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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22,-
DENUNCIATION SANCTIONS
OF RED PERSECUTION
"Faithful Disciples Of An Inglorious School" ENSLAVEMENT OF PEOPLE
Vatican City, February 21.
Pope Pius XII yesterday denounced the imprisonment of Josef Car dinal Mindszenty in Communist-ruled Hungary as religious persecution. He called the Hungarian Government totalitarian and anti-religious.
| A crowd of 250,000, gathered in St. Peter's Square
in a mass meeting to express their own indig... nation at the Cardinal's trial, roared approval of the Pontiff's words-his fifth public state- ment of condemnation on the case of Cardinal Mindszenty.
They heard him hint that the Hungarian Govern- mont, by some secret means, had wrung from the Cardinal a confession of crimes of which the Primato was innocent.
between
There was clear warning in | "They copy their musters and his speech to the people of models in methods modified only Communist - dominated coun- by the employment of the latest tries to shun any agreements Progress in science and technique, State with the aim of dominating and Church and which might limit the activity which would have been incon- enslaving the people in a way of the Roman Catholic Church.ceivable in past times."
That the church should confine The persecutors are using the its activities within the four progress of science to extermin- walls of the temple," he declared, ate, not only their chosen vie- "would be indecorous servility. tima, but also these who are de- ! He- quoted the words of Jesus fending their homeland and hu-i Christ: "Go, ye, Into the cross-man society. roads and teach the people."
The crowd cheered the Pontiff;
Not Afraid
THE SUREST GUARANTEE OF PEACE
Bydney, February 20, The surent quarantos of peace In the world is the abiding friendship between the British Commonwealth, the United States and Western
European countries, Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign
forhe
former
gecrotary,
the
declared In broadcast speech here today. Mr. Eden called for 2 greater exchange of
botween
visita the
of British c.11.
"Your statesmen have been very generous In the past. We must now
keep try to the balance," he said to his Australian audience,
With faster travel ba.
tween countries there la no reason why there should not be # greater exchange of views between leading statom. men."-Reuter.
as he stepped to the microphone. It is characteristic of the per-
Papa. "Papu.
Viva il Papa.secutors of all time that they are Viva, Viva," they cried.
not content to strike down their Their waving handkerchiefs victims physically, but hold turned the expanse between the them up in an odious manner as proclaim this law aloud and de- curving colonnades
fend it, and one which did not the offenders against of
country and Square into a bright, restless sen society.
protect the rights and just liber- In the mild sunlight.
The Church of Christ pursues
ties of the poople.
It
An announcer failed to still the road marked down by the the cheers so the Pope could Divine Redeemer," the Pope de- speak. The Pontif 'himselfclared. "It is not afraid. finally cut through with a firm does not interfere in exclusively voiced, dramatic call.
political or economic problems,
Forvent Cheers
A complete hush, broken only by slight rustling of clothing. fell at his opening word, “Omani (Romans)."
Forvent cheers followed vir tually tila every
sentence. Deep-throated shouts of "no" replied to his demands whe- ther they wanted a Church weak and silent when. It should speak.
"Beloved sons and daughters, spiritun heirs of
able
Violence And Guifo
The Pope then referred to the tearing away with violenco and
CALL AMERICA
Washington, February 20. The National Planning' Asso- clation today called for a halt of. American recovery old to the Netherlands unless the Dutch immediately nullify their latest military moves in Indo- nesia.
The resolution, adopted by the Association's Committee on In- tomational Policy, accuses the Dutch of violating their pledges to the United States and of re- suming the Indonesian war with- out warning. It calls on the State Department
and the United Na- tions to do everything possible
compel the Dutch to free officials
[of
of the Indonesian Republic and withdraw their forces from ter ritory held by the Indonesian Republie on December 17, 1948, and. In good faith, held zinegotia.gs tions for a trucc and popular
elections.
"Unless
the Netherlands at once compiles with theso de mands, we will urge the Security Council to apply sanctions to the Netherlands and tho United
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CHURCH FIGHTING FOR LIFE
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London, February 21. Dr. Cyril Garbett, Arch- bishop of York, in a pastoral letter read on Sunday in church says: "Christianity is being attacked as it has not been for centuries in many countries.
"The Church is fighting for its very life against atheism, which, rejects all faith in God and scorns the Christian Church.
"In our own country there are many who look upon religion as something which has nothing to do with their lives and 'who dismiss Christianity as a doad or dying superstition.
"At one time it was usual to gulle of Churches united to say that Christianity's standard of morality, would be unaffected
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To prolonged cheers Pope
added: "It anxious to be at peace everyone, as far as it can ren- der unto Caduar what Casear's,
but It can · never betray or
what forsake God'."
The totalitarian and anti-re- ligious state, he said, would have
but this has been disproved by
present day tacts.
"Last year, there were 52,000 divorces.
"The convicts for crime havo
The Pope's speech was broad- increased, and on all sides there cast by Vatican. Radio through-is heard the complaint that the out the world. It was preceeded old virtues of honesty and truth- celebrated by the Fope himself, plaçe."--Associated Press. by Pontifical Mass in St. Peter's, fulness have lost their
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1a Church which transgresses the temporary Altar on the Cathedral the innumer-
Divine Law by adapting it to steps.---Associated legions of confessors and
human desires when I should 'Reuter. martyrs, is this perhaps Church you love and venerate?" he asked caustically.
the
"No," thundered the crowd. "Do you recognise perhaps in such a Church the Ineaments of the face' of
your mother?" "No." came the responsive roar. "Can you imagine a successor of St. Peter who would bow to such demands?"
And again a thundering "no."
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This the Pontiff's first The Navy today announced the start of the biggest
tu
public appearance since a Hun- garian court on February 8 sen- tenced Cardinal Mindszenty life imprisonment on charges of treason, spying and black mar- keting
in foreign currency. The
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The games, which are to take | The Navy said: These exer- place in the Caribbean, will in-cises will be the largest and most cony of BL Peter's, sald valve 120 ships, several hun- extensive peacetime manoeuvres sentence on the Cardinal was dred planes and 35,000 evor-held."
men
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