherexclusion wasan"outrage";thatitwas "intolerable;"thatshecouldnot acceptGeneralMacArthur'sdecisionasfinal,andthatshe wouldcontinuetofighttoget intoJapan.Shesaidshehad beeninvitedtoJapanbyprivategroups"toadvisethemon carryingouttheirnewlaws whichlegalisebirth'control."

InWashington,anArmy spokesmansaid:"ItisGeneral MacArthur'sprerogative,assupremecommanderfortheAlliedPowers,totakesuchaction asheseesfitonapplicationsfor entryintoJapan."

Foracenturyandhalf,the writer havingcontinues,thissystem, abandonedthepathof Christianityandthegospelof universalbrotherhood"inorder tosavefortunesandthevery materiallifeofpeoples,hashad toend,ashaspre-Christiansociety,inthetriumphofforce, eitherbythreatofitorthrough itsactualuse."

UniversalFather

CAIRO,Jan.31)(NC.)-The GrandMuftiofJerusalem,MohamedNUJAminElHussein' paidacourtesycallonArchbishopAlbertoLevame,Papal IntemunciotoEgyptandrequestedhimtotransmittoHis Holiness,PopePiusXIIhispro-foundgratitudeforallheis doinginfavouroftheinternationalizationofJerusalemand thePalestinerefugees."HisHoliness,"saidtheMufti,"isindeedtheUniversalFatherof thosewhosufferforjustice's sake".

HOLYOFFICEDECISIONONBAPTISMS

VATICANCITY,Jan.31(Radio,NC).-Thebaptismgiven byfivespecificiallynamedProtestantsectsintheUnited Stateistobeconsideredvalidinmatrimonialcasesifthe usualconditionsforvalidbaptismareverified,theSacredCongregationoftheHolyOfficehasruledinanswertoaquery submittedbyseveralAmericanBishops.

TheHolyOffice'sreplytothe questionwasprintedinthelast 1949issueoftheA6taApostolicaeSedis,apublicationof theofficialactsoftheHolySee.

Thesectsnamedintheruling aretheBaptists,Congregation-

Extending Sanilorium

NISHINOMIYA,Japan,Feb. 16(NC.)-Planstotreblethe capacityofChristtheKingtubercularsanitariumnearKobe areunderway.Thenewcapacitywillbe300patients.Built originallyasamedicalcenter foramunitionsfactory,the buildingswereboughtbythe CanadianSistersofChristthe Kingandonepavilionwasoccupiedayearago.Thesanitariumhasup-to-dateequipment. `04.04.4.11.41.4101.4.41.0.4.41..41.4.044

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alists,DisciplesofChrist,MethodistsandPresbyterians.The baptismofthesesectsistobe consideredvalidunlessthereis assurancethateitherthematter orformoftheSacramentorthe properintentionoftheminister werelacking. Churchofficialsexplained thatthereisnothingnewcanonicallyortheologicallyinthe ruling.Itwasmademerelyas aspecificresponsetoaninquiry fromAmericanBishops.

HollowInterest

LONDON,Feb.13(NC).Communistattemptstowinthe Irishvotehereinthegeneral electionbypromisingintheir manifestotoendthepartitionof Ireand,havebeenrecognised andrejectedbytheAnti-PartitionLeagueofIreland.

MeetinginLondon,theLeague'snationalexecutivedeclaredinaresolution:

"Thecynicalcontemptshown bytheCommunistpartiesin powerfortheindependenceof smallnationsrevealsthehollownessoftheirinterestinthe Irishpartitionquestion.

"Weproclaimthispledge(by theCommunists)tobeaclever rusetohoodwinkthelargeIrish electorateinEnglandandtoexploittheindignationofthisvast electorateintheperfidyofthe LabourPartyandthehostility oftheConservativeParty.

"Werepudiatethisattemptto usethepartitionquestionasa stepping-stonetopower.Though wehaveaquarrelwiththeBritishGovernment-nottheBritishpeople-werefusetobea partytotheenslavementofthis peopleunderaCommunistdictatorship."

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FIVEYOUNGPRIESTS ARRIVE.

Fiveyoungpriests,recently ordainedfortheArchdiocese, arrivedonboardthe"Mooltan" onthe23rd.ult.,andreceived appointmentsasfollows:-

Rev.RobertHealy,ordained atSt.Kieran'sCollege,Kilkenny,appointedassistantat SouthPerth.

Rev,JamesMullins,ordained atSt.Kieran'sCollege,Kilkenny,assistantatShentonPark

Rev.JamesDowling,ordained atSt.Kieran'sCollege,Kilkenny,assistantatCollie.

Rev.JamesMcSweeney,ordainedatSt.John'sCollege, Waterford,assistantatOsborne Park.

Rev,AlexiusMonahan,ordainedatBrignole,Sale,Genoa, assistantatSt.Brigid's,West Perth.

LENTENSERMONSAT CATHEDRAL.

VeryRev,W.Byrne,O.M.I., SuperioroftheOblateFathers, Fremantle,willcontinuehis courseofLentenSermonsinthe CathedralonSundayevening next.Hissubjectwillbe"The Papacy."Devotionscommence at7.30p.m. 9iRfeAtCcrkteynncmfbmbm

PARTY.

TheFriendsandPastPupils ofthePresentationSistersare invitedtoattendaGardenParty at"Iona,"tocommemoratethe GoldenJubileeoftheOrderin WetAustralia,onSunday,12th. March,at3p.m.

CHILDREN'SMASS.

ThechildrenofthePresentationschoolswillcelebratethe GoldenJubileebyattendinga MissaCantata "Iona,"on April26th.,the'-astofOur HolyFoundress,MotherNano Nagle.

Arivertripisarrangedfor thesamedate,

Werequestthatinfuture allSocietynotesbesubmittedastypewrittencopy. Technicaldifficultiesmakeit impossibletoacceptmanuscript.

IllnesConfines

HolyFather.

VATICANCITY,Feb.14 (Radio,NC).-HisHoliness PopePiusXIItodaycancelled allscheduledaudiencesandremainedalmostentirelyinhis privatequartersbecauseofa cold.Vaticanspokesmenstated thatthecoldisnotseriousand thecancellationofactivities wasmerelyanaturalprecaution.

LaterNews.

ROME,Feb.17(Radio,NC).-

TheconditionofHisHoliness PopePiusXIIwasreportedimprovedafteraslightcoldand feverkepthimconfinedtohis privatequarters.,Audiencesremainedcancelled,buttheHoly Fatherresumedaconsiderable amountofroutinework.He heldconferenceswith'Msgr. DomenicoTardini,Secretaryfor ExtraordinaryAffairsinthe SecretariateofState,andMsgr. GiovanniBattistaMontini,SubstituteVaticanSecretaryof State,

NunArrangesAirLift.

GREAT'FALLS,Mont.(NC.)

NEWFATIMAMIRACLECLAIM

HAVANA,Feb.18(NC).-Theremarkablecureofa woman,paralysedinbothlegsforseveralyears,hasbeen attributedheretoOurLadyofFatima.Mrs.Elvirade Hope,awidow,wasbroughttotheChurchofOurLadyfor thePoor,wherethestatueofOurLadyofFatima,currentlyonapilgrimagetour,wasbeingvenerated.Sheprayed beforethestatue,kisseditandaskedtobecured.Upon returninghome,shediscardedhercrutchesandsincethen hasbeenabletowalkwithoutthem.

ArchbishopEnricoPerezSerantes,ofSantiago,stated:"From allappearancesofthecase,itis possibletoconsiderthatamiraclehastakenplace.Howeveritwillbethefunctionofthe Churchtodecide."TheRev. AntonioArias,SJ.,whoconductedapilgrimageofthestatue ofOurLadyofFatimatoeastBerlinCardinal

HitsOut(N.C.W.C.NewsService)

BERLIN,Feb.18.-Failingto obtainanysatisfactoryactionon hisprotestsagainstCommunist interferencewiththeChurchin theSovietzoneofGermany,His EminenceKonradCardinalvon Preysing,BishopofBerlin,has takenathirdanddrasticstep. TheCardinal,whofirstdenouncedtheevilsofconcentrationcamps(thesewerelater dissolved)andthenprotested vigorouslyagainstinterference withtheworkoftheChurch andclergy,hasnowplacedan episcopalbanontheCommunistSocialistUnityPartyandthe "NationalFrontofDemocratic Germany"HisEminencehas forbiddenprieststolendtheir namesandpositiontotheactivitiesofthesegroups,saying theirnamesandpositionwould beabusedforpartypurposes andtopromoteaone-partydictatorship.Theinstantaneous resulthasbeenaveritablebarrageofvilificationdirected againsttheCardinalBishopof BerlinbytheCommunistpress. "TaegicheRundschau,"official Sovietmilitaryorgan,hasled theattack.Ithascalled Cardinala"gladiatorforAmericanimperialism,"andsaid theVaticanisinaplotwith Americanbusinessinterests.It alsosaidtheVaticanispromotingapartitionofGermanyso thatitcouldhaveaCatholic majorityinaseparatewestern Germanstate, TheCardinal,recallinghis protestsagainsttherepression ofthefreedomofreligioninthe SovietzoneofGermanyasa "flagrant"violationofthePotsdamAgreementonfreedomof assembly,added:

"ItisirreconcilablewithhonourandtruthforaCatholic priesttopermithisnameand positiontobeabusedbythe partypolicyaimsoftheSocialistUnityParty. "Apriestwhoco-operates withtheNationalFrontdoesnot serveapatrioticcause.Rather, hepermitshimselftobecalled intoserviceonbehalfofefforts toexpandtheone-partydictatorship-whichisgainingmore groundintheGermanDemocraticRepublic-toourwhole country.Priestsmustnottake partinanyactivitieswhichregardlessofwhatdisguisethey assume-supporttheenemiesof theChurch."

OLDIDENTITYPASSES

erncitiesandtownsofCuba, confirmedthereportsofthe casetothepress FatherAriassaidthatthe peopleweregreatlyastonished andimpressed.Followingthe cure,itwassaidthathundreds ofmarriageswereregularised andmanyadultsandchildren baptised. Alargenumberof peoplewenttoconfessionand receivedCommunion.

Causeof85Spanish Martyrs.

MADRID,Feb.18(NC.)Thefirstmeetingofatribunal whichwilldeveloptheinformativeprocessforthebeatificatonof65Augustinereligious and20BrothersoftheChristian Schools,whowerekillednear thiscapitalduringtheanti-Communistwar,washeldrecently intheecclesiasticcuriaof Madrid

NewCustosTakes Over.

JERUSALEM,Feb.14(Cable, NC.)-TheRev.GiacintoJaccio.O.F.M.,newCustosofthe HolyLand,wasformallyinstalledinhispostwhenheentered theOldCitybySt.Stephen's Gate.Hewaswelcomedbythe populaceandbycivilandreligiousauthorities,includingseveralOrthodoxprelates.

LaterhetookofficialpossessionoftheHolySepulcherBasilicaasitsguardianonbehalf oftheCatholicChurch.HeafterwardsjoinedasolemnprocessiontoCalvaryandother sacredshrineshereinthepresenceofforeignconsulsand localofficials.

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-Aradiotalkbyanunfrom theCollegeofGreatFallsled totheparachutingofsupplies tothesnow-lockedIndiansin theBrowning,BabbandHeart ButteareasofMontana.

TheIndianshadbeenisolated byrecentheavysnowfalls whenSisterProvidenciaofthe collegewentontheairwithan appealforcash,food,clothing, oranythingelsethatmightbe useful.Nextdaythecollege corridorswerestackedwith boxesdonatedbylisteners.The supplieswerepackedatSt. ThomasOrphanHomehere, andtakenbyNationalGuard truckstotheGreatFallsair base,fromwheretheywere

AnoldCatholicidentityof theMaylandsParishpassed awayrecently,inthepersonof Mrs.M.J.Franklin,formerlyof 10ConnollyStreet,Maylands. Formanyyearsshewasaloyal helperinparishaffairs,generouslymakingherhomeavailableforCommunionbreakfasts, houseparties,etc. Mrs.Franklinpassedaway peacefullyon28th.ult.,fortified withtheritesofHolyChurch, attheageof79.Sheissurvivedbyherhusband,eight children,and21grandchildren. RequiescatinPace..

flownintotheIndians. SisterProvidenciaemphasizedinherappealthatthe needforhelpwasimmediate, andthatthereliefsupplies werenecessarytokeepthe IndiansaliveuntiltheIndian ServiceofficialscouldgetCongressionalhelptoovercome thedisasterconditionsona longrangescale.

SLATESGOVT'SHOMEUSURPATIONS

LONDON,Feb.2.-TheRev. MichaelWilson,parishpriestof Chelmsford,Essex,isorganizinganelectionfighttohouse over1,000homelesspeoplein thedistrict.

TheEssexCountyCouncilre._ centlyrequisitionedasoffices severallargehousesinthe Chelmsforddistrict.FatherWilsonhasmadepublicprotests againstthisactionwhilesomany peoplearelivinginovercrowdedandunhealthyconditions.

Now,hesays,"Iamgoingto trytogetsomeofthesepeople toattendelectionmeetings. Theywillputbeforecandidates theurgencyofthehousingsituationandaskalsoforschools fortheirchildren.

"Housingshouldbedealtwith becausehousingshortageslead toabusesofmatrimony.People donothavethefamiliesthey wouldliketohavebecause thereisnowheretoputthe children."

FatherWilsonbeganhiscampaignwithletterstothelocal

Build-upAgainst Beran

(SpecialCorrespondent, N.C.W.C.NewsService).

MUNICH,Feb.4.-TheCzech pressandradioareconducting anewcampaignofslander againstthe"PrisonerofPrague"ArchbishopJosefBeran, whoischargedwithnon-co-operationwiththeGovernment, andofbeinga"tool"ofthe Vaticanandof"imperialist" agents

PriestsandCatholiclaymen whorecentlycameherefrom Czechoslovakiaareunanimous intheiropinionthatatrialfor ArchbishopBeranislikely.

ReportsissuedbyCzechGovernmentradioandpress statingthat99.5percentofthe Czechpriestshaveswornunqualifiedallegiancetothe"people'sdemocraticregime"are steadfastlydeniedbyincoming refugees.Itisadmittedthata smallfractionofthepriestsmay havesworntheprescribedoath withoutattemptingtoaddany reservation,buttheoverwhelmingmajoritytooktheoathwith atleastthementalreservation, "insofarasthelawsofGodand naturallawsarenotviolated."

Itisrecalledinthisconnection,howthePragueregime broadcastwithsomuchfanfare that90percent.ofthepriests hadjoinedthespurious"CatholicAction"lastyear.Thiswas laterprovedtobeanenormous lie,becauseonlyoneortwo priestsineachdioceseactually signedanapprovalofthefake "CatholicAction."

ItisbecauseofthisfirmattitudebyCzechandSlovak priestswhohaverefusedtobe intimidatedbythreatsthatthe regime,itisbelieved,maytake somedrasticstepsinthenear futureagainsttheleaderofthe clergyintheCzecharea,ArchbishopBeran,andagainstsome SlovakianBishops.

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pressinwhichheassertedthat toseeahouseoppositethe ChurchtakenoverbytheMinistryofFood'spotatoandcarrot divisionis"morethanprovocative."

AfricanStatistics

MOMBASA,BritishEast Africa.Feb.16(NC.)-ArchbishopDavidMathew,Apostolic DelegatetoBritishEastand WestAfrica,hasjustissueda reportthatrevealsthepresence of2,276sistersinteachingand missionaryworkinthearea. Thereare29institutesandapproximately387missionary centers.

Thematernityandchild welfareworkperformedbythe Sistersismostimportant,the reportpointsout.Thework donebytheSistershasdone muchtothedevelopmentoffamilylife,notfromteaching alone,butinthegeneralhospital andfamilywelfaredirection.

Concession

ToPilgrims

CAIRO,Egypt,Feb.16(NC.)

-TheEgyptianMinistryofthe Interiothasannouncedthatthe HolyYearPilgrim'sCardwill beacceptableforentryinto Egypt.ThisactionshouldstimulateinterestinvisitingEgypt andfacilitateentrythere.Condi_ tionsforthisrecognitionare:

1)Thecardmustbevalidfor returntotheoriginalcountryof thebearerortothecountry whereitwasissued;2)Ifthe carddoesnotcontainaphotographqfthebearer,thelatter willhavetoexhibitapassport orsomeotherofficialdocument bearingaphotographtoprove hisidentity.(Thereisspaceon thecardforaphoto).

TheMinisteroftheInterior hasrequestedtheMinistryof ForeignAffairstocommunicate theseinstructionstoEgyptian diplomaticandconsularmissions abroad,whoarebeingprovided alsowithasampleoftheHoly YearPilgrimCard.

FurtherInstructionsforPriest-Pilgrims

VATICANCITY,Feb.16(NC).-Furtherinstructions fortheguidanceofpriestsaccompanyingHolyYearpilgrimagesandpilgrimageleadershavebeenissuedbythe CommissionforSpiritualAssistanceoftheCentralCommitteefortheHolyYear.Theyfollow:

1.Diocesan(pilgrimage)Committeesarerequestedtoinform theCentralCommitteeofthe numberofpriestsaccompanying eachpilgrimage.

2.IfDiocesanCommittees wishtohaveMassessaidinthe MajorBasilicasorsomeother BasilicaofRome,theymust informtheCentralCommitteein goodtimesethatthelattermay havetheopportunitytomake thenecessaryarrangements.

BiblesforChinese

TOKYO,Feb.17(NC).-Detailsconcerningtheprogressof theFranciscanInstituteonBiblicalStudiesinChinaweregiveninaninterviewherebythe VeryRev,AlphonseSchnusenberg,VisitorGeneralofthe FranciscansintheFarEast.

FatherSchnusenberglaidthe foundationofthisInstitute, whichisheadedbytheRev.GabrielAllegra,O.F.M.Itisstaffedwithtwootherforeignand fiveChinesepriestsofthesame Order,allspecialistsinvarious branchesoflearning.Todate theInstitutehasissuedtranslationsandextensivecommentariesonthePentateuch,the Psalms,theSapientialBooks andthefirstpartoftheHistoricalBooksofthe.OldTestament.Translationsandcommentariesontheremaininghistoricalbooksaretobeissued thisyear,whileasimilareditionoftheProphetsistobeissuedinthecomingyears.It ishopedthattheentireOldTestamentwillbecompletedin 1952.andtheInstitutewillbeginonanewtranslationand commentaryontheNewTestament. Astrikingtributewasreceivedfromthenon-Christianpresswhichhascommentedfavourablyonthebookspublishedso far.

DoctorsReject

Euthanasia

TheAssociationofCatholic DoctorsofCubasaidinastatementrecently:"AsCatholics westatethatnoone,usurping thepoweroftheCreator,has therighttodisposeofthelives ofothersexceptincasesofselfdefence,legalwarfareorthelegitimatepreceptofhumanjustice.Asdoctorswestatethat ourobjectiveisthatofsaving lives,tocureinfirmities,sometimestorelievepainandsufferingandalwaystocomfort." Supportersofeuthanasia,it wassaid,donotstopatdeath formentalandphysicalde-fectives,butincludethosewho suffermoralpain.Thisisthe roadtothelegalizationof suicide,thedoctors'statement added.

"NONEWFATIMA,"BISHOPSRULE

MUNICH,Jan.19.-Theofficialinvestigationofthe"visions"oftheBlessedMotherreportedinrecentweeksfrom HeroldsbachintheBamberg diocese"hasnotdivulgedanythingjustifyingtheassumption thattheyare,theBambergdiocesehasstated,ofasupernatural origin."

"Onthecontrary,"addsthe statement,"factshavebeen establishedwhichgiveusoccasiontoseriousmisgivingswith regardtosuchanassumption, eventhoughthehonestyofthe childrenisnotmeanttobeleft indoubt".

"Accordingly,theclergyare instructednottorefertothe Heroldsbacheventsintheir sermons,nottoquestionthe childrenwithoutpermissionof theBishop,nottoarrangefor processionsandpilgrimagesto thespotwherethevisionsare saidtohavetakenplaceandto refrainfromcollectionswhose proceedsaretobeusedforthe erectionofachurchorother memorialsthere.Relevantpublications,thestatementconcludes,arenotpermissiblewithout specificpermissionofthecompetentecclesiasticalauthorities.

10YearsaPriest

3.UponarrivinginRome, leadersofpilgrimagesortheir representativesshouldcallatthe VicariateofRome,13-APiazzo dellaPigna,forthe"celebret" (necessaryletterforvisiting priests)andotherfaculties.

4.Priestsapprovedbytheir Diocesesasconfessorshave specialfacultiesgiventhemby theApostolicPenitentiary.These areexplainedinadecreeissued bytheApostolicPenitentiaryin RomeonSeptember17,1949.

5.Priestpilgrimsareaskedto bringtheiramicesandpurifiestors. Earlierinstructionsissued includedonesayingthatpilgrim priestsmaycelebrateMasson presentingtheirregular"discessit"(permissiontoleave)given thembytheirownOrdinaries.

Seamens HolyYear

MorethanamillionCatholic seamenofallkinds,whoseseafaringdutieswillprecludethem frommakingpilgrimageto Rome,willberepresentedthere directlyattheInternational ApostolatusMarsCongress, whichwillbeopenedinthe HolyYearAuditorium,Rome, onMarch22nd.,byMgr.GiuseppeSiri,ArchbishopofGenoa. Itishopedtoarrangeforthe presenceofseamenwhoseships willbeinItalianports,atthe ReceptionofDelegatesbythe HolyFather,duetotakeplace duringtheCongress.

Themenofthemercantileand warnavies,andalsothefishermen,willberepresentedbythe portchaplainsandlaymenwho aredevotingthemselvestofurtheringthespiritualandsocial welfareofCatholicseamenin allpartsofthemaritimeworld.

TheCongresssyllabuscovers thewholefieldofCatholicSea Action,discussionsonthechief topicsbeingledbyspeakers fromChina,France,GreatBritain,Holland,India,Italy,Spain andU.S.A.TheInternational ApostolatusMarismovement hadjustemergedpriortothe 1925HolyYear(itwaslaunchedatGlasgowin1922)and sincethen,congresseshave beenheldinvariouscountries, theHolyYearCongressof1950 beingthefirsttobeheldin Italy.

TaxChurch!

TRIVANDRUM,India,Feb. 17(NC.)-Thegovernmentof theUnitedStatesofTravancore andCochinisconductinga publicopinionpollseekingan answertothequestionwhether religiousandcharitablebodies shouldbeexemptfromitsprogrammetolimitlandholdings. Thepollisbeingconductedby thegovernment'sLandPolicy Committee.

AsinthecaseofsimilarreportsfromavillagenearPirmasensinthePalatinate,where theBishophasruledagainsta publicationdescribingtheexperiencesofayounggirlwho claimstohavehadseveral"visions"oftheBlessedVirgin, thisstatementseemstodispose ofthereportsthatGermanynow had"aFatimaofherown."

ItisrecalledthattheHeroldsbachchildren,whoreportedtheir"visions"eversincelast fall,had themselves,repeatedlycontradicted andthatthePalatinategirlhadpredicted"visions"whichdidnotmaterialize.

BoththePalantinategirlandtheHeroldebachchildrenhadattendedshowingsofthemotion picture,"TheSongOfBernadette."beforehavingtheir"visions." crowdsNevertheless,large wereattractedtoboth spotsduringthepastfew months.

VaticanLibrary

Centenary

ROME,Feb.16(Radio,NC).

ASUNCION,Paraguay,Feb. 17(NC).-TheRev.Domingo Pezzini,whoisalmost90years old,wasdecoratedwiththeNationalOrderofMeritbythe MinisterofForeignAffairsand Worship,BernardoCampo,on behalfoftheParaguayanGovernment.Theceremonywas inhonourofthebelovedpriest's 70thanniversaryofhisordination.

Italian-bornFatherPezzini carriedontheapostolateinArgentinafor20years,Forthe past50yearshehasbeenworkinginParaguay,wherehe foundedandbuilttheSanctuaryofPerpetualHelp,ofwhich heisrector.

-ThefifthcentenarycelebrationoftheVaticanLibrarythis yearwillbemarkedbyanextensiveexhibitofitssacredand otherilluminatedmanuscriptsof theRenaissanceperiod.AccordingtotheVaticanpressservice,theexhibitwillbeopento allHolyYearpilgrims.

PopeNicholasV,learnedauthorandpatronofliterature,establishedtheVaticanLibrary duringthesixthHolyYearin 1450.Anarticleonthehistoryofthelibraryanditscollectionofmanuscriptswillappearintheforthcomingissueof "Ecclesia,"semi-officialmonthly ofVaticanCity.Thearticle waswrittenbytheRev.AnselmoAlbareda.Prefectofthe VaticanLibrary,

STATEELECTIONS,MARCH25,1950.

Itisdifficulttoforecast whethertheLabourPartywill continuetoenjoytheadhesion oftheIrishCatholicelement,as itinitsturnbecomesmoreand morebothanestablishedpoliticalrealityandthepartymost weddedtotheexerciseofState authority,becausefundanlentally

PERTH,THURSDAY,MARCH2,1950

TORE-KINDLEBURNT-OUTFIRES

TheadventoftheFranciscanstotheArchdioceseisan eventofimportancetranscendingthepurelymaterialaspect thatthisisoneofthefewregionsoftheworldwherethey arenotalreadypresent;andthisfortheverygoodreason thatthesonsofthePoverelloholdauniquepositionamong theOrdersoftheChurch.Itwasnolesstruesevenhundredyearsagothanitisto-day,thatFranciscanspirituality isjustaboutthemostrevolutionaryideologythatitispossibletoimagine;besideitthelustyexhortationsoftheRed tofoundanewworldmightbeconsideredasthefervent pleaofareactionaryfortheperpetuationofthestatusquo. IndeedtofindarevolutionarywhosurpassesFrancesco Bernadoneinthefervourwithwhichheadvocatedauniversalupheaval,wemustlookmorethanathousandyears beforehim-tothefigureoftheMasterheserved.

ThatinfactwasjustwhatFrancisdid.HecontemplatedthefigureofChrist,brilliantlyportrayedinthefew boldstrokesoftheGospels.Thenhelookedaroundhimto seewhatprogresshadbeenmadetowardstheKingdomof Heaveninathousandyears;andwhathesawdidnot preciselyfillhisheartwithjoy.ForhesawaChristendom slowlysettlingintoaquiet,uneventfulformalism, almostindistinguishablefromdeath.HesawhowcarefulattentiontotheletterofthelaWcanenablethewellinstructedtoavoidentirelyitsspirit.Hesawhowcompletelythefaithfulofeveryrankandstation,butespecially therichandpowerful,canstillbepractisingChristians.althoughspirituallytheyhaveneverheardofBethlehemand Nazareth.AndheheardtheMaster'sVoicehidhim:"RebuildMyHouse."

Rebuildthathousehedid:notwithPress,Radio,and trumpet;notwithpageantryandsportingevents:notwith magnificentedificesfortheHousesofGod-andofmen. Insteadhedivorcedfromhisheartallloveofearthlycreatures,andsoughttheKingdomofGodinpoverty.prayer andpenance.Itwasnotanewprescription;neitherwas itaveryattractiveone;butitwasdefinitelypopularinthe truesenseoftheterm-forpeopleembraceditinsuchnumbersandwithsuchenthusiasmasledtothediscomfortand embarassmentofthepowersthatbe,andinmanycasesto theirundoing.Anyonecouldhavepointedoutthatthe massofGod'speoplearesolethargicandindifferentthat thepastorhasenoughtodotomakethemkeeptheNatural LawandtheTenCommandments;butFrancis to thatscepticalschoolofexperimentalscientistswhichinsuch mattersrejectsalltestimonynotbasedonexperiment.He triedtheexperiment,andtheearthquakewhichfollowed showedwhatjustonefaithfulfollowerofChristmayaccomplishbytheGraceofGod.

NowtheuniquenessoftheFranciscanmessageliesnot aloneinitspopularappealtofollowChrist,butalsointhe insistencewithwhichGodhasdeignedtoremindusofit. Forpreciselyinthismodernage,whenFrancishadbeen relegatedtotheranksofsimple-mindedandemasculate loversoflittlebirds,thesamemessageashadrockedthe UmbrianhillsfellfromthelipsofOurLadyatFatima.And inthathour,whenCommunismseemedbutaneccentricity ofsmallbandsofBohemians,Marygavetotheworld,as theoneanswertotheRedmenace,thatsimpleexhortation tofollowChristinthelessspectacularofhisdeeds.How farwehavetakenittoheartleteachanswerforhimself.

Itwouldbeoptimistictoexpectthatthecomingofthe Franciscanswillspellthedeath'ofCommunisminthiscountry.Itisnottoomuch,however,tosaythattherebirthoftheFranciscanspiritcanbanishitfromtheworld.

PRESSOPINION.

IrishinBritishPolitics.

Aspartofthecommendable, ifnecessarilyinsufficient,effortswhichtheBritishLabour Partymakesfromtimetotime topersuadeContinentalSocialiststhattheyreallyneednot besohostiletotheChristianreligion,andthattheywouldfare muchbetterelectorallyifthey werenot,Mr.Attleehasgiven aninterviewtotheRhineland DeutscheTagespostonthepart playedbyChristianityinthe earlydaysoftheMovement;for, saidMr.Attlee:-

"Itisdangeroustoputabible inthehandsofanEnglishman; hefindsinitmaterialwhich induceshimt6becomeapreacherofsomereligious,socialor economicdoctrine.Thisisdemonstratedbythelargenumber ofreligioussectsinthiscountry, andbytheprincipleswhichthey represent."

Hewentontoremark(we arere-translatinghimback) that "anotherelementwhichplayed apartinthebuildingupofthe BritishLabourMovementona broaderbasiswasthefactthat somanyBritishCatholicscame fromIreland,wheretheCatholic

populationwasimbuedwiththe spiritofpoliticalandeconomic conflict.TheBritishLabour Movementowesmuchgratitude tothesemenandwomenwho broughtfromtheirowncountry thefightingspiritoftheoppressed."

ThirtyyearsaftertheIrish Treaty,itisstilltrueofthedescendantsofemigrantsfrom Irelandthattheyarecarried forwardbyamomentumfrom thepast,andthatitisagreat handicaptotheConservative Partythatitusedtobethe UnionistParty,blockingIrish nationalaspirations.andstill moreperhapsthatitthenrepresentedinEngland,asithad inIreland,theestablishedand privilegedorder.TheLabour Movementtodayistheinheritor ofaveryusefullegacy,and althoughtheLiberalPartywas thehistoricpartyofHome Rule,itneverderivedmuch benefitfromthis,partlybecause ofMr.LloydGeorge,butmore probablybecausetheLiberal Partywastoowellestablished inEnglishsocietytoreflector respondtotheIrishimmigrant mentality.

thereisastronggrainofCons-

ervatism,inthesocialifnotin thepoliticalsense,afeelingfor qualityoflivingandananti-collectivistphilosophy,intheIrish Catholictradition,andallof thisislikelytobeincreasingly alienatediftheLabourplansgo forward. "TheTablet"

Ageo perhapsthemostfundamentallyaccuratetitleforthe presentperiodwouldbethe "AgeofPride."Thereisthe prideofmaterialism-theCommunistsandalltheiranti-God companions.Inthemwesee prideinitslogicalandfulldevelopment.Inthemwesee menexaggeratingtheirownimportancetosuchadegreethat theysetthemselvesupinplace ofGod. Inartisticandliterarycoteriesprideisrampant.Why doessurrealism,forinstance, havethemeasureofsuccessthat itdoeshave?Becauseinthe firstplacetherearesomepeoplewhothinksomuchofthemselvesthatitisafundamental articleoftheirfaiththatwhatevertheyhappentosplashdown oncanvasisfine;secondly, thereareotherswhothinkthat unlesstheypretendtoseeartisticworthinsurrealistworks theywillbebrandedas"dullwittedfellows."

fPride.

Pickupalmostanypaper: youwillfindsomewriterlaying downthelaw,drawingfromhis omniscience-hisknowledgeof allthings-insideinformation aboutwhateversubjecthe choosestowriteupon,whether itbeMao,orthedoingsofthe AmericanCabinet,orthereal aimsofStalin.Suchpublicistsflatterthemselves,theyexaggeratetheirimportanceso muchthattheirveryguessesare putforwardasinfallible,

Thepopularcommentator seemstothinkitnecessaryto hisself-respecttoadoptthe poseofinfallibilityalso.

Publicmenarealwaysinfalliblyright.Aftermakingone infallibleutteranceordecision theymaycomeoutwithacompletelycontrarystatementor decisionafewmonthslater,but thiswillbeequallyasinfallible asthefirstutterance. -"SouthernCross."

HollywoodandHumanIdeals.

thestrengthandmoral toneofanyState,country,or nationisbasedonrecognitionof thesanctityofhomeandfamily life.themarriageties.theresponsibilitiesofparenthoodand compliancewithareasonable standardofcommunityconduct

"TheinfluenceofHollywood, especially,ontheyoungimpressionablemind,has.sentthose standardsintoajet-propelled nosedive.Ithasdramatised normalfeelingintograndemotions,glorfiedhumanfrailities, elevatedashabbyformof sex. '-"Smith'sWeekly."

COMMENTATORS'DIGEST

RecognisingPeking.

ActionoftheBritishGovernmentinextendingofficialrecognitiontotheCommunistregimeinChinawasreceivedwith considerabledoubtandmisgivingbyinformedCatholicopinion.

ManyleadingEnglishCatholicsconsideredthattheU.S. Governmenttookafarwiser course.

Othersdisagree.

MichaeldelaBedoyere,writinginthe"CatholicHerald,' Londonweeklynewspaper,commented:

Itrequiresaverystrongeffortofwillandconcentration nottoviewthepresentBritish recognitionofCommunistChina

wardsCommunism,themore sointhattheUnitedStates, havingtakenajustermeasure ofthetimes,feelsobligedto withholdsuchrecognitionand consequentlytoviewouraction asamarkedweakeningofthe solidarityoftheWesternfree worldagainsttheCommunist assault.

"PresidentTruman'srather mercurialreactionshaveelicitedunfavourablecomment,but atleasttheyhavesprungfrom asenseoftherealitiesofthe situation..

"Therecanbenodoubtthat MoscowandPekingwillinterpretandexploitthedecisionas furthersignofBritishweakasaconciliatorygestureto-ness."

SignsoftheTimes.

JOKESATCALL.

OnesignoftheswiftrecoveryofGermanyisthatinHamburgthereisanewserviceon thetelephone,bywhichyoucan dialandbetoldnotthetime, butajoke.Thereis.however, nowayofpressingButtonBand gettingyourmoneybackifyou arenotamused.andherethe raconteurinpersonwillalways haveanadvantage. Irememberoncebeingatadinnerparty inChicagowhenanegroboy appearedatthedoor,askingif hecouldtellfunnystoriestothe company,andexplainingthathe wouldnotexpectanymoneyif nobodylaughed.Hewasallowedintothedrawingroomand beganbyaskingifweknewthe taleofarabbit,adding,"My fathertoldmeaboutit:it'squite short."Fromthissomewhat primitivebeginninghewenton tomoreelaboratetales,atsome ofwhichsomeoftheguests laughed.Theywerefeeling good,theylikedhisenterprise, andhedidverywelloutofa visitlastingaboutaquarterof anhour.Itwasessentiallythe sameprincipleuponwhich Homeroperated.

CAPTIVEAUDIENCES.

InasenseHomerandcompanyaddressedwhat,inAmericanradiovocabulary,isdescribedasa"captiveaudience,"peo- plewhocannotgetawayfrom beingaddressed,forexceptin theirhalls,bytheonlyfire,

CLONTARF

FIELDDAY, Sunday,30th.April.

%MEETINGATC.B.C.,PERTH.

therewasnowhereelseforwarriorstobeofanevening.But asfarasweknow,theirattentionwasnottreatedasmerchandise.Thatiswhathassoriled thepublicinNewYork,who havediscoveredarailroadcompanysellingthemtoaradiostationasacaptiveaudencebecausetheyarewaitingfortheir trains.Thereisalwaysthesuspicion,ifthetrainislate,thatthe radiostationhaspaidmoreto havetimeforanextraminute ortwo;andthefearthatthe radiowillfollowthemintothe carriage,whereitwouldhave themcaptiveforverymuch longer,sellingthemdifferent commoditiesoneaftertheother.

THEMILKFACTORY.

Ithoughtitasignofthe times-,attheSchoolboys'Exhibition,thatthewaynowchosentointeresttheyounginagricultureistoannouncewhata wonderfulmachinethecowis, andtomakeagreatcross-sectionshowingallthe'workingof acow'sinside,asthoughshe wereanengine.Thisisintendedasthehighestcompliment,thatthemachinewhich makesgrassintomilkisaselaborateandingeniousasany other.Anycomplimentsare nodoubtwelcometothecow,to whomwearegenerallysovery rude,sothattocallahuman beingacowisatermofdisparagement.-D.W.,in"TheTablet."

PERTH,THURSDAY,MARCH2,1950.

TORE-KINDLEBURNT-OUTFIRES

TheadventoftheFranciscanstotheArchdioceseisan eventofimportancetranscendingthepurelymaterialaspect thatthisisoneofthefewregionsoftheworldwherethey arenotalreadypresent;andthisfortheverygoodreason thatthesonsofthePoverelloholdauniquepositionamong theOrdersoftheChurch.Itwasnolesstruesevenhundredyearsagothanitisto-day,thatFranciscanspirituality isjustaboutthemostrevolutionaryideologythatitispos sibleto'imagine;besideitthelustyexhortationsoftheRed tofoundanewworldmightbeconsideredasthefervent pleaofareactionaryfortheperpetuationofthestatusquo. IndeedtofindarevolutionarywhosurpassesFrancesco Bernadoneinthefervourwithwhichheadvocatedauniversalupheaval,wemustlookmorethanathousandyears beforehim-tothefigureoftheMasterheserved.

ThatinfactwasjustwhatFrancisdid.HecontemplatedthefigureofChrist,brilliantlyportrayedinthefew boldstrokesoftheGospels.Thenhelookedaroundhimto seewhatprogresshadbeenmadetowardstheKingdom.of Heaveninathousandyears;andwhathesawdidnot preciselyfillhisheartwithjoy.ForhesawaChristendom slowlysettlingintoaquiet,uneventfulformalism, almostindistinguishablefromdeath.Hesawhowcarefulattentiontotheletterofthelawcanenablethewellinstructedtoavoidentirelyitsspirit.Hesawnowcompletelythefaithfulofeveryrankandstation,butespecially therichandpowerful,canstillbepractisingChristians.althoughspirituallytheyhaveneverheardofBethlehemand Nazareth.AndheheardtheMaster'sVoicebidhim:"RebuildMyHouse."

Rebuildthathousehedid:notwithPress,Radio,and trumpet;notwithpageantryandsportingevents:notwith magnificentedificesfortheHousesofGod-andofmen. Insteadhedivorcedfromhisheartallloveofearthlycreatures,andsoughttheKingdomofGodinpoverty.prayer andpenance.Itwasnotanewprescription;neitherwas itaveryattractiveone;butitwasdefinitelypopularinthe truesenseoftheterm-forpeopleembraceditinsuchnumbersandwithsuchenthusiasmasledtothediscomfortand embarassmentofthepowersthatbe,andinmanycasesto theirundoing.Anyonecouldhavepointedoutthatthe massofGod'speoplearesolethargicandindifferentthat thepastorhasenoughtodotomakethemkeeptheNatural LawandtheTenCommandments;butFrancisbelongedto thatscepticalschoolofexperimentalscientistswhichinsuch mattersrejectsalltestimonynotbasedonexperiment.He triedtheexperiment,andtheearthquakewhichfollowed showedwhatjustonefaithfulfollowerofChristmayaccomplishbytheGraceofGod.

NowtheuniquenessoftheFranciscanmessageliesnot aloneinitspopularappealtofollowChrist,butalsointhe insistencewithwhichGodhasdeignedtoremindusofit. Forpreciselyinthismodernage,whenFrancishadbeen relegatedtotheranksofsimple-mindedandemasculate loversoflittlebirds,thesamemessageashadrockedthe UmbrianhillsfellfromthelipsofOurLadyatFatima.And inthathour,whenCommunismseemedbutaneccentricity ofsmallbandsofBohemians,Marygavetotheworld,as theoneanswertotheRedmenace,thatsimpleexhortation tofollowChristinthelessspectacularofhisdeeds.How farwehavetakenittoheartleteachanswerforhimself.

Itwouldbeoptimistictoexpectthatthecomingofthe FranciscanswillspellthedeathofCommunisminthiscountry.Itisnottoomuch,however,tosaythattherebirthoftheFranciscanspiritcanbanishitfromtheworld.

PRESSOPINION.

IrishinBritishPolitics.

Aspartofthecommendable, ifnecessarilyinsufficient,ef-fortswhichtheBritishLabour Partymakesfromtimetotime topersuadeContinentalSocialiststhattheyreallyneednot besohostiletotheChristianreligion,andthattheywouldfare muchbetterelectorallyifthey werenot,Mr.Attleehasgiven aninterviewtotheRhineland DeutscheTagespostonthepart playedbyChristianityinthe earlydaysoftheMovement;for, saidMr.Attlee:-

"Itisdangeroustoputabible inthehandsofanEnglishman; hefindsinitmaterialwhich induceshimtd"becomeapreacherofsomereligious,socialor economicdoctrine.Thisisdemonstratedbythelargenumber ofreligioussectsinthiscountry, andbytheprincipleswhichthey represent."

Hewentontoremark(we arere-translatinghimback) that "anotherelementwhichplayed apartinthebuildingupofthe BritishLabourMovementona broaderbasiswasthefactthat somanyBritishCatholicscame fromIreland,wheretheCatholic

Itisdifficulttoforecast whethertheLabourPartywill continuetoenjoytheadhesion oftheIrishcatholicelement,as itinitsturnbecomesmoreand morebothanestablishedpolitical.realityandthepartymost weddedtotheexerciseofState authority,becausefundantentally Ageo perhapsthemostfundamentallyaccuratetitleforthe presentperiodwouldbethe -AgeofPride."Thereisthe prideofmaterialism-theCommunistsandalltheiranti-God companions.Inthemwesee prideinitslogicalandfulldevelopment.Inthemwesee menexaggeratingtheirownimportancetosuchadegreethat theysetthemselvesupinplace ofGod. Inartisticandliterarycoteriesprideisrampant.Why doessurrealism,forinstance, havethemeasureofsuccessthat itdoeshave?Becauseinthe firstplacetherearesomepeoplewhothinksomuchofthemselvesthatitisafundamental articleoftheirfaiththatwhatevertheyhappentosplashdown oncanvasisfine;secondly, thereareotherswhothinkthat unlesstheypretendtoseeartisticworthinsurrealistworks theywillbebrandedas"dullwittedfellows."

thereisastronggrainofCons-

ervatism,inthesocialifnotin

thepoliticalsense,afeelingfor qualityoflivingandananti-collectivistphilosophy,intheIrish Catholictradition,andallof thisislikelytobeincreasingly alienatediftheLabourplansgo forward. "TheTablet"

fPride.

Pickupalmostanypaper: youwillfindsomewriterlaying downthelaw,drawingfromhis omniscience-hisknowledgeof allthings-insideinformation aboutwhateversubjecthe choosestowriteupon,whether itbeMao,orthedoingsofthe AmericanCabinet,orthereal aimsofStalin. 'Suchpublicistsflatterthemselves,theyexaggeratetheirimportanceso muchthattheirveryguessesare putforwardasinfallible.

Thepopularcommentator seemstothinkitnecessaryto hisself-respecttoadoptthe poseofinfallibilityalso.

Publicmenarealwaysinfalliblyright.Aftermakingone infallibleutteranceordecision theymaycomeoutwithacompletelycontrarystatementor decisionafewmonthslater,but thiswillbeequallyasinfallible asthefirstutterance.

-"SouthernCross."

HollywoodandHumanIdeals.

thestrengthandmoral toneofanyState,country,or nationisbasedonrecognitionof thesanctityofhomeandfamily life,themarriageties,theresponsibilitiesofparenthoodand compliancewithareasonable standardofcommunityconduct

"TheinfluenceofHollywood, especially,ontheyoungimpressionablemind,has-sentthose standardsintoajet-propelled nosedive.Ithasdramatised normalfeelingintograndemotions,glorfiedhumanfrailities, elevatedashabbyformof sex. '--Smith'sWeekly."

COMMENTATORS'DIGEST

RecognisingPeking.

ActionoftheBritishGovernmentinextendingofficialrecognitiontotheCommunistregimeinChinawasreceivedwith considerabledoubtandmisgivingbyinformedCatholicopinion.

ManyleadingEnglishCatholicsconsideredthattheU.S. Governmenttookafarwiser course.

Othersdisagree. MichaeldelaBedoyere,writinginthe"CatholicHerald," Londonweeklynewspaper,commented:

Itrequiresaverystrongeffortofwillandconcentration nottoviewthepresentBritish recognitionofCommunistChina asaconciliatorygestureto-

wardsCommunism,themore sointhattheUnitedStates, havingtakenajustermeasure ofthetimes,feelsobligedto withholdsuchrecognitionand consequentlytoviewouraction asamarkedweakeningofthe solidarityoftheWesternfree worldagainsttheCommunist assault.

"PresidentTruman'srather mercurialreactionshaveelicitedunfavourablecomment,but atleasttheyhavesprungfrom asenseoftherealitiesofthe situation.

"Therecanbenodoubtthat MoscowandPekingwillinterpretandexploitthedecisionas furthersignofBritishweakness."

SignsoftheTimes.

JOKESATCALL.

populationwasimbuedwiththe spiritofpoliticalandeconomic conflict.TheBritishLabour Movementowesmuchgratitude tothesemenandwomenwho broughtfromtheirowncountry thefightingspiritoftheoppressed."

ThirtyyearsaftertheIrish Treaty,itisstilltrueofthedescendantsofemigrantsfrom Irelandthattheyarecarried forwardbyamomentumfrom thepast,andthatitisagreat handicaptotheConservative Partythatitusedtobethe UnionistParty,blockingIrish nationalaspirations,andstill moreperhapsthatitthenrepresentedinEngland,asithad inIreland.theestablishedand privilegedorder.TheLabour Movementtodayistheinheritor ofaveryusefullegacy,and althoughtheLiberalPartywas thehistoricpartyofHome Rule,itneverderivedmuch benefitfromthis,partlybecause ofMr.LloydGeorge,butmore probablybecausetheLiberal Partywastoowellestablished inEnglishsocietytoreflector respondtotheIrishimmigrant mentality.

OnesignoftheswiftrecoveryofGermanyisthatinHamburgthereisanewserviceon thetelephone,bywhichyoucan dial.andbetoldnotthetime, butajoke.Thereis,however, nowayofpressingButtonBand gettingyourmoneybackifyou arenotamused,andherethe raconteurinpersonwillalways haveanadvantage.Irememberoncebeingatadinnerparty inChicagowhenanegroboy appearedatthedoor,askingif hecouldtellfunnystoriestothe company,andexplainingthathe wouldnotexpectanymoneyif nobodylaughed,Hewasallowedintothedrawingroomand beganbyaskingifweknewthe taleofarabbit,adding,"My fathertoldmeaboutit:it'squite short."Ftomthissomewhat primitivebeginninghewenton tomoreelaboratetales,atsome ofwhichsomeoftheguests laughed.Theywerefeeling good,theylikedhisenterprise, andhedidverywelloutofa visitlastingaboutaquarterof anhour.Itwasessentiallythe sameprincipleuponwhich Homeroperated.

CAPTIVEAUDIENCES.

InasenseHomerandcompanyaddressedwhat,inAmericanradiovocabulary.isdescribedasa-captiveaudience,"peo- plewhocannotgetawayfrom beingaddressed,forexceptin theirhalls,bytheonlyfire,

CLONTARF

FIELDDAY, Sunday,30th.April.

VASSE

therewasnowhereelseforwarriorstobeofanevening.But asfarasweknow,theirattentionwasnottreatedasmerchandise.Thatiswhathassoriled thepublicinNewYork,who havediscoveredarailroadcompanysellingthemtoaradiostationasacaptiveaudencebecausetheyarewaitingfortheir trains.Thereisalwaysthesuspicion,ifthetrainislate,thatthe radiostationhaspaidmoreto havetimeforanextraminute ortwo;andthefearthatthe radiowillfollowthemintothe carriage,whereitwouldhave themcaptiveforverymuch longer,sellingthemdifferent commoditiesoneaftertheother.

THEMILKFACTORY.

thoughtitasignofthe times;attheSchoolboys'Exhibition,thatthewaynowchosentointeresttheyounginagricultureistoannouncewhata wonderfulmachinethecowis, andtomakeagreatcross-sectionshowingallthe'workingof acow'sinside,asthoughshe wereanengine.Thisisintendedasthehighestcompliment,thatthemachinewhich makesgrassintomilkisaselaborateandingeniousasany other.Anycompliments'are nodoubtwelcometothecow,to whomwearegenerallysovery rude,sothattocallahuman beingacowisatermofdisparagement.-D.W.,in"TheTablet."

STEWARTBOVELLwas

ATHEMYSTERYOFSUFFERING.

Ourfirstletterthisevening makessadreading.Itisaveryhumandocumentpennedbyone facetofacewithoneofthe greatmysteriesoflife-the problemofhumansuffering.I willreadyouthewholeletter.

DearSir,UGodisallknowing,allpowerfulandallgood whydoesheallowlittle childrentobemaimedordestroyedwithpoliomyelitis?

Doesn'theknow,doesn'the care,orcan'thedoanything?

Yoursinanger, "DOUBTFUL"

A.:Permitme,"Doubtful"to commentfirstonthelatterportionofyourletter.Howeveryou mayfeelinthismatter,please, Iaskyou,donotletangerenter intoyoursoul.Forangermore thanmostthingscancloudthe understandingandcomebetweenyouandGod.And,withoutGod,withoutaclearunderstandingofHisgoodnessandHis loveforeachoneofHis children,theproblemthatperp_ lexesyouhasnosolution.To understand,howevervaguely, onemustkeepintouchwithGod andtryasbestonemaytosee thingsasHedoes.

Yousee,amanwithoutGod judgesfromapurelynatural, purelyhumanpointofview. Andconsideringitso,hestands firstmystifiedthenresentfulin thepresenceofsorrow.Death andsicknesspuzzlehim,sometimesalmosthopelessly.Pain twistshismouthintoasneerof unbelief.IfGodsolovesthe world,whydoesHepermitall this?IfheisthelovingFather, tenderheartedtowardshis children,howdoesHeexplain tothemthesufferingofhumanity,oftheinnocent,oflittle children?

Doyousee,"Doubtful,"why itisIaskyou,tosetasideall anger.Thattheproblemisvery hard.Iagree.But,asIhave alreadysaid,ifthereistobe anyunderstandingofitthere mustbenobitterness.

TOPUNISHSIN?

YouaskwhyGodallowslittle childrentosufferso.Thereare timeswhensorrowandsuffering areeasyenoughtoexplain.Sin makesuscriminalsinGod's eyes.Sinis-theactofadisobedientandungratefulchild. Throughsin,thesinnertriesto upsetGod'swork,smashthe moralorderoftheuniverseand harmGod'sunprotectedlittle ones.Whenpain,death,sickness,sorrow,breakoverthe sinner'shead,theyarethe thunderingsofGod'sjustwrath. Sufferingpunishessin.Thatis oneaspectofsuffering,theonly oneknowntotheJewsbefore Christcame.TheJewswho cametoChristallcuriousabout amanbornblindcouldonly thinkofsufferingasapunishmentforsin:"Whohassinned, thismanorhisparents?"they asked.Ifhewasblind,hisblindnessmustbetheresultof some-one'ssin.Theycouldsee nootherexplanation.

Butthatcannotbetheonly explanation.ForChristOur Lordsuffered.AndHewas withoutsin.AndMaryHisMothersuffered.Shetoowas sinless.Andsotodaymanyinnocentpeoplebothyoungand oldsuffer.Theysuffer,howtrue thatis butwhy?

"LIKEUNTOMINE."

Look"Doubtful,"lookforjust

amomentatChristhanging fromHiscross.LookuponHim whomadesufferingHisclosest associatethroughlife.Lookon Himofwhomitwaswritten thatHewasawormandno man-beaten,spatupon,crucified.Surelywhenyoulookat GoduponaCross,suffering takesonanewsignificance-a significancethatcanberead onlybyeyesthathavelooked intothesufferingHeartof Christ.InthatsufferingHeart wecanseethegreatworkof salvation.Andbeyonditarises thevisionofallthatothersufferingofferedbyHisdearones, throughHimandwithHimand inHim,thatGodmaybeglorifiedandsoulswonbackfrom sin.Itisafact,isn'tit?thatthe Workofsalvationgoesontoday, thattheworkofsalvationis donelargelybymenandwomen andchildren,toowhoshoulder theircross,Christ'scross.Dare wesuggestthensorrowisGod's wayofcomplimentingHisbest friends?Canitbethatsuffering issometimesasign,notofHis anger,butofHislove?

INSUFFERINGS, GLORY.

Youmayshrug,andsaythis isfantasticnonsense.Butlook intothehistoryofGod'sdealingswithHischosenonesand youwillagreethatitisnotso fantastic.Sorrowandsuffering accompaniedOurBlessedLady throughmostofherlife.St. JohntheBaptistbeganlifewith voluntaryrenunciationofhome, countrymen,civilizedsociety andendeditwithdeathatthe handofHerod.St.Paultoldof hissufferingsforChrist"Five timestheJewsscourgedme, andsparedmebutonelashin theforty;threetimesIwas beatenwithrods,onceIwas stoned;Ihavebeenshipwrecked threetimes;Ihavespent anightandadayasacastawayatsea.WhatjourneysIhave undertaken,indangerfromrivers,indangersfromrobbers, indangerfrommyownpeople. indangerfromtheGentiles; dangerincities,dangerinthe wilderness,dangerinthesea, dangerfromfalsebrethren!I havemetwithtoilandweariness,sooftenbeensleepless,hungryandthirsty,sooften deniedmyselffood,gonecoldand naked."(2Cor.XI.24-27.)Paul didnotforetellhisend-death atthehandoftheRomanexecutionsquad.ButPauldidsay thathereckonedallthesufferingsofthisworldasunworthy tobecomparedwiththeglory tocome.Morethanthathegloriedinhissufferingsforitwas inhissufferingsthatthepower ofChristdweltinhim.

CHOSENONES. SotodaythepowerofChrist dwellsinthosewhocarryon theirshouldersthecrossofsorrowandsicknessandsuffering. They,aboveallothers,are Christ's,associatedinthegreatestofHisworks-thatofwinningbackafallenpeople.We maynotunderstandwhyGod choosesthisoneorthatoneto sharehistoil.Wemaystillfind itdifficulttolookonatothers' fromaGodwhodoesnotcare, orWhocandonothingaboutit, butfromaGodwholoves,from Godwhoinviteshischildren "Cometomeallyewholabour andareheavyburdenedandI willrefreshyou?"

"WHOSESINSYOUSHALLFORGIVE

"HOPING",ofSUBIACO writes:WhileIadmirethe CatholicChurch'sprinciples inanumberofmatters,such asherunwillingnesstoallow divorce,nevertheless,Icannotunderstandwhysomany ofherfollowersagreethat sheistheonlyChurchthat haspowertoforgivesin.

A.:InspiteofyouradmirationyouseemtoregardtheCa_ tholicChurchassomethingof a speakMotherGrundywhenyou ofherunwillingnessto allowdivorce.Thetruthis,of course,thattheChurchhasno willonewayortheother.Itis Godwhohasordainedthatthe marriagebondcannotbe broken.AlltheChurchdoesis tosafeguardthatdivinelaw andprotectitfromviolationand abuse.

Againfromthewayyouword yourletteritwouldappear thatthereissomedisagreement amongstCatholicsinthematter offorgivenessofsins.Yousay youcannotunderstandwhyso

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manyagreethatsheistheonly Churchthathaspowertoforgive'sin.Whythe'somany'?All Catholicsareinagreementon thatpoint.Andmorethanthat, allCatholicsbelieveitistrue. Forgivenessofsiniswrought throughtheSacramentofConfession.AndtotheCatholic priesthoodaloneisgiventhe powertoadministerthatsacrament.Yougoon:

PRESCRIBES CONDITIONS.

Inthefirstplacesincethey knowthatsinisanoffence againstGod'slawobviously theycanonlyhopetoget pardonfromHimwhomthey haveoffended.

A.:Trueenough.Butyour reasoningdoesnotcarryyoufar enough.TheoffendedGodalone canpardonsin,andinHimis vestedtherighttosaywhat formality_shallbeobservedbeforesins'areforgiven.AndHe hasordainedthatordinarilyit willbethroughtheSacrament ofConfession.Sothepenitent whoconfessestoapriestis grantedpardonforsinsinthe nameofandbythepowerof Himwhowasoffended.You continue:

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sinnerssurelyhewouldnot compelthemtotelltheirsins toamanlikethemselves liabletoruintheirreputations atanymomentbyrepeating theirwrongdoingstoothers. A.:Ithinkthereisaworldof differencebetweenthewords "lenient"and"merciful".AlenientGodsuggeststhepicture ofabewhiskeredoldduffer shrugging,moreorless,atthe lackofmoralcourageinhis creatures,andthinkingpityingly hehadbetterletthemoffthis time.ButthemercifulGodwe knowisquiteanothercharacter. Hisactionsarepromptedbya deepandpersonalloveforthe sinner;alovethatbroughtHim downfromHeaventodiethat sinnersmightlive,alovethat devisedjustthismethodofforgivenesstohelpratherthan

'hinderthesinner'srepentant approachtoHim.Asforthese- curityofthepenitent'sreputa- tion,you'vesurelyheardofthe sealoftheconfessional,thesolemnobligationofstrictestsecrecyimposedonthepriest whosedutyandprivilegeitis toadministerthesacrament.No obligationofsecrecybears comparisonwiththisone.And inspiteofhumanfrailty,in spiteofallthepossibilitiesyou suggest,itiscommonlyheld thatinalltheChurch'shistory thesealoftheconfessionalhas neverdirectlybeenviolated. Yougoon:

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Atanyrateaman,nomatter howhighlyrespectedorrighteoushemayseemtobehas notandcouldnothaveany powertosaveordamnanother'ssoul.

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MILLIONAIRETRAMP.

WALKEDWITHGOD.

Amillionairemotorcarmanufacturerwhospentthelast yearsofhislifetrampingtheroadsofFrancetohonourOur Lady-thatwasLouisDelage. Themanwhodesignedandmanufacturedtheworld-famous Delageracingcarsandwhoseorganisinggeniusbuiltupagreat Frenchindustry,atsixty-sevenyearsofagediscoveredGodand HisBlessedMother,anddevotedtherestofhislifetotramping MgonfootfromoneshrineofOurLadytoanother.

offeredhimshelter.Againhe declined.

`Youoldfool,"thedriversaid, ashewenton. Lourdesbecamethe'shrineof hispredilection.Whenhehad gonetheremanytimesonfoot hegrewimpatientathisslow rateofprogressandatseventy hetookabicycle-sothathe mightreachmoreshrines.But thiswasonlyforatime.Asa realpilgrimhepreferredto travelbyfoot.

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LouisDelagewasapoorTheenergyandgeniuswhich workingengineerintheearly pioneeringdaysofmotormanufacture.Theyoungmandecidedthattheremightbeagreat futureforthenewlydiscoveredmotorengine.Heexperimentedandintimeproduced thedesignforasmallcarwhich wasfaraheadofanythingyet produced.Withinafewyears theDelagefactorywasproducingcarsforaworld-widemarket.

AtthistimeLouisDelagehad noideasaboutGod.Hewas atwentiethcenturypagan,the millionairemotormanufacturer offashionableAuteuil,andone ofFrance'sleadingindustrialists.

Then,whenhewassixtyyears ofage,hemetFatherBrottier.

HISCONVERSION.

DelagewasoneofFather Brottier'sconversions,

hadbuiltupagreatmotorindustrywasnowappliedto thingsspiritual.

Theideaofmakinghimselfa pilgrimtoMary'sshrinestook possessionofDelageandhegave himselftoitcompletely.For fortyyearshehadtravelled bymotor-carovereveryroad inFrance;nowbyfoothewent ontheroadsthatledtothe greatcentreofdevotion.

CHARTRESANDLOURDES.

Hewassixty-sevenwhenhe startedout,towalkfromParis tothethousand-year-oldshrine ofOurLadyinChartres.It begantorainheavilybutthe oldmanwenton.Amotor carstoppedandofferedhima lift.Hedeclinedit.Afew milesfurtheronahearsereturningfromafuneralpulled upbesidehimandthedriver

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Oncewhenhewalkedfor manymilesinpouringrainhe reachedasmallcountryinn.He waswetandmud-coveredand lookedwhollydisreputable.He wasrefusedadmissionatthe door.

"Ah,IfIcameinaDelage," hemurmured,ashestartedout forthenexttown.

WALKEDWITHGOD.

TherewasnoposeinDelage's adoptionofapilgrim'slife.He nevermentionedwhohewas, butneitherdidhemakeanyefforttoconcealhisidentity,and hemademanyadetourfrom hispilgrim'sroadtovisitanold acquaintance. Hewasnoteccentric,anda notebookwhichheleftcontainedamostinterestingandmatter-of-factaccountofhisjourneys.Naturallyhemetwith criticism,butheofferednoelaboratedefencetoit.

"ForsixtyyearsIwalked withoutGod,nowIamwalking withHim,"thatwasallhehad tosay. Hewasseventy-threewhen hedied,andthenthestoryof hisyearsofpilgrimagewas-revealed.-"CatholicLeader."

BANGKOK,Thailand(Siam),Feb.16.-Bangkok's blazingsunmayserveasanadditionalremindertoAmericandiplomatsandconsulsmeetingherethattheso-called "coldwar"isfarfromcoldinEastAsia.Thestateofwar continuesinpartsofChina,mostofwhichhasfallento Communistarmies.Communistforcesareengagedin shootingwarsinnear-byIndo-China,Burma,Malaya,and thePhilippines.SkirmishesarefrequentbetweenRed forcesinNorthKoreaandSouthKorea'stroops.

American"chiefsofmission"inIndiaandPakistan.Atthe inEastAsia-ambassadors,con-closeofhisround-the-world assembledhereunderthechair-triphewithfellowconsultants, manshipofPhilipC.Jessup,RaymondB.Fosdick,former AmericanAmbassador-at-Large,presidentofRockefellerInstiforathree-dayconferenceontute,andEverettN.Case,presiproblemsarisingfromCom-dentofColgateUniversity,will munistgainsandplansinthestudyandevaluatetheinformaOrient.EighteenparticipantsaretionandthenpresenttheircongatheredaroundtheconferenceelusionstoSecretaryofState tableattheAmericanembassy.DeanAcheson. Thestaffsandplanecrewsbring theofficialarrivalsheretoabout 60.Inadditiontherearea numberofforeigncorrespondentsand.photographersfrom TokyoandHongKongtocover theconferencerecognisedas crucialthroughoutAsia.

Dr.Jessupemphasisedin Tokyo,whenleavingforthe conference,thatitspurposewas consultationandnotpolicymaking.Butthereremainslittledoubtthatitwillaffect UnitedStatesforeignpolicyin theFarEast.

Dr.Jessupwillbringbackthe informationreceivedhere,plus whateverhehasalreadygatheredalongtheway,andwillget

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PARIS,Feb.16(NC).-A30,000-mileinspectiontourof missionstationsinthelakeregionofEastAfricaproveda hazardousbutheart-warmingjourneyforBishopLouis Durrieu,newSuperiorGeneraloftheWhiteFathers.Travellingbyairplane,train,jeep,boat,anddonkeys,Bishop Durrieumetmostofthearea'smissionariesandvisited schoolsandseminariesfoundedbytheWhiteFathersthere.

TheSuperiorGeneral'sjeep wasboggeddowninmuddy trails;lionswereseen;rainswollenstreamshadtobecrossedondonkeyback.Oncea150miledetourhadtobetaken whenafloodwashedouta bridge.

Butevidenceofthespreadof theFaithmadethetripworthwhile,theSuperiorreported. Todaythereare2,500,000Christiansinthisterritoryandhundredsofthousandsofcatechumens.

Seventyyearsagotherewere none.Priests,Brothers,and Sisters,whiteandnative, number1,000.Thereare300 churches,thousandsofsubsidiarychapels,fivemajorand15 minorseminaries,andmany schoolsandcharitableorganizations.Onevicariateintheregion isgovernedbyanativeBishop.

Duringthetrip,BishopDurrieuspokewithapriestwhohas beenintheregionmorethan40 years.Hevisitedavicariate whichinthelast25yearshas seenthenumberofCatholics

TOFILMLIFEOF

HOLYPRIEST.

LISBON,Feb.16(NC.)-A filmonthelifeofthebeloved Portuguesepriest,theRev. FranciscoRodriguesdaCruz, S.J.,whodiedtwoyearsago,is beingplannedhere.

Thesaintlypriest,knownfor hiszealousattentiontothesick andtheneedy,wascavedPadre Cruz.Hediedattheageof89, andhiscauseforsainthoodis expectedtobeintroducedin Romesoon.

Hishumilitywasgreatandon oneoccasion,whenhewasofferedthepositionasCanonof theLisbonCathedral,herefused itsohecouldspendallhistime helpingpeopleindifficulty.He wasthepastorofeveryonein need.Heendlesslyvisitedhospitals,prisons,mentalasylums, lepersandtheslums,alwayscarryingwithhimmaterialrelief.

PadreCruz'sfigure,withhis stoopedshoulders,asceticface, shabbyclothesandsmallblack cottonbag,wasknownallover thenation.Becauseofhiswidespreadcharitablework,hewas givenfreepassesonallthe railwaysofPortugal.

thereincrease,from15,000to 100,000.Onemissionarytoldthe SuperiorGeneralthatlast Christmashedistributedabout 5,000Communions-afterhearing confessionsfortendays. ThegenuinenessoftheFaith intheseregionswasexpressed byaleaderofCatholicActionin onelocality,whotoldBishop Durrieu:"TellourHolyFather thatitisourpridehere,inthe midstofpagansandheretics,to hehischildren,alwaysreadyto doallhepleasestocommand."

OuthereintheOrientfew Catholicmissionarieswould claimripeexperienceinless thantenyears,ManyBishops andpriestsareslowtomake predictionsevenafter30years. Onemissionary,FatherPerrondon,oftheParisForeignMissionSociety,hasbeeninBangkokfor46years.Besides,suck menmostdiplomatsstationedin theOrientarenovicesinmany matters.Thereareobvious hazardsintheprocessofrapid fact-findinginAsiaandthe evaluationofthesefactsinAmericabythreemen,oneofwhom isonlyarecentvisitortothe FarEast.

OppositetheAmericanembassythevisitingdiplomatscan seethenewRussianlegation, withanestimatedpersonnelof 30.ThishighnumberofSovietofficialsstandsinstrange contrasttotheactualnumberof Sovietnationalsresidingin Thaiand,believedtobeonly two, Whiletheconferencemembersliterallysweatovergovernmentalproblems,theParis missionariesatAssumptionCathedralarewiselymindingtheir ownbusiness-careofsoulsand buildingofanextensionofthe Catholicschoolnowhavingan enromentof2,000.OfBangkok's800,000peoplesome13,000 areCatholic,mostlyofAnnamiteandChineseorigin.

There'salsoaCarmeliteconventhere.Perhapsthemost importantnewsafterallfrom Bangkokthisweekisthatthe nunsareprayinganddoing penanceasusualfortheworld.

COMMEMORATE16MARTYRS.

NAGASAKI.Japan,Feb.16.-Crowdsestimatedat 8,000personsbravedexceptionallycoldweathertotakepart inthecelebrationmarkingthe353rd.anniversaryofthe Twenty-SixMartyrsofJapan.Assemblingatanearly houratthefourchurchesofthecity,thepeoplewalkedin separateprocessions,threeofthemthroughthecityitself, ontheirwaytotheHolyHill.Thefourth,startingfrom Urakami,followedtheactualroutetakenbytheMartyrs whentheymarchedfromTogitsutoNagasaki.

withthebannersoftheMartyrs waving,theparticipantssang hymnsandprayedalongthe

Ledbyacross-bearerandtheassemblyheardthesermon ofBishopPaulYamaguchi,of Nagasaki,andattendedhisMass andSolemnBenediction,which werebroadcastoverthelocal route.OntheHolyHillitself,radionetwork.

What'sYourAlibi?

ThegraceofGodsometimes worksslowlyandinvisibly,and nolaboureramongsoulshas anycalltoaskthattheresudts ofhisworkbemademanifestto him.Andheisamplyrewardedforhavingcalledonfifty peoplewithnoapparentresult, ifthefifty-firsteagerlyseizes onthegraceofGod.

However,eventhoughIhave nothadgreatapparentsuccess insavingthelostandstraying sheeponwhomIhavecalled,I havehadextraordinarysuccess ingatheringadossierofstrange excusesandalibisfromthelips ofunfortunatemenandwomen whowereanxioustosidestep mywillingnesstoleadthem backtoGod.Peoplealways haveexcusesfornotsurrenderingtodivinelove,justasthe peopleintheLord'sparablewho wouldnotattendthebanquetto whichtheywereinvited.Many mayfinditinstructivetoread whatsomeofthoseexcusesare. Perhapsevensomeofthosewho haveusedthem,seeingthem blackonwhiteandinprint, mayrecognisehowfoolishthey areandbedonewithadvancing them.

DEEPSTUDY?

Ihavenevermetasinglefallen-awayCatholic,insometwentyyears'experienceatcalling onfallen-awayCatholics,who toldmethathegaveupthe practiceoftheCatholicreligion becausehewasconvincedafter longstudyanddeepprayerthat theCatholicreligionwasnot thereligionofChrist.Many mayhavesaidthattheywere convincedthattheCatholicreligionwaswrong;buttherewas nothingaboutlongstudyand deepprayerinthestatement, andaquestionortwoalways provedthattherewaslittleor nothingoflongstudyanddeep prayerinfact.Theremayhave beenlongstudyoverthedivine charmsofacertainyounglady ofstronganti-Catholictendencieswhorefusedtotoleratethe ideaofmarriagebeforeaCatholicpriest,orofco-operation withaCatholicinanyofthe dutiesimposedbyhisreligion. Oragirlmayhavehadher heartfixedmorefirmlyonmarriagethanonheaven,andwhen amancamealongwithaproposaloftheformer,couldnot resisthimeventhoughhewas thekindofamanforwhomshe wouldhavetosacrificethelatter.Ofcoursethatisnotthe waytheytellthestory.They foundoutthattheCatholic Churchwaswrongintheexact momentwhentheychoseto marryoutsideherpale.

NoweakCatholichaseversaid tomethathewascertainofthe falsityoftheCatholicreligion becauseofherinsistenceonthe necessityofgoodworksaswell asfaith,orbecauseofherteachingthattradition,togetherwith theBible,wasafontofrevelation.Allthedefencesofthe theologiansweresomuchGreek

ByE.F.,MILLER,C.SS.R.

InthisarticleanexperiencedAmericanRedemptoristmissioner givesanaccountofsomeofthe"crackpot"excusesgivenbynonpractisingCatholics.Itisstrangehowfoolishamanwillpermithimselftosoundwhenheexcuseshisirreligion. tomostofthem,insofarasthey wereabletoquotethemoreven tosuggestthem.No,itwas alwayssomepicayuneargument thattheythemselveshadprobablyanswereda hundred timeswhentheywereingrade school,beforetheissuebecame confusedbylove'syoungdream orsomeotherformofpassion.

"PRIESTTROUBLE."

Thereweremanywhogave upthefaithorbecamecareless initspractice,becauseof'priest trouble."Thepriesttalkedtoo longinhissermons,orhedid nottalklongenough.The priestvisitedhisparishioners toomuchorhedidnotvisit themenough.Thepriestplayedballwiththeboysandgirls inthepublicpark,orthepriest neverplayedanythingwith anybodyinanypark.The priesttalkedtoomuchaboutthe rightsoflabourandsocialjustice.thustakingsideswiththe "racketeers,"orthepriestnever saidanythingaboutsocialpro- blems,thustakingsideswith 'entrenchedcapitalists."The priestwastoooldtounderstand modarnproblems,ortooyoung tohavehadanyexperience.

Therewasthecaseoftheman whosefatherhadnotdarkened thedoorofhisparishchurch forthirtyyears,eventhoughhe didmailachequeforacouple ofhundreddollarstothepastor onceayear.anddidinsistonhis childrenattendingservices.The oldmanfinallydied.When thesonwenttotheparishrectorytoarrangeforachurchfuneralatMass,thepastorhadto refusethisservice,rightlyasthedeadman'slife showedthathehadnousefor theMass.Thatwasenoughto convincethesonthattheCatholicChurchwasnotthetruereligion;neitherhenoranymemberofhisfamilyhasattended Masssince.

"CASHHAPPY."

Thepriestandmoneyafford theweakthestrongestargument fortheirweakness.Itissaid thatthemosttenderpartofa manishispocket-book.Thisis definitelytrueofthosewhobase thedivinityoftheirreligionon whetherornottheirpocketbookismentionedbyapriestin oroutsidethechurch.The priestmaybebeggingmoney forstarvingorphansorhemay beseekingdonationsforamuch neededschool.Hemayevenbe tryingtogetenoughmoneytogethertopatchaleakingroof. sothathisparishionersmaynot havetoraiseumbrellasin church.Itmakesnodifference whathispurposeis;thecryis raisedbytheslippingandfalling thatallthepriesttalksaboutis

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money.Andwhenapriestapproachesacertainmanwhohas been whenprodigalwithhispennies thecollectionbasketwas passedaround,andsuggeststhat itwouldbeagoodideaifhe usedtheSundayenvelopesfor aregularofferingliketherest ofthepeople,themansometimesfindsthisasufficientreason ancientforseveringtieswiththe faith.

AVENGETHATINSULT.

Forsomepeoplethepriestis alwayswrong.Ayoungman oncecametothepriest'shouse tomakearangementsforhis marrage.Hehadhisprospectivebrideonhisarm.Herang thebell.Whenthedoorwas opened,hesteppedasideto allowhisbride-to-betoenter first.Nosoonerhadshepassedinsidethanaloudshout greetedher.Theshoutconsistedofnothingmoreterrible thanthewords:"Hey!Watch out!Thisfloorhasjustbeen varnished!"Withoutaword theyoungmantookhisgirlby thedrmandledheroutofthe house.Shehadbeeninsulted andthatdisprovedtheCatholic religion.Theyweremarried byaHolinessministerandare devout"Holinesses"to-day,

Then,therewasthemanwho ownedahomenextdoortothe parishrectory.Itseemsthat onthepriest'spropertythere wasanappletree,onebranch ofwhichhungoverhisneighbour'sland.Becausethepriest didnotcutofftheoffending branchafterhehadbeenwarned,orinsomewayturnthe treearoundsothatthebranch wouldceasetrespassing,the sensitiveneighbourdecidedto quitgoingtochurch.Hisfamilyquitgoingalso.Noneof themhavecomebackthusfar.

However,itisn'talwaysthe priestwhoisblamedforkeepingpeopleawayfromchurch.A strongandhealthyyotIngman ofmyacquaintance ceased beingapracticalCatholicbecause ofsomemysteriousatmosphere inCatholicchurchesthatalways madehimsickinhisstomach. Everytimehekneltdownina churchinordertogotoconfessionhebegantofeelfaintand wouldhavetogooutside.He had,ofcourse,butoneresort,to giveupgoingtochurchentirely. Hiswifeandchildrenhadto

FilmofCureofArs.

Following"MonsieurVincent," basedonthelifeofSt.Vincent dePaul,Frenchstudioshave nowmadeanothernotableproduction,"LeSorcierduCiel," dealingwithSaintJeanVianney,theCureofArs.

YoungandaudaciousMarcel Blistene,whowasresponsible forFrancoiseRosay's"Macadam''-waschosentodirectthe picture.

Theproducerswerefortunate infindingGeorgesRollin,who notonlyresemblestheCure d'Ars,butpossessedtherequiredqualificationsofsensibility andFaithwithinhim.

Itisnowestablishedthat,in ordertoacquirethespiritofthe Saint,RollinleftParisandspent sometimeinsolitudewithinthe precinctsofaRetreatHouseof theSocietyofJesus.From there,heemerged,havingcapturedthe"ambiance"whichhe consideredindispensableforthe fulfilmentofthearduoustaskof portrayalwhichhehadbeen calledupontobringtolifeon thescreen.

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"HYPOCRITETROUBLE."

Thentherearethosewhocannotgotochurchorthesacramentsbecausetheyknowso manysinnerswhogotochurch andthesacraments.Sometimesjustthegeneralstatement ismadethat"everytimeyougo tochurchyoufinditfullof hypocritesandsinners,anda 'good'personwouldnotwantto befounddeadwiththem."At othertimesthereisjustonesinnerintheparishwhogoesto Mass,andtherebymakesitimpossibleforarespectablecitizentogo."I'lltellyouwhyI don'tgotoMass.It'sbecause oneofthebiggesthypocritesin thecommunityisrightupthere inthefrontseateverySunday. IftheChurchcantoleratehim, itwillhavetogetalongwithout me."Sometimesapersonalenmityismadetheoccasionfor givingupthepracticeofreligion. Itwoudrequireafull-sized booktorecountallthefoolish andflimsyexcusesthatthefallenawayhavegivenmewhenI

calledontheminaneffortto leadthemhome.Theywere alwayssotiredonSunday morning.Theyreallyfeltthey neededtheextrarest.Or,they alwaySforgotthatitwasSunday,theonedaywhichthey weresupposedtogotoMass. Or,itescapedtheirmindsentirelytowindthealarmclock on'twenty-nineconsecutiveSaturdayevenings.Or,theydidn't doanythingwronglikekilling peopleorstealingmoney,and thereforetheydidnotfeelthe needofrunningofftochurch everyotherday;infact,they werealotbetterthantheir neighbourswhonevermissed Mass,

REAL.REASON.

Therealreason,ofcourse, wasoneoftwoorboth.They wereabysmallyignorantofthe obligationofservingGodin God'swayandnotintheirown; ortherewasanobstacletoprac- ticingthefaiththattheydidnot wantto wouldremoveandwhichthey wouldhavetoremoveit theyweretobereconciled:birth control;aninvalidmarriage;a sinfulattachment;aprogramme ofinjustice;ahatred.Consciousneglectgraduallygrewinto tepidityuntiltheyweresoindifferentthattheynolonger evencaredIlowfoolishtheir reasonsfornotservingGodreallysounded.

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TheBeginningofaBlackSoviet

byJOHNLAURENCE in"TheSign"

ManySouthAfricanshavea strangeconceit:Wesincerely thinkthattheeducatedAmericanknowsasmuchaboutusas wedoabouttheAmerican.My ownconceitisnowintatters. Inowrealizehumblythathardly asoulintheStatesknows anythingabouttheUnionof SouthAfrica.Iamnotonly humbled.Iamalarmed.America shouldknowmuchaboutSouth Africa.

ShouldthewholeAfrican continentsuddenlydecideto throwoffwhitedominion,should acontinentsorichinuntapped rawmaterialsgrowtiredof whatitconsidersWesterndemocraticidealsandlooktothe Kremlinforanewwayoflife, Americawouldbedefinitely concerned.

Nothinglikethathashappenedyet.TheAfricanisstill securelyundertheheelofhis whitemaster.Butthatheelis

JohnLaurenceisanativeof SouthAfricawhoatthepresent timeisdoingpost-graduate workatanAmericanUniversity.

pitifullysmall,andtheAfrican growsdailybigger-andless patient.ButshouldAfricadecidetotrytheexperimentofa BlackSoviet,itwillbelargely becauseofthefailureofthe whiteSouthAfricantosolvethe raceproblemintheUnionof SouthAfrica.

REDDREAMLAND

SouthAfricaisadreamland fortheCommunistagitator. NearlyeightmillionAfricans liveinvirtualslaverytoless thanthreemillionwhites.And theirmastersaresquabbling amongstthemselvesandscatteredoveravastcountry.In thatred-hueddreamlandthere areonlytwobogeymen:thenaturalindolenceoftheAfrican andthedifficultyoforganizing himintoaneffectiverevolutionaryarmy.ButthesearebogeymenagainstwhichCommunistoptimismisproof;and alreadytheCommunisthas gonetoworkontheSouth Africannative.InSouthAfrica hehasnothadtocreateaspirit ofdiscontent.Thatalready exists.Hisonlytaskistoaggravatethatdiscontentandcapitalizeonit.IfSouthAfrica doesnotleadtherestofthe 111111111MHIMMERIIIIMINIIMINIIIIIIM11111111111111M11111

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continentintoaBlackSoviet,it willnotbebecauseSouth AfricanCommunistshavebeen shirkingtheirjob.

SouthAfricaisalandwhere theprivilegedfewuneasilyrule theunderprivilegedmany.And thosewholackprivilegedoso becauseoftheircolour.Most SouthAfricanswouldquestion thejusticeofthatgeneralization.Theywouldmaintainthat theblackmanwasunfittedto enjoyprivilege,notbecausehe wasblackbutbecausehewas asavage.Andthereismuchto besaidforthisview.The Africanisasavage.Hebuysa wife-withoxen.IntheTranskeihestillpaintshimselfwith redochre.Butochrecanbe washedoff,andhecansubstitutefursandjewelsforoxen. Inthelongstoryofmanmany atribestartedontheroadto greatnesswhenitbegantowash.

ECONOMICSOFSLAVERY

TheliberalSouthAfricanandthereareliberalsinSouth Africa-readilyadmitsthatthe Africanisasavage,buthethinks thatitishightimethathe washedoffhispaintandceased beingasavage.TheAfrikaner, committedtothestrangebelief thatthereisamysticalwedding betweenblacknessandsavagery, willnotmeettheliberalanywhereintheargumentabout race.Andthepresentgovernaient,Afrikaansandnationalistic,encouragesSouthAfricans tobelievethattheAfricanisa savageincapableofeverbecominganythingelse.Thereisa hardheadedthoughmisguided reasonforclingingtothisopinion:thefalsebeliefthatSouth Africaneconomywouldbe thrownintoconfusionifAfricans weretreatedasmenwitha righttoalivingwage.

Sincetheterminologyisbound tocauseconfusion,itmightbe welltoclarifytheterms.An African,ornative,isablack man,aBantu:aSouthAfrican isa lish-speaking,whiteSouthAfrican,Engandgenerallyof Britishancestry;andanAfrikanerisawhiteSouthAfrican,Afrikaans-speaking,andusuallyofDutchorFrenchdescent. Afrikaans,withEnglishoneof thecountry'stwoofficiallanguages.isamodernformof Dutch.spokenonlyinSouth Africa.

PATIENCEWEARSTHIN

Americanswouldrefertothe AfricanasaNegro.Heisa simplecreature,butheisnota fool.Heknowsthatheisasa vage;andheisanxioustoleave hissavagerybehindhim.Hecan thinkforhimself,eventhough histhoughtsareoftentheconfused,bitterthoughtsofawhippedchild.Hecanaddtwoand two.Heispatient,butwitha patiencethatisbeginningto wearthin.Heknowsthatthe whitemanhastheupperhand now,buthealsoknowsthat arithmeticisonhisside-arithmeticandtime.Thewhiteman planswhatlittlefamilyhehas scientifically;theblackmanis hopelesslyunscientific-anddistressinglyprolific.Becauseheis miserablypoor,hecannotgive tohischildrentheeducation thatwillleadhispeopleaway fromsavagery;buttothechosen few,atthecostofincredible sacrifice,hemanagestogivecovetedhighereducation.

Unfortunately,thoughthe educationoftheAfricanwho hasrisenabovetheilliteracyof hispeopleismodern,itistoo oftenmodernintheworstsense andisadoubtfulblessing.Itis adangerouslylopsidedmassof unrelatedfactsandundigested theoriesacauiredinspiteof whiteprejudice.Consciousall thetimeofhissupposedintrinsic inferioritytoanythingwhite,the Africanstudieswithacomplex. Hisassimilationoffactand theoryistincturedwithhisspiritualsuffering,colouredbyhis

bitterness-abitternessthat growsindepthwiththeextent ofhisstudies.

LIMITEDVISION

AndtheAfrican'svisionislimited.Hispovertyandhislack ofopportunityseetothat.The onlywhitemanheknowsisthe manwhodenieshispeoplethe righttoliveasmen.Becausehe isconvincedthatthehopeof justicethroughconstitutional meansisavainhope,helooks withinhimself-aselfgrown achievement-forshortercuts toequity.Hisbitternessdoes notallowhimtoseethatthe whiteSouthAfricanisnotthe finalwordonwhiteculture,nor willhissullen,broodingsoullet himbelievethateveninSouth Africatherearemen,white men,whoareworkingforhis betterment.Hehasgrownaccustomedtothewhip.Heis fascinatedbythehandthat holdsthewhip.Hispeoplelook tohimforguidance,forcanhe notreadandwriteandtalkas thewhiteman?Hispeoplehear himmurmuragainstthewhip. Tomurmurmustberight.They echohisresentment.Hegives themnewreasonsformurmuring.Thatmurmurspreadsfrom thecrowded"locations"outside thecitiestotheplainsandbeyondthemountainstillit reachestheremotestAfrican hut.Thewhiteman,rememberingtheKaffirwars,swingsthe whipmorevigorously,fearlendconfidentbecauseofacademic ingstrengthtohisarm. EnterstheCommunist-the tireless,audaciousCommunist whohasdaredtoseek(andhas found)convertseveninWashingtonandWestminster.

TheAfricanisnotyetaCommunist.

DEADLYWEAPON

NownoteveryAfricanisilliterate,andtheCommunist knowsthathisapproachtothe educatednativemustbesubtle. TheAfricanwhohasbeento collegefeelsthathemustlead hisownpeople.Heistiredof whiteruleandsuspiciousofall whitemen.TheCommunist PartyofSouthAfricahasso farhumouredhim,givingtoan African,MosesKotane,oneof thehighestexecutivepositions intheParty. Schoolteachersarespecial objectivesofRedpropaganda, andCommunistshavemetwith fargreatersuccessinthisdevilishapostolatethanSouth

Africansrealizeorcaretoadmit. Noristheirsuccesssurprising, fortheCommunistshaveavery powerfulpropagandaweaponforthemunusual-thetruth.In seasonandoutofseasonthey keepbeforetheangryeyesof theeducatedAfricantheinjusticeswhichhispeoplesuffer. Everynewpieceofrepressive legislationisbrandishedprovocativelybeforehim.And,hand in preaching,handwiththisinflammatory thereisacleverap- pealtohisnaturalprideinhis ownachievementandamischievousexploitationofthelimitationsofthatachievement. "Youarenotliketherestof yourpeople-yourunfortunate people,Youhavestudied.You arealearnedman,agreatman, aleader."

LEADERS

CommunistsknowtheAfrican,forallhisschooling,isstill achild."YourpeopleareSouth Africa'smostpreciouspossession.Withoutyourpeople,who wouldminethegold?Who wouldgatherthediamondsfrom theearth?Whowouldgrowthe food?Thewhitemancannot workwithhishands.Hehas forgottenhow.Ifyourpeople werenotpaidstarvationwages,thewhitemanwouldbepoor. Whyshouldyourpeoplelivein hovelsoutsidethecitiesin whichmenwhohavegrownrich byyourlabourliveinluxury? Youmustworkforthem,buton theirownterms.Theywon'tlet youformunions.Theywon't giveyouthevote.Why?Becausetheyfearyou.Theyknow thatyoucancripplethem,break them,ifonlyyourpeoplecould findaleader ifonlythey couldfindaleader..."

ThisisnotCommunism.Itis theunfortunatetruth.Thisis talkthattheAfricancanunderstand.Itistalkthatlightsafire inhimthatishalfofheaven andhalfofhell.HeisnotinterestedinRussia,buthelistens tomenwhospeakoftheRussian revoltanddreamsofbeing masterinthelandheconsiders hisown.

EVENWORMSTURN

Thewhitemanfearsthenative,eventhoughheisbarely consciousofhisfear.Thatfear isevidenitinsomuchofhis legislation.Heisblinded tohisfearbyhiscontempt oftheAfrican.Herefuses tobelievethatsoservileacreaturewilleverdaretoquestion hisauthorityorhissuperiority. Thehabitofcommandhasgrown withhisowngrowing.Asa childhehadvirtualslavesobedienttohiswhim,thecringing blackswholivedinthehinterlandofhisfather'shome.Grown tomanhood,hefindsitdifficult tolayasidewhathasbecomea habitofmind.

ButSouthAfricaischanging. TheAfricanislosinghisservility.InJohannesburgaregular

Thursday,March1,1950.

featureofthedailypaperisthe "crimelist"thatbearstestimony tothedisintegrationofthe Africaninferioritycomplex.It isdangeroustobeabroadin SouthAfricancitiesatnight. Thecountryismovingrapidly towardacrisis-forcedtoitby theharshnativepolicyofthe presentgovernment.Theseveral timesoutnumberedwhitepopulationisdividedagainstitself, andtheAfricanisnotsoblind thathefailstoseethis,norso spiritlessthathedoesnothope toprofitfromthisdissension.

"CHOSENRACE"CULT

TheUnitedParty(theparty ledbyGeneralSmuts)inwhich SouthAfrica'sfewliberalswere allowedtoinfluencepolicy,has beenthrownoutofpowerby theuncompromisingNationalist Party.Smutsatleastspokethe languageofpeace,andhemade promises.Dr.Malan,theNationalistPremier,doesnotdisguisehisaims:TheAfrican hasbeenspoiled.Hehasdared toaskforprivilege.Givehim privilege,andtherewillbeno endtohisasking.Hewilldemandthevote,andwhiteSouth Africawillbelostinaseaof blackbarbarism.Buttheblack manwillgetnovote.Thefew privilegeshehasshallbetaken fromhim.Heshalllearnagain alessonheisfastforgetting: thereisonemasterinSouth Africa,andthatmasteriswhite.

ItisnotonlytheAfricanwho isrestiveundertheMalan administration.TheNationalist isanextremeAfrikanerwho hateseverythingBritishalmost asmuchashehatesanything black.HeseeshisAfrikaans culturethreatenedbyboththe whiteandtheblacknon-Afrikaner.Englishisforhimaforeigntongue.WhenSouthAfrica becomesarepublic-asheis determineditshallbecomeeverytraceofAnglo-Saxon culturewillbeoutlawed.

CALVINISM

ButtheEnglish-speaking SouthAfrican,nocowedsavage, isequallydeterminedSouth Africashallnotbecomeaculturalbackwater.Herebels againstAfrikaansnationalism, andhescoffsatthesombre, cheerlessCalvinismwhichthe Afrikanerhasinterwovenwith hispolitics.But,whilehescoffs, heknowsthattheDutchReformedChurchisapowerinthe land,andhefearsit.Hehasseen theeffectsofAfrikaansCalvinismonthesmallertowns, strongholdsofnationalism,and heknowsthat,shouldtheDutch Churcheverjockeyitselfintoa positionwhereitwouldbeable todictatetoCapeTown, Durban,andJohannesburg, SouthAfricawouldbetrulya culturaldesert,strippedofart, drama,andliterature.Dr.Malanwashimselfonceaminister oftheDutchChurch;Dr.Nicol. theadministratorofthepowerful

TransvaalProvince,isoneofthe moreinfluentialdivinesinthe DutchChurch.AfrikaansCalvinismissocloselyidentified withAfrikaansnationalismthat themanwholeavestheDutch Churchforanotherisconsidered bothatraitorandanapostate.

PERSECUTIONTHREAT

TheCatholicChurchinSouth Africahasreasonsofitsownfor distrustingthisclosealliance betweenAfrikaansCalvinism andAfrikaansNationalism,for themorestaunchlyreligiousan Afrikaneristhemorebitterly doeshehatetheChurch,which hehasbeentaughtfromchildhoodtocall"theRomanDanger" (dieRoomsegevaar).OnspecifiedSundayseveryCalvinist ministerinSouthAfricais obligedbyasynodalorderto preachagainstCatholicism.Dr. Malanhasnotallowedhispoliticstosoftenhisownhostility towardtheChurch.Onarecent Europeantourhepointedly omittedfromavisittoRomethe courtesycallontheHolyFather;andtheonlynotable namesmissingontheinvitation listheissuedforhisfirstofficial gardenpartyinCapeTown werethoseoftheApostolicDelegateandtheBishopofCape Town.Would-beimmigrantsto SouthAfricaknowthatthesuccessoftheirappealtobeallowedtosettleinSouthAfrica dependsupontheskillwith whichtheycanconcealthefact thattheyareCatholic.Priests andnunsworkingamongstthe colouredandAfricansfeelwith goodreasonthattherealization oftherepublicandreamsofthe Nationalistswillmeantheend oftheirwork.Thoughthegovernmenthasnotexpressedits hostilitytowardtheChurchofficially,noCatholichasany doubtthatsuchhostilitydoes existandthatitwillspeedily becomespecificintheshapeof discriminatorylawsshould SouthAfricaeverbecomean Afrikanerrepublic.

MINORITYRULES

ThattheNationalistsarein poweratallisstrange.Theydo notspeakforthemajorityof SouthAfricans.Atthelast electionstheypolledfewervotes thantheUnitedParty,but,becausetheygainedheavilyinthe ruralconstituencies,theyfound themselvesinpowerwitha smallmajorityofseats.Nov theyareinahurrytotakefullestadvantageofanopportunity thateventheydidnotexpect. TheEnglish-speakingSouth AfricansandtheliberalAfrikaners,underthepoliticalleadershipofGeneralSmuts,arefightingtheNationalistsfiercelyin theHouseofAssemblyandout ofit.Feelingistense,andlately politicalmeetingshavebeen brokenupbyhooliganismand bloodletting.

NATIONALPRIDE

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EnglishisnotEnglish.Heis self-consciouslySouthAfrican. PostwarBritishimmigration, sponsoredbyhisownpolitical party,provedtohim-ifproof wasneeded-thathewasas SouthAfricanasthemostrabid Nationalist.Therewereregret- tableincidentsinthelargercitieswhenBritishpresumptionof superiorityclashedwithSouth Africanprideandself-consciousness.TheSouthAfricanwasarticulateinrepudiatingthecharge thathedidnotknowhowto managehisowncountry.Yet, forallthat,theSouthAfrican wantstoremainwithinthe Commonwealth.Itisnotan excessiveloveofEnglandthat promptsthis.Heknowsthat suchanarrangementsuitshim economically.Italsoprovides himwithasortofmoralprotec-tionagainstthenarrownationalismoftheAfrikaner-forthe Afrikanerwillnotrecognizeas trueSouthAfricansthosewho willnotembraceAfrikaans cultureandjourneyoutintoa wildernessinwhichonly Afrikaansisspoken.

TheUnitedPartyismoreliberalthantheNationalistinits nativepolicy-atleastonpaper.ThecynicalAfrican,however,is notconvincedofthegoodfaith oftheParty,andtheCommunist isathisshouldertowhisper, "Insincerity!"Justhowlittle confidencehehasinSouth Africanliberalismwasshown earlierthisyearbyagesturewhichshockedthecountry profoundly:TheAfricansofthe CapeProvincesentaCommunist, SamKahn,torepresentthemin parliament.Don'trunawaywith thestrangeideathattheAfrican hasthefranchise.Hehasnot. Butheisallowedtosendthree whiterepresentativesofhis peopletoparliament.Howlong hewillenjoythatlittlemeasure ofrepresentationisuncertain.

FURTHERCOMPLICATIONS

RacialproblemsinSouth Africaarefurthercomplicated bytheexistenceoftwoother nonwhitegroups-theIndians andtheCapeColoureds.These areminoritygroups,buttheyarearticulateandnotashelpless intellectuallynorascrushed spirituallyastheAfricans.

TheIndiansarechieflyNatal'sproblem.(Natalisoneof thefourProvincesoftheUnion). TheycametoSouthAfricaoriginallytoworkthesugarplantationsofNatal.Theyarenow stronglyentrenchedtherefinanciallyandnumerically.The Africansdislikethemandenvy thembecauseoftheirwealth, andbecausethatwealthhas beenattheirexpense.The whitesdislikethembecausethey overrunDurbanandbecause theyownmuchvaluableproperty.Intherecentraceriotsin DurbanandPietermaritzburg, theZulus(oneoftheAfrican tribes)hadtheactivesympathy ofmanyofthewhites.

SPIRITEDRESENTMENT

TheCapeColouredsareconcentratedchieflyintheWestern Cape.Theyarethedescendants oftheearlylicitandillicit unionsbetweenthefirstwhite settlersandtheHottentots (aboriginalsoftheCape).Their temperjustnowisveryugly; andtheirangerisrighteous.The Nationalistgovernmenthasgone

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intoactionagainstthem,enforcingsegregationlawsthatare causingbitterfeelings.Dr.Malan hasthreatenedtodisenfranchise them.TheColouredshaveshown thattheyhavespiritenoughto fightthegovernment,andthey havesolidlybehindthemall thatisbestinSouthAfrican liberalism.

Perhapsinconsideringall thesesocialevilsbothworryand alarmareunbalanced.Perhaps SouthAfricawillbeableto enforceitspolicyofrigidsegre- gationofwhiteandnonwhite withoutthrowingthewholeof Africaintorevolt.Perhapsthe SouthAfricanpoliticiansare wiserthanthosewhocriticize them,morecunningthanthe Communistswhoareworking againstthem.Perhapsthe Africanistooinsignificanta creaturetolosesleepover.

PURGEGUILTWITHBLOOD?

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Yet,reasonablyorunreasonably,Iworry.IthinkofGandhi inaSouthAfricanprisonmedi-tatingbitterlyontheunfairness ofwhitetoblack,dreamingof anIndiathatwouldbepurged ofthewhiteman.Ghandiwas nottheonlyIndianwhofretted underBritishrule,buthewas theheartofIndia'swilltobe free.PerhapsIndiawouldstill befreehadGandhinotsuffered fromtheclashofblackand whiteinSouthAfrica.Perhaps anAfricanwilltrytodofor AfricawhatGandhididfor India.Perhapswithlessrestraint,withlesswisdom.Perhaps hewilllooktoCommunismfor theonethingheneedstoforce hisclaimsuponareluctantwhite world-thepowertoorganize. And,iftheAfricandoes,under thedirectionoftheKremlin, shakeoffhisindolenceand emergeasaresourcefulrevolutionary,thewholeofAfricawill runwithblood-andthatblood willdrybeforethecivilized worldcanstirahandtostopthe massacre.

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Obsiejungoderaltsind,sind wirdazuverpflichter,siehier zuHausezumachen.Wir knieennebenihneninder Kirche,undgehenmitihnen zumAltar.DieseheiligeVerbindungvereinigtuns,nichtnurin derKirche,sondernauchin unserenHaeusern.Wirsollen sieueberallbegruessen,und versuchen,siezuverstehen. ZumSchluss.

JederKatholikhatdieVerpflichtung,dieMigrantenin unsereGemeindeeinzuverleiben:

1.Wirsollensienichtals Auslaender,sondernalsAustralier,diebereitsind,ihre neueHeimatzuleiden,betrachten.

2.DieSpracheistkeine unueberwindlicheSchwierigkeit. WirsollenGeduldhabenund ihnenhelfen,Englischzulernen.

3.Wirsollenduldsamsein, wennihreSittenandersalsdie unsrigensind.Baldwerdensie unsereLebensweisenlernen.

4.Wennneueleuteinunsere Gemeindekommen,sollenwir sieaussuchen,unddemPriester vorstellen.

DieZukunftAustraliens,der traurigeZustandderheimatlosenVoelkerEuropas,dieBeduerfnisseunsererVerwandteninGrossbrittanien,rufen unsereVaterlandsliebe,unseren Katholicismusvor.Wirsollen unserBestestun,undGott unsereDankbarkeitzeigen, wennwirversuchen,diese wichtigenProblemezuloesen.

DieKatholischeKircheinWestAustralien

EsgibtvierDiocesenin West-Australie,Perth,Geraldton,NewNorciaundTheKimberleys(Nordwest).DerErzbischofvonPerth,Dr.R.Prendiville,istderHauptderKirche inW.A.DerErzdiocesevon Perthistdiewichtigste,mit ungefaehr64Gemeindeund 65,000Katholiken.

InPerthdieKathedralevon SaintMaryliegtobeninVictoriaSquareamOstendevon MurrayStreet,einerderHauptstrassenPerths.Merkwerdigist es,dassamanderenEndevon MurrayStreet,nocheinekatholischeKirche,SaintPatrick's, steht.HierinderNaehevon derKathedraleisteinekatholischeEcke-derPalastdes Erzbischofs,einKloster,der CatholicChurchOffice,der Buerovon"TheRecord",eine Kapelle,ChristianBrothersCollege(Hochschule)u.s.w.Aber fastueberallinPerthundseine

gelmaessiggelesen,aberwodie Bevoelkerungsehrklein1st, viellichtnurjedezweiteoder jedevierteWoche.JedeStadt undvielecountrycentreshaben einekatholischeKirche.Ausser derKirchengibtes"MassStations"-diesesindkleineOerter wodieMessevomPfarreraus derNachbarstadtgelesenwird.

JedeDioceseistinGemeinden verteilt. Viele Gemeinden schliesseneinStadtundmehrere Landes-Zentraleneinundbestehendeswegenausmehrere Kirchenund"MassStations". Untenisteinealphabetische ListealienOerteninW.A.(ausserTheKimberleysundverse chiedenenkloesterischenKapellen)wodieMessegelesenwird.

DieListeenthaeltauchdie AdresseIhrerGemeindespfarrer.SchreibenSiewiefolgt: TheParishPriest, DearFather, Iamanewcomertotheparish livingat (IhreAdresse).I wouldbegratefulifyouwould letmeknowthetimeandplace ofMassintheparish.

Yourssincerely. (Unterschrift).

Messelistefuer

West-Australien

ErklaerungderListe.

Oertenmitgrossgeschriebene Namen(z.B.Albany)haben Kirchen.' Oertenmitkleingeschriebene Namen(z.B.Agnew)sindMass Stations.

Agnew-seheLeonora.

Ajana-seheNorthampton.

ALBANY-St.Joseph'sPresbytery.

ARMADALE-CatholicPresbytery. Arrino-seheThreeSprings. Australind-seheBunbury. Baker'sHill-sehtToodyay.

BALINGUP-seheDonnybrook. Ballidu-seheDalwallinu.

BASSENDEAN-ThePresbytery,15,ParkerStreet.

BAYSWATER-ThePresbytery,35,CrowtherStreet.

BEACONSFIELD-St.Patrick's Presbytery,Fremantle.

BEDFORDPARK-ThePresbytery,12,HarcourtStreet. Bellevue-seheMidlandJunction.

BELMONT-ThePresbytery, 11,HehirStreet.

BENCUBBIN-seheTrayning.

BEVERLEY-CatholicPresby_ tery.

BibraLake-seheRockingham.

BIGBELL-seheCue.

Bindi-Bindi-seheMoora. Bindoon-seheNewNorcia.

BLUFFPOINT-seheGeraldton.

Coddington-seheWandering Brook.

BOLGART-seheWyening.

BOOTENAL-seheGreenough

BOULDER-ThePresbytery, 43,MoranStreet.

BOYANUP-seheDardanup.

BoyupBrook-seheBridgetown.

BRADLEY-seheGreenouph.

BRIDGETOWN-SteereStreet

Brookton-seheBeverley.

Broomehill-seheKatanning.

BRUCEROCK-CatholicPresbytery.

Umgebungsindkatholische Kirche,Kloester,Kollegenund Krankenhaeuserzusehen,mgistensgrosseGebaeude schoenenGaertenumringt. AufdemLandeistesnatuerlichetwasandersalsinPerth. WieSieschonwissen,istder StaatvonWest-Australiender groessteinAustralienundungefaehrsogrosswiedieHaelfte Europas.DieBevoelkerungaber istnur500.000unddiemeisten LeutenwohnenimSudwesten desStaates.AusserPerth,FremantleundKalgoorliesinddie StaedtevielkleineralsdiejenigenvonEuropa,obgleichsie stetsgroesserwerden.Esgibt vieleStaedtevon1000bis10,000 Einwohner.Ausserdemgibtes vieleCountryCentres(LandesZentralen).HierinAustralien werdensipnicht"Villages" (Doerfer)genannt,weildie Haeusermehrzerstreutliegen. DieMessewirdueberallre-

BRUNSWICKJUNCTIONseheHarvey.

Bullfinch-seheSouthern Cross.

BUNBURY-CatholicPresbytery.

Buntine-seheMorawa.

BURRACOPPIN-seheMerredin

BUSSELTON-CatholicPresbytery.

Byford-seheArmadale.

CALINGRI-seheWyening.

CAPEL-seheDonnybrook.

CARLISLE-seheBelmont.

CARNAMAH-seheThree Springs.

CARNAVON-CatholicPresbytery.

Caron-seheMorawa.

Caversham-seheGuildford.

Chidlow-seheToodyay. Clackline-seheToodyay.

CLAREMONT-ThePresbytery,1,LangsfondStreet. COLLIE-ThePresbytery, 2,MedricStreet. (Fortsetzungfolgt)

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DearCornerites

Aswehavenowenteredthe HolySeasonofLent,itbecomes ourdutytomeditatefrequently uponthePassionandDeathof OurLord.Thisshouldbefor usnotonlyaduty,butasource ofspiritualjoy;forserious thoughtuponthesufferingsof OurSaviourwillsurelyresult inanincreaseoffervourinour devotions,andbringustoa sharperrealisationofthegreat loveJesushasforus."Greaterlovethanthisnomanhath, thanthatamanlaydownhis lifeforhisfriend."Wearethe friendsofJesus,andHesuffereddreadfulagoniesanddieda mostpainfuldeaththatthe gatesofheavenmightbeopenedforus.

Buttowinsalvationwemust workforit.Godwillhelpus ifwetrytohelpourselves. Therefore,especiallyduringthe seasonofLent,wemustdraw asclosetoJesusaswecan.We mustkeepHiscomamndments andwingraceforourselvesby ourownlittlesacrifices.DuringLentweshouldallmake sacrifices.Adultshavetofast, butchildren,too,canvoluntarilygiveupsomeofthelittle pleasurestheyareaccustomed to.Wehavereceivedagreat giftfromGodinthetruefaith. Wemustbepreparedtomake sacrificesinreturn. Nowis theacceptabletime,nowisthe dayofsalvation."

AUNTBESSY.

MICHELANGELO.

InthebeautifulChurchof theHolyApostlesatRome standsanancientmonumentof anartistinworkinggarb. Underitistheinscription:"No praiseissufficientforsogreata man.-ThemonumentisdedicatedtoMichelAngelo,oneof thegreatestartistsofalltimes.

Althoughhediedinthesixteenthcentury,hislifeand worksremainasaninspiration forallages.Boysandgirlsof to-daymaylearnalessonfrom MichelAngelo,regardlessof whethertheyareinterestedin artornot.MichelAngelowould havebeengreatinanywalkof lifebecauseofhischaracterand habits.

Themoststrikingqualitiesin hismake-upweredeterminationandhighideals.Hewas notabrilliantorshowysortof person.Infact,hewashumbleandmodestbecausehewas neversatisfiedwithhiswork.

Peoplepraiseditlavishlyand saidthatitwasperfect,but MichelAngelofeltthateverythinghedidfailedtomeasure uptohishighstandard.His wholelifemightbecalleda constantsearchandstruggleto attainperfection.

Hardworkandacapacityfor takinggreatpainswerethe basisforhissuccess.Hebegan drawingdesignsandcarvingin stoneataveryearlyage.When hewasthirteenhewasplaced

LENTENREGULATIONS,1950.

SUMMARYOFTHEREGULATIONSFORFAST ANDABSTINENCE.

1.OnFASTdays,thoseboundtofastareallowed onefullmealatmid-dayorintheevening.Inaddition, theyareallowedtwolightmeals-oneofabouteight ounces,andtheotheroftwoorthreeounces.Anykind offood,andhenceevenfleshmeat,maybeusedatall threemealsprovide(1,atthetwosmallmeals,thelimitof eightandtwoorthreeounces,respectively,benotexceeded.

2.OnABSTINENCEdays,fleshmeatandmeatsoup areforbidden.

3.Lardanddrippingmaybeusedondaysofabstinence,providedtheybeusedmerelyasacondimentorseasoning.

4.Friday,unlessitbeaHolidayofObligation,isa dayofabstinence.

5.AshWednesdayandtheFridaysinLentandEmberWeeksaredaysoffastandabstinence.

6.Mondays,Tuesdays,Wednesdays,Thursdaysand SaturdaysinLent,andtheWednesdaysandSaturdaysin QuarterTensearedaysoffastwithoutabstinence.

7.Thereisnofastorabstinenceon-.SundaysorHolidaysofobligation.

8.St.Patrick'sDayisexemptfromfastifitfalls onaFriday,itisnotexemptfromtheabstinence.

9.Thosewhohavecompletedtheirseventhyearare boundbythelawofabstinence.

10.Thosewhohavecompletedtheirtwenty-firstyear arehoundbythelawoffasting;theyceasetobebound byitwhentheyhavebeguntheirsixtiethyear.

11.Thosewhoareindelicatehealthorwhoareengagedinexhaustingwork,arenotboundtofast.Ofcourse, .hosewhoareseriouslyillarenotboundbyeitherfastor abstinence.

12.OnthedaysmentionedinNo.6,thosewhoare nothoundtofastarenotlimitedbythelaweitherastothe qualityorquantityofthefoodtheywishtotake.

13.TheLentenFastandAbstinenceceaseatnoonon HolySaturday. Chntlidgvat

ArchbishopofPerth.

Hecarednothingfordressor personaladornment.Inhis diethepractisedself-denial,and hadveryfewpersonalwafits. Hislifewasaustere.

Hisloveforhisparentsand brotherswasverydeepandtender.Hedeniedthemnothing thattheyaskedhim.Afterhis father'sdeathheleftFlorence andneverreturned.Hislife afterthatwasdevotedalmost exclusivelytohisart.

MichelAngelopreferred architecturetopaintingor sculpturing.Whenthegreat cathedralofSt.Peter'satRome wasbeingrebuilt,thePopeap- pointedhimtobethechiefarchitect.Heheldthisposition for17years.

DAILYMISSAL.

MARCH.

5th.,Sun.:SecondSundayof Lent;2nd.prayerAcunctis: 3rdprayerOmnipotens;4th. prayeragainstpersecution. PrefaceofLent.

6th.,Mon:SS.Perpetuaand Felicitas,martyrs;2ndprayerofMondayofsecondweek inLent;3rd.prayeragainst persecution;PrefaceofLent.

LastGospeloftheMonday.

inthestudioofoneofthemost famousartistsofFlorence, Inlessthanayeartheyoung boyhadoutstrippedhismaster, whofranklyadmittedthat Michelwasagreaterartistthan himself.Hecouldteachhim nomore.

ThenobleMedicifamilyat thattimeruledFlorence.They weregreatpatronsofthearts. Notingtheunusualabilityofthe youthfulartist,theyprovided forhiseducationandbrought himtoliveintheirpalace.

LaterMichelAngelogained thefavourofthePopesand spentmuchofhistimeinRome, whereheexecutedmanyworks, mostlyofareligioustype.

Helivedtobe90yearsofage, andevenuptotheendheworkedwithoutcease.Despitethe factthathewasoneofthe greatestsculptors,paintersand architects,helivedverysimply andplainly.

MASSTIMETABLES.

ROTTNEST

9a,m.everySundaytoEaster Sunday,inclusive.

SCARBOROUGH MasseseverySundayat6,30 a.m.and.8a.m.

NORTHBEACH

MasseverySundayat8,20 a.m.

BELMONTPARISH.

Belmont:7.45a.ri.

Ricrvale:730and9.30a.m.

Carlisle:830am..

ROCKINGHAMPARISH.

MasseverySundayatSafety Bayat7,30a.m.,andatRockinghamat9a.m.

VICTORIAPARK.

MasstimesatSt.Joachim's Church,VictoriaPark,havebeen alteredto7,8,9,and10a.mon Sundays.

' MUNDARINGPARISH.

Sunday.

1st.:Mundaring.8a.m.;Darlington,9.30a.m, 2nd.:Chidlow,8a.m.;Mundaring,9.30a.m. 3rd.:Darlington,8a.m.;Mundaring,9.30a.m. 4th.:MundaringWeir,8a.m.; Mundaring,9.30a.m.

ST.MUNCHIN'SCHURCH, GOSNELLS.

HolyMasseverySundayat 7.30and9.30a.m,

EARLYMASSATST. BRIGID'S,WESTPERTH. InfutureHolyMasswillbe celebratedatSt.Brigid'sChurch, WestPerth,at6a.m.everySunday,inadditiontotheordinary times.

SPEARWOODPARISH.

Spearwood:),st.and3rd.Sundays,8.30a.m.;2nd.and4th. Sundays,10a.m.

NavalBase:1st.and3rd.Sundays,10a.m.;2nd.and4th.Sundays,8.30a.m.

PINJARRAPARISH.

Mandurah: 1st.and4th.Sundaysin March,at9.30a.m.;2nd.and 3rd.SundaysinMarch,at7.30 a.m.

Pinjarra: Every,Sundayat9a.m.,exceptthe1st.Sundayofeach month,whenMassisat8a.m.

N.B.:TherewillbenoMass inPinjarraonthe4th.Sunday ofFebruaryandMarch.

Hebuiltthemagnificent,dome ofSt.Peter'sandhisclaymodel ofthebuildingsisondisplayat theVaticanto-day.Herefus, edtoacceptpayforthework, consideringitasactofdevotion.

HisgiganticstatueofMosesis worldfamous.Anotherofhis greatestworksisthestatueof theyoungDavid.Onthewalls oftheSistineChapelmaybe seenhisgreatpainting,"The LastJudgment."

Hisworksineverybranchof artarevastandincludemany wonderfulchurches,paintings oftheCrucifixion,Madonnas andnumerouspioussubjects.

Hegenerouslyaidedyoung artists,teachingthemandhelpingthemwiththeirdrawings anddesigns.Whenhedied,his deathwasuniversallymourned. Hisbriefwillreadasfollows: "IcommitmysoultoGod,my bodytotheearth,andmypropertytomynearestrelatives."

7th.,Tues:St.ThomasAquinas, ConfessorandDoctorofthe Church;2nd.prayerofthe Tuesdayofthesecondweek inLent;3rdprayeragainst persecution.PrefaceofLent.

LastGospeloftheTuesday.

8th.,Wed:St.JohnofGod,Confessor2nd..prayerofthe Wednesdayofthesecond weekinLent;3rdprayer againstpersecution.PrefaceofLent.LastGospelof theWednesday.

9th,Thurs.:StFrancesofRome, widow2nd.prayerofthe Thursdayofthesecondweek inLent;3rd.prayeragainst persecution.PrefaceofLent. LastGospeloftheThursday.

10th,Fri.:FortyHolyMartyrs. 2ndprayeroftheFridayof thesecondweekinLent;3rd. prayerAcunctis;4th.prayer againstpersecution.Preface ofLent.LastGospelofthe Friday.

11th.,Sat.:SaturdayofthesecondweekinLent;2nd.prayer Acunctis;3rd,prayerOmnipotens;4thprayeragainst persecution.PrefaceofLent.

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A.:Unlessthatpowerwere givenhimbytheauthority,possessingitbyright.Andthatis preciselywhathappens.Godhas thepowertosaveordamn.He candelegatethatpowertoanother.HehasdonesototheCatholicpriestfortohimHehas said"Whosesinsyoushallforgivetheyareforgiventhem, Whosesinsyoushallretainthey areretained."Hoping"concludes:

CRIPPLINGLOSS

IftheCatholicChurchwould onlyrenovateorreviseher ideasonthisfantastictopic Imightpossiblyenrolmyself onherbooks.

A.:InthatcasetheCatholic Churchwillhavetostruggle

(fontintiedftowrage13.1 alongasbestshecanwithout you.Afterallnewmembersof acluborassociationcannot expectimmediaterevisionof rulesandregulationsasaconditionoftheirjoining,andinthis casethebodyconcerned,the CatholicChurch,isnotfree.It isGodwhohasmadethisparticularsetofcircumstancesand tocallthemfantasticortodemandtheirrevisionistodisplay anirreverentlackofunderstandingofsacredthings.However,if youthinkoverwhathasbeen saidandtrytoseethingsas Godseesthem,He,inHis goodness,mightgiveyouthe gracetobecomeamemberof HisChurch.Formembershipis agrace-afreegiftofGodnot somethingtobepickedup whenthemoodandconditions areright.

UNLAWFULAGREEMENT.

"T.P.K."ofCOTTESLOE

asks:

HastheChurchatanytime .agreedtoortoleratedanarrangementbywhichthesons ofamixedmarriageshouldbe broughtupinthefather'sreligionandthedaughtersin themother'sreligion.

A.:No.Sucharrangements havebeenmadeattimesbutwithoutanysanctionofthe Church-andthatforthegood andsufficientreason,asIshall pointout,thatshehasnopower tosanctionsucharrangements.

Apartfromthesocialreason thatdifferenceofreligionisa seriousbarriertotheharmony whichthecloseunionofthe marriedstatecallsforbetween thepartieslivinginwedlock, theChurchhasotherandproven reasonsfortheoppositionwhich fromthebeginningshehas raisedtosuchunions.Theseare, thedangerstothefaithofthe Catholicpartyandthedanger ofthechildrenbeingbroughtup outsidethefaith.Thesedangers areobviouslyintrinsictoa mixedmarriageand,sinceshe holdsthefaithofhermembers tobeallimportant,important beyondallotherconsiderations thatmightbeurgedinthismatter,itisonlynaturalandlogicalthatsheshouldsetherface resolutelyagainstmixedmarriages.IninsistingontheCatholicupbringingofthechildren ofmixedmarriagessheisnot makingalaw.Sheismerelystatingthenaturalanddivinelaw. Overthislawshehasnocontrol.Shecannomorealterthe lawinthismatterthanshecan alterthemoralcharacterof lyingorblasphemy.Shewill,for gravereasonsgrantadispensationforamixedmarriagebut shehasdeclaredthatinthemat-

CONTRA

"L.B.M."ofINGLEWOOD hasascripturaldifficultywhich heasksustosolve.Hesays! Wehopeandpraytogoto HeaventobewithGodforall eternity.YetSacredScripture itselftellsus"Heavenand earthwillpassaway,butMy wordwillnotpassaway."

A.:Thewordsquotedoccurin

terofconditionssafe-guarding thefaithoftheCatholicparty andthechildrenshehasno powertodispense.Thusthe RomaninstructiontotheEnglishBishops,issuedinMarch 25th,1868,drawsattentiontothe factthattheconditionssheinsistsonareexactedbythenaturalanddivinelawasasafeguardagainsttheintrinsic dangersofmixedmarriages. Overthedivinelaworoverthe naturallawshehasnopowerto interfere.Adisciplinarylawas tothemannerofsecuringthe necessaryguarantees,shemay make.Dispensewiththeguaranteesshecannot.Anydispensationthatanyauthoritymight grantmistakenlyinsuchcircumstanceswouldbeultrawires, beyondjurisdictionandthereforenull,voidandworthless.

DISOBEDIENT DEFIANCE.

WhenthecivilpowerinSwitzerlandandinpartsofGermany atvarioustimesinthe18thand 19thcenturiesintroducedlaws exactlyofthetenourwhichyou suggest,viz.thatthereshould beonereligionforthemaleoffspringofmixedmarriagesand oneforthefemaletheHolySee enteredvigorousprotests.The Churchcouldnotsitbyand watchsuchenactmentsgo throughwithoutherstrongest opposition.Itisdirectlyopposed tonaturalanddivinelaw.Hence thereplytoyourquestionis, again,No.TheChurchhasneitheragreedtonortoleratedany sucharrangements.Wherethey havebeenmadetheyhavebeen madewithouthersanctionand inthefaceofherteaching.They werearrangementswhichthe Catholicpartieswerewrongin makingandwronginexecuting.

DICTION!

severalpassagesintheGospels

Thewordheavendoesnotmean inthispassagetheplaceorstate ofhappinesswherethejustwill receivetheirreward,butrather theword"heaven"means,the firmanent.Thepassagetherefore statesthatthismaterialuniverse willpassaway,butthatthe wordofGodwillabideforever.

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PUNISHED

PARIS,Jan.2(NC.)-The managerofalargecommercial laundrywhodismissedatruck driverwhenhelearnedthathis employeewasaCatholicpriest. wasfined5,000Francsbythe LaborCourtoftheDepartment oftheSeine.

Theplaintiff,AbbeBoyer, broughtsuitagainsthisemployer allegingthathisworkcontract hadbeenillegallybroken,since theemployerhadfoundno faultwithhiswork.Whenthe case,whichattractednationwideattention,cametotrial,the employeradmittedhewouldnot haverefusedtohiretheplaintiff ifhehadknownthattheapplicantwasacommunistora Freemason.Thecasewasthen postponedtoenablethe parties toreachanamicablesettlement.

Whenthecasecametotrial again,thedefendantwasnot presentHisattorneypleaded guiltyandthecourtheldthe employerguiltyofabreachof contractandimpposedafine.

AbbeBoyerisamonganumberofpriestsoftheParisArchdiocesewhohavedevotedthemselvestotheapostolateamong factoryworkersandwhohave themselvestakenjobsasmechan ics,labourersandfactoryhands. TheycelebrateMassandgivereligiousinstructionoutsidetheir workinghours.Theyaregrouped togetherinthe"ParisMission" underthedirectionoftheArchbishopofParis.AbbeBoyer wasnotamemberofthe"Paris Mission,"butundertooksimilar workwiththepermissionofhis superiors.

BLUNDERADMITTED

WASHINGTON(NC.)Franklyacknowledgingthatthe withdrawalofambassadorsfrom Spain"asameansofpolitical pressurewasamistakendepart urefromestablishedprinciple," SecretaryofStateDeanAheson hasannouncedtheUnitedStates nowisreadytovoteinthe UnitedNationsforaresolution leavingeachgovernmentafree choiceingivingdiplomaticrecognitiontoSpain.

CatholicProgress

InU.S. NEWYORK(NC.)-In1900 theCatholicpopulationofthe Stateswas9,907,412,or 13.3percentofthetotalpopulationof74,400,000;in1950Catholicsnumber26,718,341,or populationof147,900,000,accordingtoDr.LouisKenedy, editoroftheofficialCatholic Directory.

Thedirectoryeditoralso notedthatthenumberofpeople nowdevotingtheirentireenergiestotheworkoftheChurch intheUnitedStatesnowtotals morethan200,000.

Duringthelast50years,the Hierarchyhasincreasedfrom 188to340;ordainedpriestsfrom 11,139to43,334;Brothersfrom 3,872to7,312;andSistersfrom 43,567to141,606,hesaid.

Overthissameperiod churcheshavesincreasedfrom 10,002to20,025;seminaries from102to401;whilestudents studyingforthepriesthoodin bothmajorandminorseminaritshaveincreasedfrom4,954to 26,215,hedetailed. ,

Ofparticularinterest,Dr. Kenedysaid,isthetotalnumber ofyoungstersreceivingCatholic instruction;thisnumberhasincreasedfrom956,784to4,401,524.

Thenumberoforphanscared forbytheChurchhasincreased bylessthan10percent,while otheractivitiesofasimilarnaturehavemadenoteworthy progress,suchasCatholichospitals,whichhaveincreased from319to849,andhomesfor theagedwhichhaveincreased from79to244.

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RevivalofElizabethanRevenge-play

Withpompandcircumstance thevanishedgloriesofthe16th. centuryItalianducalcourtwere brilliantlyrevived:nthesunkengardenatCrawleylastweek, whentheUniversityDramatic Societygaveitspresentationof "TheDuchess)fMa fresco.

Thesunkengarden.withits severalentrances,flightsof steps,raisedterrace,andwealth ofshrubbery.lendsitselfideallytothecreationofspectacle Itwashere,aboutthistimelast year,thatwewereregaledso fulsomelywithadelightfulproductionof"AMidsummer Night'sDream.

Whatevercogentarguments maybeurgedinfavourofproducingShakespeare,itisnot nearlysoobviouswhyweshould betreatedtoarevivalofWebster.Onecannothelpasking whetherthistaleofbloodand thundermeritedthetimeand attentiongiventoitbyacastof nearly40people.

Admittedlytheplaywaswell done,butitsdramaticusefulness toourgenerationisseverely curtailedbytheheavyemphasisonmelodramaticmurders. strangulations.fitsofmadness. andwell-nighimpossibleintrigue.Thesituationsofferedexcellentopportunitiesfordisplayingactingability,andtheseop-

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portunitieswerequicklysnappedup:butasdeathfollowed death.andstilltheactiondraggedon-andtheraincamedown -onebegantogetabitrestless.

TheplaycouldveryconvenientlyhaveendedwhentheDuchesswasstrangled.

Theeffects-music,lighting, etc.-weregood.Atmosphere wascleverlycreatedandartisticallysustained.Costuming wasimpressive,andtheuseof torchlightwasparticularlyap- propriate.

Dictionthroughoutwasexcellent.Mainrolesweretaken byFaithClayton,NevilleTeede, PhilipParsons,PeterCrabtree, andJohnConroy.Theacting andthestagingingeneralreflectedgreatcreditontheSociety.

Theplaywasproducedby JeanDorringtonTweedie. -DEGUSTIBUS.

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SilverWeddingSOCIETYofST.VINCENT Anniversary

LastSaturdayevening,Mr. andMrs.FrankO'Connor,of 119NinthAvenue.Maylands, werehoststoaveryhappygatheringofrelationsandfriends. presentattheinvitationofVernonandRonaBannan,tocelebratethesilveranniversaryof theirparents'wedding,which wassolemnisedbytheRev.Fr. Dunne,atSt.Mary'sCathedral, February24th,1925.

OnFridaym6rningaThanksgivingMasswas4elebratedin theMaylandsChurch.Father Dunnewasagainthecelebrant.

BRITISHELECTIONS.

TheBritishelectionsarefinished,buttheNo.532Charities Consultationisnotquitefinished.Someticketsarestill available.Buyone.Itmight winthefirstprizeof£3,000.

WITHNUPTIALMASS

QUAIN-BRAIN.

OnFebruary18th.,atSt. Joachim'sChurch,VictoriaPark, PatriciaMayQuain,great-niece ofthelateMr.WilliamGilbertson,ofRockdale,West'Pingelly, wasmarried,withNuptialMass byRev.FatherKeiran,toSydneyAyliffe,sonofMr.andMrs. AlbertBrain,ofLeithdale.West Pingelly.

Thebride,whosemotheris 6 thedaughterofMr.andMrs. SteveGilbertson,ofWestLeederville,wasgivenawaybyher father,Mr,WilliamQuain.She worewhitesilkoversatin,while ajuliettelacecap*rimmedwith orangeblossomheldafingertiptulleveil.

ThebridesmaidswereMiss KathMorrisandMissNell Jones.Theformerworean apricotlacebodicewithabouffanttulleskirt,andmatching tulleheadgeartrimmedwith freshflowerstomatchthebouquet.Thelatterworeasimilar ensembleinmauve.Thebest manwasMr.BobWorner,and thegroomsmanthebride'seldestbrother,Mr.BillQuain.

Ninetyguests,youngandold, satdowntotheweddingbreakfastatMarelle's.Amongthe octogenarianswerethebride's grandparents,Mr.andMrs. SteveGilbertson,ofWestLeederville;Mrs.Quain,senr.,and thebride'sgreat-aunt,Mrs. O'Sullivan,.one-timeresident Taylor'sWell,Thebridegroom's familywasrepresentedbyMrs. Brain.Mr.EricTozerandMr. andMrs.TedWhite,neeDoris Tozer.AlsopresentwasMrs. FredSmith(neeBerthaGilbertson.

Fromabsentfriendsmany telegramswereread,and,the cakehavingbeendulycut,the usualtoastsweredrunkwith musicalhonours.Opportunity wastakentotoastthe22nd. weddinganniversaryofthe bride'suncleandaunt,Mr.and Mrs.TomGould,andthebirthdayofthebride'sbrother, Kevin. ThebridalcouplearetouringtheGreatSoutherndistrictfor their downhoneymoonbeforesettling ontheirproperty,"Avon- dale,"atEastPingelly.

dePAUL FAREASTCLOTHESAPPEAL

TheSocietyofSt.Vincentde Paulwishtoexpresstheirsincereappreciationtoallthose whoassistedinmakingthe ClothesAppealasuccess.The appealresultedinanetweight of2,9371bs.ofclothingbeing shipped. TheSocietyparticularlywishes the.acknowledgetheirindebtednesstotheundermentioned firmsfortheirservices,given gratuitously,inarrangingsorting,baling,.actingandship- ping:W.A.RopeandTwineWorks. SwanWoolScouringCo(Mr. MarcelAntoine)

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RACINGSELECTIONS

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FloreatMaiden:LoveSong, 1;Stardash,2;SublimeGift,3; WhiteMoney,4. CoogeeHandicap:OurTreat, 1;LyricMaid,2;TheWesterner,3;Seazoth,4.4 GageRoadsHandicap:Ap- pian,1;CapeHelles,2;Bobby Breen,3;LucyConstance,4. SouthBeachWelter(2):Treglory.1;Tadzick,2;EpicDome, 3;Joan'sStar,4. SouthBeachWelter(1):Ben Mozel,1;CrownCourt,2;Star Chief,3;MountainChief,4. TROTTING.

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REDSATTACKNOTABLECHARITYGROUP

BERLIN,Feb.16(NC).-GermanCaritas,Catholic charitableagency,ismeetingwithincreasingrestrictionsin itsworkintheSovietzoneofGermany.Theextentof theserestrictionsandtheinsidiousnesswithwhichtheyare appliedhavebeenlearnedfromreliablesourceshere. GermanCommunists,acting asSovietagents,havebeentryingtoinfiltrateintotheCaritas organisation,itisreported.The agentsapplyforjobsinhospitalsandforworkamongexpellees.AtthesametimepressureisputonallCaritasworkers,includingnuns,tojointhe Communist-controlled"professionalcouncils."

IfworkersofaparticularCaritasinstitutionrefusetojoin thecouncil,deliveriesofcoal andotheressentialcommodities areslowedup;iftheworkers persitiintheirrefusal,deliveriesarestopped.

OntheoccasionofStalin's birthdaylastDecemberlists werecirclatedamongallinstitutionstoseewhateachone wouldgivetothe"saviourof theworkers."Caritasinstitutionsreturnedthelistsunsigned, andasaresulttheyhavebeen placedontheSovietregisterof "reactionaryinstitutions."The institutionsarenowunderconstantsurveillancebySoviet secretpolice.

AnotherRedstratagemisto runtheCaritasinstitutionsinto heavydebt.Theregime"es-

National Catholic Girls' MOVEMENT NOTES

Headquarters:TheCouncilMeetingwilltake placeon-e13thinst.at8p.m. ThisMee..ighasbeenputforward oneweekonaccountofthePublic Holidayon6thinst.TheConferenceforTreasurers andPropagandistsisonllth-12th instandnot25th-26thinstaspreviouslyadvertised.

timates"thesalariespaidoutby theinstitutionsasfarabovethe actualsalaries,andthendemandsthatCaritaspaytaxeson the"estimated"ratherthanthe actualsalaries. CaritasbranchesinWestGermanyhavegivensubstantial helptotheEastGermanbranches.TheSpeyerdiocesein thewesternzone,itwaspointed out,adoptedtheCottbusareain theEastatChristmastimeand shippedmorethan4,000packagestopeopleintheCottbus areawh9senamesweresupplied bytheCaritasofficethere.However,easternpostofficeswere instructedbytheSovietsto markeachparcelandholdit backforlaterdistribution.The effectwastoinstilfearinall therecipients. ThewesternCaritasoffices havesincechangedtheirmethodofsendingpackages.They arestillsenttopeoplenamed byeasternCaritasbranches,but arenowmailedbyindividuals inthewestandnotfromcentralCaritasoffices.

Morethan60,000packages weremailedfromtheWestto theEastzoneinGermanyduringtheChristmasseason.

YCW ACTIVITIES

Thefollowingisthetextofa letterreceivedbytheNationalSecretary(Mr.TedLong)fromMgr. Montini,oftheVaticanSecretariat ofState.

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BRANCHNOTES:

Cathedral: OnSaturdayweplayedourlast SoftballMatchfortheseason,and defeatedSandoversby5runstoI run. OnMonday20thourteamsuffered atremendouslosswhenourcoach andfriendClarrieLeedied.Hewill alwaysberememberedbyus.R.I.P. Don'tforgetthatMarch6th !LabourDay)isthedateofour bigdance.Socomealongtothe TownHallandbringyourfriends too.RonJenkins'bandandnoveltiesgalore. Alsorememberthechoiron Wednesdaynights,andStations'of theCrossonTuesdaysandFridays. Subiaco: Ournextgeneralmeetingwillbe heldinthehallonthe7thMarch at8p.m.Atimewillthenbemade forournextbasket-ballpractice. Don'tforgetyoursubs,keepthem uptodate.

Ourfortnightlydancesarestartingonthe11thMarch,andwe wouldliketoseeagoodattendance atthem.

BRANCHNOTES:

Highgate: GeneralMeeting,Wednesday8thMarch;wewouldliketoseeall members,especiallygirlswhoareinterestedinplayingbasketballthis season.TennisclassesSundaymorning10 a.m.-1p.m.WatchtheseNotesforthedateof theBarbecue.

- NEWMAN SOCIETY

TheNewmanSocietyisyourSociety.ThisSocietyLikeallother UndergraduateSocietiesinthe Universityisonlystrongandactive whenallitsmembersarestrong andactiveandtakinganintelligent interestinitsaffairs.Thefirst functionwehavearrangedforthis yearisa Freshers'GeneralMeetingand Welcometobeheldinthe Refectoryat8p.m.onTuesdaythe 14thMarch.Wehavearrangedfor excellentmusicforyoutodanceto andwearealsosupplyingdrinks. Thismeetingwillenableusto introducetheFresherstothesenior studentsandalsotowelcomeother Catholicstudentswhoperhapshave notyetjoinedtheSociety.

Dontforgetthedate!Tuesday 14thMarch. IfyouwantanyfurtherinformationconcerningtheSocietyjust askanymemberoftheexecutive. FrankMalone,President,3rdYear Law. JimYates,(Hostel)VicePresident,4thYearAgriculture. DesHeenan,Treasurer,2ndYear Law. MaryMcAleer,Secretary,3rd YearScience. RoseMcAleer,FemaleMember, 3rdYearScience. AdrianHaydock,MaleMember, 2ndYearEducation. AnnM.Meagher,Correspondent Secretary,3rdYear Science.

Mr.E. NationalLong,President,Y.C.W., 252SwanstonStreet, Melbourne,C.1.,Victoria,Australia. DearMr.Long, ItismyhonoureddutyatthereverendcommandoftheSovereign Pontifftoacknowledgereceiptofthe copyofthe"RetortontheYoung ChristianWorkers'Movementin Australia,1941-1949,"whichyou placedatHisdisposalrecently throughthegoodofficesoftheGeneralChaplain,theRev.FrancisW. Lombard. HisHolinesswouldhavemeassureyouofHiscordialappreciation ofthiswonderfulgestureandofthe expressionoffilialloyaltyandassuranceofprayersfortheVicarof Christwhichaccompaniedit. TheHolyFatherhaslearnedwith pleasureofthesteadydevelopment oftheY.C.W.anditsearnestendeavourstopromotethereligiousand socialwelfareoftheworkingyouth inAustraliaatatimewhensomany otherforcesmilitateagainsttheirChristianformationandtheapplicationofCatholicprinciplesintheir dailylife.

TheSovereignPontifftherefore, intokenofHispaternalbenevolence andasapledgeofabundantdivine assistanceimpartstoyoutheChapl- ainsandmembersoftheYoungChristianWorkers'MovementHis specialApostolicBenediction.

Withsentimentsofcordialesteem andregard. Iremain, SincerelyyoursinChrist J.B.Montini Subst.

BRANCHNOTES: Cathedral. Branchesareremindedforthe lasttimeoftheLabourDayCarnivalDance,tobeheldattheTown HallonLabourDay,March6th. Thisdanceisassuredofbeing classed"different." Subiaco. Justwhatyouhavebeenwaiting for.Yesourdancesopenonthe 11thMarchwithagrandcarnivalat St.Joseph'sHall. ElectionsforourindoorSportsCaptainswereheldonMonday nightlasttheresultsbeing: 1.TomLowry. 2.MartinLowry. 3.GeorgeHeenan. 4.GrahamHarris.

CatholicWomen's League

Thefirstgeneralmeetingofthe yearistobeheldonWednesday8th instat2p.m.intheLeaguerooms, NestleHouse.CathedralBraach membersarehostesses. Mrs.M.HardwikofSouthPerth hasKindlyforwardedseveralparcelsorclothingfordistributionto thoseinneed. CathedralBreach

The branchmonthlymeetingforthis istobeheldMondayevening, March13at8p.m.intherooms, NestleHouse.

E.NeedhamJ.P. M.L.A.

SELECTEDLABOURCANDIDATE,

SOLICITSYOURNO.1VOTE.

Headvocates,amongstother reforms,accelerationofHouse BuildingProgramme,torelieve presentacuteshortage;adequate HospitalsandSchoolAccommodation,andco-ordinationof Transport.HeisanexperiencedFederalandStateLegislator.

VoteNeedham[1]

FORNORTHPERTH.

(AuthorisedbyR.A.Hartley, TradesHall,Perth) Calling

Ifpeoplewouldusethesame amountofenergyinsaying"I will,"thattheyusesaying"I can't"therewouldbealot moreconstructiveactiongoing OIL

BUTCHER (1)

EndorsedL.C.L.Candidate.

(AuthorisedbyC.Palmer,St. George'sTerrace,Perth.

THEPREMIER,THEHON. ROSSMcLARTY, M.M.,M.L.A., Willspeakinthe CANNINGROAD BOARDHALL, CANNINGTON, at8p.m.

WEDNESDAY,MARCH8th., Insupportof ARTHUR

EndorsedL.C.L.Candidatefor CANNING.

(AuthorisedbyC.Palmer,115 St.George'sTerrace,Perth.)

4. 4

s4 DEATHS

HUGHES.-OnFebruary19th., atSt.Joseph'sConvent,North Sydney,SisterM.Kevin,devotedsisterofSisterM.Clair (S.A.),Minnie(Mrs.Sheridan,Bassendean), Owen 6 (Footscray),Mary(Queensland),Clair(Mrs.Pascall, Queensland),fondAuntyof Mollie,Kevin,andJackSheridan.R.I.P.

MALONE.-Ofyourcharity, O prayforthereposeofthe soulofMrs.MariaMalone, whodiedon13th.February, 1950,lovingmotherofGladys (R.I.P.),Joe,Kathleen,Dan, A Jim,mother-in-lawofC.E. Baker,BelleMalone,grandmotherofJoan,Mary,Kathleen,Tony,Dorothyand Maurice.

MORAN,Catherine.-OnFebO ruary20,1950,atSt.John's, Subiaco,afterasudden,short illness,Catherine,thedearly belovedwifeofthelateJohn Moran,formerlyofRuislip, Street,WestLeederville,belovedmotherofKate(Mrs.. JamesKelly,Wembley)and JohnPatrick(CityBeach), fondsisterofMichael(deceased),Mary(deceased), Margaret(deceased),Hannah (deceased),ofVentry,Kerry, Ireland,andDan(Chicago, John(Chicago),andDenis Curran(Salnus,Californa, U.S.A.).Inherseventyeighth-year.

RequiescatinPace.

÷INMEMORIAM÷

HELM.-Ofyourcharity,prayforthereposeofthesoulof ourdearmother,AnneTeresa,whodiedFebruary15, 1943.Onwhosesoul,Sweet Jesus,havemercy.-Insertedbyher.loving daughterandson.

MORAN,JamesFrancisco), F/O.R.A.A.F-OnFebruary20th.,missingoverLeipsig, 4 Germany. Nowandalwaysremembered andlovedbyMum,Dad.sistersandbrothers.R.I.P.

BIRTH.

SMITH(neeBettyIbbotson).

-ToBettyandLen,AllnessSt., Applecross,onFebruary14th.ason-at"SanHendrin,"East Fremantle.

Nosystemofgovernment willworkunlessthepeopledo.

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BeyondPolitics.

TheaugustTimesofLondon ispopularlyknownas"The Thunderer."Ahundredyears ago,whentheCatholichierarchy wasrestoredinEngland,the Timesthunderedoutagainst "PapalAggression."OnOctober 31,withthesoftmusicofsuperbBritisheditorial"leader" prose,tleTimescalledfora rallyingofreligiousforces, underCatholicinitiative,tosave theworldinitspresentcrisis. Thethunderheardwaslargely theapplausethatgree.althe suggestion.Lengthylettersfrom prominentEnglishmenappeared inthecorrespondencecolumns.

Underthecaption"CatholicismToday,"thearticleexplains: ThestruggleagainstMarxian paganism,inwhichtheRomanChurchhasgivenso unequivocalalead,iscreating acommonChristiansympathy Nounprejudiced observercananylongerbelievethattheissuebeing foughtoutthere[inEastern Europe]isonebetweenreactionaryclericalismandthe forcesofprogress;fundamentally,itisaconflictbetweenthosewhoaffirmand thosewhodenytherealityof spiritualvalues.

TheMarxistsrecognizethe CatholicChurchastheirchief enemy,observestheTimes.

Hencethepowerexercised fromRomeislikelyincreasinglytooccupytheattention ofmenonbothsidesofthe IronCurtain,notallofwhom wouldpretendthattheirchief concerniswithreligionorthe thingsofthespirit.

ThenumberofCatholics inEnglish-speakinglands63,250,000,accordingtothe ACCOMMODATION.

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Opportunityforhouseowner. YoungR.C.couple,wellknown andrespected,bothfondof homeandgarden,marryingat Easter,desiretobuyorrenta house,inoraroundFremantle. Reply"Record"Office,Box1110

UrgentlyrequiredbyTasmanianCatholiclady,boardand residence.ReplyBox1109, thisoffice.

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Times'count-underlinesthe importanceofRomeinthe modernworld.Thecentralized "doctrinalandadministrative authority"ofcontemporary Catholicism,moreover,"disposesofmoralandspiritual forcesnotlightlytobeignored inthecouncilsofnations."

Theneedsofthetimescall for"afundamentalre-Christianizationofsociety."Tomeet thatneedtheTimes'special correspondentfindsdefinitedeficienciesintheCatholic Church.Catholicismappears sometimes.

intellectuallyillateaseinthe modernworld,andthetrainingofitshigherclergyisapt tothrowgreaterstressonthe regulativefunctionsthanon theconstitutiveelementsof orthodoxChristianity.

ThoughthePopeshowshis awarenessofthecentralneed byhiswordsblessingthosewho "thoughnotbelongingtothe visiblebodyoftheCatholic Churchareneartousbytheir faithinGodandinJesus Christ,"theTimesfailstofind an"answeringsenseofresponsi- bilityforthereintegrationof Christendomonthepartofthe accreditedleadersinthevarious nationalbranches- ofthe Church."

AtthispointtheBritish analysttakesaheader."Free andopendiscussionwithqualifiedrepresentativesofthevariousChristianbodies"looking towardsreunionofthechurches iswhathesuggests.

Theobviousconclusion-vigorouslypointedoutinthecorrespondencethatensued-is rathertheneedforcollaboration betweenChristianandJewish groupstoenablethemtofort politicalandsociallifebytheir commonreligiousconvictions. Religionmustpresentaunited frontagainstMarxistatheism.

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TAPLIN (1)

EndorsedL.C.L.Candidate.

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SomeoneFabricatedThisReport

PriestDeniesPronouncingOn BergmanCase

ByG.R.BRUNST (StaffCorrespondent,N.C.W.C.NewsService).

ROME,Feb.13(Radio).-TheRev.FelixMorlion,Dominicanpriest,activeinpressandmotionpicturework,has categoricallydeniedhavingmadeastatementregarding thevalidi`yornullityofthemarriagebetweenDr.Peter LindstromandIngridBergman,Hollywoodactress.The secularpresshadattributedtohimastatementsayingthat theLindstrom-Bergmanmarriagewasinvalidintheeyesof theChurchbecauseitwasamarriagebetweenProtestants, andthatacivildivorcewouldsufficetopermitareligious marriageintheChurchbetweenMissBergmanandRoberto Rossellini.Italianmotionpictureproducer.

FatherMorlion'soutrightdenialofsuchastatementwasissuedthroughhisofficehereafter thepriesthadbeencontactedby 'phoneatChiaveri,Italy.He isnowonapreachingtourin northernItaly.

Thestatementreleasedbyhis officestated:"FatherMorlion contactedbytelephoneatChiavericategoricallydenieshaving madeanystatementregarding thevalidityornullityofthe

TennisRacquetsRestrungbyexpertsatWimbledonSportsDepot, 14BonMarcheArcade.

Lindstrom-Bergmanmarriage. EveryCatholicpriestknowsthat thevalidityornullityofamarriagecannotbejudgedwthout athoroughinvestigation.

"FatherMorionisastonshed atthenumberofstatementsattributedtohimsincehisdeparturefromRometopreachthe crusadeofthegreatreturn.Furthermore,FatherMoriondenies havingbeeninterviewedorhavingmadeanystatementwhatsoevertothepresswhilein Turin,wherethestatementisallegedtohaveoriginated."

Meanwhile,"IlQuotidiano," Rome'sCatholicActiondaily,

WYEPdiRENTS

whenconsideringthewelfareofthemselvesandtheirchildren, shouldcontactthenearestBranchoftheH.A.C.B.S.,toascertain thescopeofsicknessandmedicalbenefitsofferedbythis,theonly CatholicBenefitSocietyinW.A.

DoyouliveinCLAREMONT?YourBranchSecretaryis E.J.O'Connell.17TaylorRoad.Claremont. Maleandfemalemembersareadmittedfrom16yearsof ageupwards.

TheSocietyhasfundstolendonmortgageatcurrent rates.tomembersornon-members.

FullparticularsfromTHEGRANDSECRETARY,W.IVANKEOGH, THEHIBERNIANAUSTRALASIANCATHOLICBENEFIT SOCIETY, 7th.Floor.C.M.L.Building,55StGeorge'sTerroce,Perth. 'Phones:B7510;WM1810.

TOALL"RECORD"READERS-

Thankyouforyourgreatworkindefeating Communism.

VOTE

Eckersley[1] FOR HARVEYSEAT.

whowillexerciseeternalvigilanceagainstany systemlikelytounderminetheChurch.

(AuthorisedbyW.R.Eckersley,Harvey)

expresseditselfvigorouslyon thewholeaffair.Commenting underthetitle"NoTriflingWith theSacraments.''thepaperdeclared,'itistobedeploredthat thenameofareligioushasbecomelinkedtothisdisedifying seriesofeventswhich,because ofthenotorietyofthoseinvolved,h,asbeendeemedworthyof beingreported." Thepaperstatedthat"ifit hadbeenacaseofhumblefolk -forexampleapoormaidand aventuresomemilkman-it wouldhavebeensuffocatedby silenceandcondemnation.However,Christianlawapplies equallytopeopleofallclasses."

SCOTTISHBISHOPSWARNVOTERS

GLASGOW.Feb.18(NC).-Inalettersignedbythe entireCatholicHierarchy,andreadinallthechurchesand chapelsinthecountry,allCatholicsweredirectednotto voteforCommunistsandatheisticmaterialists.ThehierarchycomprisestwoArchbishopsandsixBishops.

Thelettersaidthatbynow CatholicsshouldknowCommunismforwhatitwas-the exploitationandenslavementof themassesbyasectmeisqueradingasapoliticalparty.

"Thedutyofagovernmentis tohelpitscitizenstowardGod byprovidingthemwiththepossibilityofadecentlivingconsonantwiththeirstatusas childrenofGod,"theletterread. "Itmustalsoseethatnosection isfavouredattheexpenseof another.

REDSSTEPUPPACEINPOLAND (N.C.W.C.NewsService)

ThetempooftheWarsawregime'sdriveontheChurch wasraisedtoanewpacethisweekwiththearrestofa memberoftheHierarchyandathreatofactionagainstall theotherBishops.

TheCommunistregimeitselfannouncedithadplaced underhousearrestBishopKazimierzKowalski,ofChelmo, onchargesofhavingused"threats"against"patriotic" priests.TheBishopreportedlydismissedfromofficeone pastorforvoicingpublicapprovaloftheregime'sseizureof Caritas,theCatholicwelfareagency,andorderedseveral otherprieststowithdrawtheirendorsementoftheGovernment'saction.

BishopKowalskihasjurisdictionoveradioceseofmorethan amilionandahalfCatholics andover500priests.Intakingmeasuresagainstpriestswho hadvoicedapprovalofthegovernment'sseizureofCaritas, BishopKowalskicarriedouta decisionmadejointlybyall membersoftheHierarchy.

Inajointlettersenttothe country's14.000prieststhe membersoftheEpiscopate warnedallclergymentostay awayfromthe"popularmeetings"organisedbyCommunist activiststovoicesupportofthe seizureofCaritas.Reminding thatthe"integrityandunityof theCatholicChurchisatstake.theBishopswarnedthatall priestswhotookpartinsuch demonstrationsoffendedtheinterestsoftheChurch,violated CanonLawandmustmike amends.

TheHierarchyannouncedthat followingthegovernment's usurpationofCaritas,the Churchwillnolongerrecognise itasaCatholicagencynoracceptfurtherresponsibilityfor itsactivities.Anofficialannouncementtothiseffectwas alsoreadinallchurches throughoutPoland.

Meanwhile,theofficialCommunistnewspaper.-Trybuna Ludu,''hasstated:"ThegovernmentcannotpermitChurch dignitariesfilledwithfeudal haughtinessandactingonordersfromforeigncircles,to wreaktheirangeronthose clergymenwhoactedinaccordancewiththeirownconscience andthelawsofthePolishRepublic."

BishopKowalski'sarrest marksthefirsttimethatthe

BishopofKillala Passes

DUBLIN,Feb.18(Radio.NC)

-BishopJamesNaughton.of Killala,hasbeenburiedthere followingaSolemnRequiem Mass.TheBishop,whowas 85yearsold,diedonThursday, 16thinst.,athisresidencein Ballina Hecelebratedthe38th.anniversaryofhisconsecrationas Bishoplastmonth.Themuch belovedprelatepossessedanextraordinaryvitalityandestablishedarecordofbeingaprelateinthesameSeeforthe longestperiod.

Foranumberofyearsupto hisrecentillness,hedischarged thedutiesofhisofficeanddrove hisowncar.Onlylastweek hedictatedhisLentenPastoral Letter,

regimehasdaredtotakedirect action.againstamemberofthe Hierarchy.Thenumberof priestsandReligiousimprisonedonvariouschargesisestimatedat700.Thearrestedprelate,53yearsold,waselevated totheEpiscopacyonlyafterthe war.Hewasconsecratedin August,1945.

"Thebesthelpagovernment cangiveistosecuretherights 4 oftheindividualagainstpublic andprivatedomination;andthe righttoprivateproperty,correctlyinterpreted,isthemost importantofthese."continued theletter.

"OurCatholicpeopleshould neveractundertheinfluenceof partyslogans,prejudiceor hatred,orattheordersofmen whocarenothingforthemor 4 forthereligiontheyprofess,We hopethatneveragainwillour peopleallowthemselvestobe fooled.'

RedsWantTo

HearConfessions

ByMAXJORDAN (Correspondent,N.C.W.C.News Service).

BASLE,Switzerland,Feb.4. -Alaworderingprieststo divulgethecontentsofconfessionstogovernmentalagencies upondemand,hasjustbeen promulgatedbytheCzechoslovakCommunistregime,ithas beenlearnedhere.Anewrulingalsoprovidesthatsermons fromnowonwillhavetobe deliveredinaccordancewith patternslaiddownbytheGovernment.

V PrintedandPublishedbyKeith FrancisSpruhan,at"TheRecord"Office,450HayStreet, Perth.

SomeoneFabricatedThisReport

PriestDeniesPronouncingOn BergmanCase

ByG.R.BRUNST (StaffCorrespondent,N.C.W.C.NewsService).

ROME,Feb.13(Radio).-TheRev.FelixMorlion,Dominicanpriest,activeinpressandmotionpicturework,has categoricallydeniedhavingmadeastatementregarding thevalidityornullityofthemarriagebetweenDr.Peter LindstromandIngridBergman,Hollywoodactress.The secularpresshadattributedtohimastatementsayingthat theLindstrom-.Bergmanmarriagewasinvalidintheeyesof theChurchbecauseitwasamarriagebetweenProtestants, andthatacivildivorcewouldsufficetopermitareligious marriageintheChurchbetweenMissBergmanandRoberto Rossellini,Italianmotionpictureproducer.

FatherMorlion'soutrightdenialofsuchastatementwasissuedthroughhisofficehereafter thepriesthadbeencontactedby 'phoneatChiaveri,Italy.He isnowonapreachingtourin northernItaly,

Thestatementreleasedbyhis officestated:"FatherMorlion contactedbytelephoneatChiavetcategoricallydenieshaving madeanystatementregarding thevalidityornullityofthe TennisRacquetsRestrtmgbyex. pertsatWimbledonSportsDepot 14BonMarcheArcade.

Lindstrom-Bergmanmarriage. EveryCatholicpriestknowsthat thevalidityornullityofamarriagecannotbejudgedwthout athoroughinvestigation.

"FatherMorionisastonshed atthenumberofstatementsattributedtohimsincehisdeparturefromRometopreachthe crusadeofthegreatreturn.Furthermore,FatherMoriondenies havingbeeninterviewedorhavingmadeanystatementwhatsoevertothepresswhilein Turin,wherethestatementisallegedtohaveoriginated."

Meanwhile,"IlQuotidiano," Rome'sCatholicActiondaily,

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whenconsideringthewelfareofthemselvesandtheirchildren, shouldcontactthenearestBranchoftheH.A.C.B.S.,toascertain thescopeofsicknessandmedicalbenefitsofferedbythis,theonly CatholicBenefitSocietyinW.A.

DoyouliveinCLAREMONT?YourBranchSecretaryis E.J.O'Connell,17TaylorRoad,Claremont.

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TheSocietyhasfundstolendonmortgageatcurrent rates,tomembersornon-members.

FullparticularsfromTHEGRANDSECRETARY,W.IVANKEOGH, THEHIBERNIANAUSTRALASIANCATHOLICBENEFIT SOCIETY, 7th.Floor.C.M.L.Building,55StGeorge'sTerrace,Perth. 'Phones:B7510;WM1810.

TOALL"RECORD"READERS-

Thankyouforyourgreatworkindefeating Communism.

VOTE

Eckersley[1]

FOR HARVEYSEAT.

whowillexerciseeternalvigilanceagainstany systemlikelytounderminetheChurch.

(AuthorisedbyW.R.Eckersley,Harvey)

expresseditselfvigorouslyon thewholeaffair.Commenting

underthetitle"NoTriflingWith theSacraments,"thepaperdeclared,'itistobedeploredthat thenameofareligioushasbecomelinkedtothisdisedifying seriesofeventswhich,because ofthenotorietyofthoseinvolved,hasbeendeemedworthyof beingreported." Thepaperstatedthat"ifit hadbeenacaseofhumblefolk -forexampleapoormaidand aventuresomemilkman-it wouldhavebeensuffocatedby silenceandcondemnation.However,Christianlawapplies equallytopeopleofallclasses."

SCOTTISHBISHOPSWARNVOTERS

GLASGOW,Feb.18(NC).-Inalett-ersignedbythe entireCatholicHierarchy,andreadinallthechurchesand chapelsinthecountry,allCatholicsweredirectednotto voteforCommunistsandatheisticmaterialists.ThehierarchycomprisestwoArchbishopsandsixBishops.

Thelettersaidthatby,now Catholicsshouldknowommunismforwhatitwas-the exploitationandenslavementof themassesbyasectmasqueradingasapoliticalparty.

"Thedutyofagovernmentis tohelpitscitizenstowardGod byprovidingthemwiththepossibilityofadecentlivingconsonantwiththeirstatusas childrenofGod,"theletterread. "Itmustalsoseethatnosection isfavouredattheexpenseof another.

REDSSTEPUPPACEINPOLAND (N.C.W.C.NewsService)

ThetempooftheWarsawregime'sdriveontheChurch wasraisedtoanewpacethisweekwiththearrestofa memberoftheHierarchyandathreatofactionagainstall theotherBishops.

TheCommunistregimeitselfannouncedithadplaced underhousearrestBishopKazimierzKowalski,ofChelmo, onchargesofhavingused"threats"against"patriotic" priests.TheBishopreportedlydismissedfromofficeone pastorforvoicingpublicapprovaloftheregime'sseizureof Caritas,theCatholicwelfareagency,andorderedseveral otherprieststowithdrawtheirendorsementoftheGovern-

ment's*,

action.

BishopKowalskihasjurisdictionoveradioceseofmorethan amilionandahalfCatholics andover500priests.Intakingmeasuresagainstpriestswho hadvoicedapprovalofthegovernment'sseizureofCaritas, BishopKowalskicarriedouta decisionmadejointlybyall membersoftheHierarchy.

Inajointlettersenttothe country's14,000prieststhe membersoftheEpiscopate warnedallclergymentostay awayfromthe"popularmeetings"organisedbyCommunist activiststovoicesupportofthe seizureofCaritas.Reminding thatthe"integrityandunityof theCatholicChurchisatstake," theBishops.warnedthatall priestswhotookpartinsuch demonstrationsoffendedtheinterestsoftheChurch,violated CanonLawandmustmike amends.

TheHierarchyannouncedthat followingthegovernment's usurpationofCaritas,the Churchwillnolongerrecognise itasaCatholicagencynoracceptfurtherresponsibilityfor itsactivities.Anofficialannouncementtothiseffectwas alsoreadinallchurches throughoutPoland.

Meanwhile,theofficialCommunistnewspaper,"Trybuna Ludu,"hasstated:"ThegovernmentcannotpermitChurch dignitariesfilledwithfeudal haughtinessandactingonordersfromforeigncircles,to wreaktheirangeronthose clergymenwhoactedinaccordancewiththeirownconscience andthelawsofthePolishRepublic."

BishopKowalski's arrest marksthefirsttimethatthe

BishopofKillala

Passes

DUBLIN,Feb.18(Radio.NC)

-BishopJamesNaughton,of Killala,hasbeenburiedthere followingaSolemnRequiem Mass.TheBishop,whowas 85yearsold,diedonThursday, 16thinst.,athisresidencein Ballina

Hecelebratedthe38th.anniversaryofhisconsecrationas Bishoplastmonth.Tilemuch belovedprelatepossessedanextraordinaryvitalityandestablishedarecordofbeingaprelateinthesameSeeforthe longestperiod.

Foranumberofyearsupto hisrecentillness,hedischarged thedutiesofhisofficeanddrove hisowncar.Onlylastweek hedictatedhisLentenPastoral Letter.

regimehasdaredtotakedirect action,againstamemberofthe Hierarchy.Thenumberof priestsandReligiousimprisonedonvariouschargesisestimatedat700.Thearrestedprelate,53yearsold,waselevated totheEpiscopacyonlyafterthe war.Hewasconsecratedin August,1945.

"Thebesthelpagovernment cangiveistosecuretherights oftheindividualagainstpublic andprivatedomination;andthe righttoprivateproperty,correctlyinterpreted,isthemost importantofthese."continued theletter.

"OurCatholicpeopleshouldneveractundertheinfluenceof partyslogans,prejudiceor hatred,orattheordersofmen whocarenothingforthemor forthereligiontheyprofess.We hopethatneveragainwillour peopleallowthemselvestobe fooled."

RedsWantTo HearConfessions

JORDAN

I

ByMAX

(Correspondent,N.C.W.C.News Service).

BASLE,Switzerland,Feb.4. -Alaworderingprieststo divulgethecontentsofconfessionstogovernmentalagencies upondemand,haslustbeen PromulgatedbytheCzechoslovakCommunistregime,ithas beenlearnedhere.Anewrulingalsoprovidesthatsermons fromnowonwillhavetobe deliveredinaccordancewith patternslaiddownbytheGovernment.

PrintedandPublishedbyKeith 0 FrancisSpruhan,at"TheRecord"Office.450HayStreet, Perth.