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THESE CHARMING
PEOPLE
n
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1949.
PART II: THE CONSCIENCE OF HIS PEOPLE
THE MINDSZENTY STORY
Cardinal-Primatel
Decisions Of The Bench Of Catholic Bishops
BY THE VERY REV. DR. NICHOLAS BOER
nt
the
Good Morning!
and
"Canfonce and Mandarin con- versation lessons given by Shang- hai lady speaking French Russian.
She does it with mirrors.
its
The Kremlin is resuming criticism of the Atiunile 'net. The chief objection in that it prevents, Russla declaring práce on the Western nallons one at a Lime.
"The steamer arrived with no less than 46 motor cars, on board. The simultaneous arrival of such un astronomical number is belley-
Not our slar, reporter, perhaps,
come accustomed.
a few schoolLoy
wronk
he wanted to lower the standards back upon this compromise with This made him a good Christianed to be a record." of Hungarian education, (Father shamo;. It would no longer be able and a good Hungarian.. But today, certain social published his articles to assert that in the age of Bul instead of this, a Balogh
because of mission and vaciliation it was and political conception was ex- anonymously; it was
As I was explatuing to a bloke which had pogled from the schools. these articles that he was suspend- the only community
In the past the whole education the other day, I didn't marry a ed from the functions of a priest.) followed the path of its divina It is perhaps time the
it was
the
had by a because found "China Mail" got on to the
Joseph, These monics and Mindszen mentent acrifices and opposed spirit. In the future a chilly the certain charmer be as the fans be- bandwagon boosting the bene-
Mindszenty and the Hungarian vietas; ignoring the interests of the Communist enslavement of difference would replace the warmner to which she wanted to
EXOR th of religions life.
Chi ficence of the new order in
Bench of Bishops had foreseen the Church and of the faithful, he the Hungarian people.
This lofty attitude, Jogether attitude could only last a short this result. On June 12, 1948, had sacrificed them for the aims Communist China. Not a few
their
answer given to the while and would be followed by asso- the Cardinal addressed a conf-of his palley, which served foreign with the
bo frank publicists, like
And now for lotter ciates in big business, apdential circular to the parish interests and the reactionary" above questions found expression something worse. Let us
in the pastoral letter issued about 1,
|by|
pastoral priests of the country in which Western Powers
Bench the Hungarian Ben от parently deem it wise to
New Strategy
Jom of Are was the wife of Bishops n'atod, all school whether State howlers, nileged to be genuine. he forbade the diocesan priests.
September 1, On
1948,
of conscience watch soften gradually their anti-
It was certainly a new standard
work of shap- liminated from the work a new, un-spoke the final word, in the educa./ formerly Church-owned-have Noal. Liberty
The The means being able to do Mao policy, and to write hope-monks and nuns to accept any
position, administrative or tea-of hypocrisy and
tional battles waghd between ing religious character.
God without bothering about it after- ful columns of comment laud-
ching, in the schools to be naterapious strategy. Then suddenly Church,quil State. It in to the natural and supernatural,
wards, Mitow wrote blank verse ing the Peds' restraint, free-
jonslised.
the Left Wing papers took up the eternal glory of the Hungarian and man, clerally and temporality beruse he was blind. Quinino tinder this Church decree defence of the monks, and nun monks from corruption, and
and
that, nuns
In spite have been divided, and by concen dom
liocesan priests, | against Cardinal Mindszenty. All of the imminent distress and trating on the ferser task the is the bark of a tree; emine is consideration for private en-
934 monks and 3,500 nuns at once they became "men and terprise since their conquest of the ancient
Church schools. women of high integrity, of out- the enticenients of the State, they are ignoring the infinitely greater remained faithful
10 their prone. The teachers, the curriculum, of Shanghai. Without too
It meant that the State had to
to standing educational talent, ofciples and lenders. Out of the four the text-books of the modern Hun- Lake much thought, however, we
over 61 boys' and girls'
democratic convictions"-the same thousand odd monks and puns, garian school all foren us to ask: have decided to retain our re- secondary schools, 2.828
schools, 60% of the teach monks and nuns who had for two Redes and
cr years be made the target of a only four or five refused to obey What is going to happen to the what will the child become? their religious, superiors. peated opinion that a
75%
of the infant violent Press campaign; whe
who had The pastoral inter began by
The Pastoral letter then doalt | domination of China is with teachers (women's) colleges and been accused of hatching con stating with
Borrow that the with the task of the future, W¢ mit question the gravest world
provide them with the necessary species against democracy and educational spirit, based on revela huve been deprived of our strong
staff. The
Cardinal's the Republle, and of discriminating sion, which, could alone reassure and ancient fortress, the trous development since the second teaching
circular said:
against their pupils, if these were the anxious parents in
fortress
the religious world war ended.
Decisions
of "democratic origin and prin-
family: Catholle basis for the training of youth, bastions in the "This is to communicate to you ciples"; who had been branded as times, in that it provided a tesici Fehools. But we still poanens aur Church the church and the parish." "You, of the "out of touch with modern times ensuring its future for the following decisions
the bishops address- Bishops and anything but efficient."
and
dear, pathful, are the sentinela this two-ountry, no longer existed in
Achools. But perhaps it was Hungarian Bench of
Some, under ed the the interests of the Church:
No diocesan priest, monk, faced strategy
objected that and warriors of this triple bas
no longer tion." Let the fathers and mothers religious nus may accept any position completely the true purpose of the priests headmaster, headmistress, mas nationalisation of schools,
One hundred
This viewpoint we adhere lo in spite of our contempt for Nationalist corruption and in effielency. We would not be to learn that the surprised Communists may temporari-or
lot of the ly improve the could hardly worsen it. By ruthless organisation, if they can achieve it, the new rulers may du more to fill the empty rice howls than the previous regime. It is also true that
One
תן
to be nationalised. This, of course. does apply to religious in structors.
and
difficult
which, unmaskco outside inflmond schools, take ·
and thefaught in the
Propene,
inculcator
Ha
churches,
their
of God:
The
the bark of a dog.
•
Charity-Begins. At HOME "Off on my two-thirds penslan
I'm salling for keeps to-
day.... fellow
of forty Ave,
1, a
And only a triße gray..." Over the hill to the puorhouse They're wending their weary way.
The poor old Hong Kong tax-
payers
Who, for such follies, 'pay!
Once we get our good old Bevan Kong will look more like Hong
Heaven.
Andurin cats hominy,
He don't love a "nominee". Nothing makes him feel more
hurt
Thon a boiled (or a stuffed)
shirt!
"Strong man wanted for slork room and delivery."
"Can you tell me where migra tory birds come from?" asks, a correspondent.
Yes, sir. Eggt.
For a long time Myrtle thought
Spoken
·
com-
hchools, Family prayers and las- of the sons in religion must strengthen Chinese masses; indeed, they ter or teacher in tho schools about rent end of the fight against the But these objectors forgot that the over the tasks or the
Church, Cardinal Mindszenty and the pries's and monks the Catholic hierarchy had ver-
hallowed by the plety spirit of Christ and His Church. ceived this shit clently at Church could only teach in the the religioun spirit of youth. Thu -Atten- The Lay-members of the Christianity was to be vanquluhud They were able to undertake and of our ancestors, must be made
children. out their teaching and beloved by the teaching stair in schools which are in the ideological field; he clergy carry under diocesan authority or that and the teaching orders were' educational work in
the schools dance, at Mass, participation in the educational
because
they the sacraments must be like thr by their teaching any of the Teaching Orders, be harnessed to forced by family or Snancial ideals of the new
were-fulfilling their mission as communal breath of parents and The parish represents the millions of that great considerations to remain at their dentocracy," the exponent of
of The Church. Now it chlidren." of servants never forget their xism country have never known posts, must
ellminate the Christian spirit the faithful; youth has to live fis
been taken religious life within it. Let re freedom or the right of self-duty of loyalty to the Church the international prole ata con was first and foremost in order to not only the legal community of ligious parents keep back their expression, the followers of Those who elremstances do not eiousness. But Catholle Christ that the schools had
force them to accept this great lahily would have had to belie from the Church.
the children from
unsociations itself. its own
and Moscow cannot therefore take
essence and break in their careers should
spirit Morally Impossible
alien to the Catholic it away from them,
conscious of the undeniable in mission,, if it had accopted this The State had not banned the guide them into the youths group justice suffered by the Catholic Such an altitude is a pure-
"tempting invitation," if it had
of the parish, where they would ly negative one, however, It true that the masses is China have for many cen- turies had to cower under the warlord despotism of after another, that they have had to struggle hopelessly against flood and famine and rapacious landlordism. But the while they might be denied thorised
State, the advantages of e-lucation, Sta to
apply their minds were at least free vitastic community, but only to the Harmony of Justice and love. Materfails not only denied the by Carlinal-Primate Joseph Mind- 1 to think what they would. It
the buildings or part of bullding Mindszenty, adamant, immutable, existence of God, of the Impostal szenty and all the is a basic theory of Marxism expressly referred to in the docu- unmovable, aroused in the Govern" soul, of revelation, of supernatural] the Hungaring Bench of Bishops. -never actually achieved men's of the expected secularisa. I went an immeasurable hatred and truth; it not only ignored the Ten { civcational war; and they repuli- |
sense of attor helplessnes
Commandeients, the Church, The headmaster is in duly
In Christian society he ergen sacraments and prayer, but fought in the dissolution of
s.and the nationalisation that the people must have the..
bound to declare that he is vici
dered the feelings of mystery, meet
against them, it replaced theseintions.
.schools. Church food, clothing and consumer
pur- All showed clearly the admiration and sometimes be morality of the Gospels with Com- The three points of this epis- winement. Many of the Christian munist pintes, as the final aim of
the Communist goods which the capitalist (or
porcful logic of ate to be FO- fondal) exploiters were said copal decision
education.
Government. In its Church polley Kame re:31, asked the
questions: Would
All thoughtful Catholics must it aimed at creating the to deny them. Such utterly municated by every parish priest parents auxious about their child-
which In Sovie! Bussin nun could Ituntion staff of all Catholic schools in list not be better if the monks and realise that no monk.or important items as the right to the headmasters and teaching
was determinet by
Stalin
After to think and speak as one parish immediately upon receipt." nuns continued to teach in the linke part in such an educational was
secularised schools? liked must, of course, be en-
the schools, the State found itself in not perhaps have continued their robbing, the Church of her schools the charitablo, social and cultural
out the old, well-fested lines, moshing, they und not expect the tet chiar the Church, had
activities of tirely eliminated, for
a very difficult position. It could
monks benefit of the State.
mins to serve their made impossible, an attempt was the Church teachers; not replace
limit the education, in apite bt the
Sacramental Until
the the 'curtain
Church-In the schools?
freedom of the down, the outside world ist also het with the resistance of of
Catholic parents
That is why a book introduced by the State, in spite of all the directives? Would
Another question raised was the spirit of the Stalin Constitution. still receiving news from vohemont Press campaign was Shanghai, and yesterday we launched against Cardinal Mind- it not perhaps have been wiser and point that the law gave the Cabinet to privato-life sione. Every meand betler if the monks and suns, had authority to exempt certain Church was undd to prevent the int
with the secularised learned of the Communist szenty because he had forbidden bi
was asked, did not publie erpressions of religious.com chools. Why schools, for their maintenance
до
chure take back some of viction. principles for the revision of the monks and nuns to tench in nationalised schools. He was
Hungarian bishops would not have been thrown upon these?
(To be Continued) school textbooks, on the lines nceused of ignoring the which from now
of following only the sims of desirous to provide for them and verbal promises had been given
Church and Catholle parents. They ar
agreed to let its priests serve in Church teachers from the schools
elergy! ean provide an honourable prou: its own schools the realisation of on the contrary, it had offered remain loyal to God, the Church a landlady was a sailor's wife.
country. reassurances in order to and the
Sermon to and example of their unbending auch ideals and educational prin- many
retain them. But the things that should, give special loyalty to their Church and ciples.
guidance for the parents Catholle education by not under
For these ideals and principles had happened and the course that
educational task. Special The Word That May Not Be made their provide avents
in were taking to work in schools of non-denied the hallowed traditions of
prayers should be said for the God-
One hundred soldiers taking
stas morally impossible. the thousand-year-old Christian The pastoral letter went on to fanting education of Hungarian Catholle spirit.
The headmaster of any past Hungary, closely connected
schools had been taken away from for future generations by teaching school which has been nationalised with the West and with national point out that once the Catholic youth, Christianity, must be saved should hand over the property of
operty of Independence and human freedom the Church, the priests, monks and and prayer. Catholic school to
denied the transcendental
forsake and of Christianity
unity and the nuns would have
Inviolable and eternal prin- betray suelology founded en
them. ciples if they re-entered
shuts
in The
This,
They of the les representatives
not Christian of course, docs building serving
After the secularisation of the
the
ما
Could they
the
of
And as
as those who were
and
Three Battles The pastoral letter was signed members. of
There were three batties in the
Christian princp need was there made to
tho
It
on willor. the Church, and or interes the Church, which was naturally, replied that, although written an mould the minds of the Jonary pojities, in defiance of in', a difficult sithailon? Many not a single school was--returned. younger generation in the the natural rights of the parents rel
Christian believers, Inclined to Thu
"Card conditions the acceptance of which
Mindszenty monks had pretho
The promises 'were qualified by realistic political thinking. world's fourth largest city-.
have meant tho aurrender and throughout the republic. and the laws of the Sate, merely ren
In order to cause
difficulties for these questions. But
that in Hitler's of vital principles. At hig price
Hitler's would have They will be taught to hate the authorities.
the
Church Germany
was not willing to The newspapers with Father the West and all its culture, to
fow schools. the return of rather than collaborate with the
even if it had been pro- renounce the ideas of private logh's Magyar Nemzet at their to suffer hunger and
head-clamoured that Cardinal, rau
into oppressors and the Godless-and mised that the now schools would enterprise and endeavour, to
had driven Mindszenty adore Russian totalitarianism, poverty and starvation three the Hungarian monks and nuns not be anti-religious but neutral; and to shun on pain of the thousand monks and nuns, denied could not show themselves less that if the monks and nuns con- severest penalties any criti-hem the paralulty of following courageous than the Gormane, cism of the "people's demo- their teaching profession because cracy."
In other words, Mao is Yangtse port, which the Reds starting at the bottom like a are endeavouring to make a good disciple of the Kremlin. show-window, there is not and moulding the opinion of even a pretence of co-opera-
schools some Church'- terchoral there that, these.
Unued to teach they wo
would be Only For A While. allowed to do so without having their comclenco what It is possible
that in some o
would be kept1 The might have been able, under the Circh had already had ample to serve the Chelilian pastoral letter quoted a statement vexations. Cars and Confinal experience of such promises. The traditions and the Hungarian by M. Viviani, Fresch Miclator national principles, if only for of Falucation, who adralited: 1int "entrally of schools had aimply a diplomatic lie; a when his own regime may radio correspondents are al-time the teachers and educators! traided by the State, and devoted have consolidated its position, lowed to operate."
stances, The Ile served to reassure They will be indoctrinated The same will undoubtedly to Marxism had been found to fill
bean intended to create an n- would in any
case have been reunivoly against the West and all it happen in Shanghal as soon their places, the monks and nuns the anxious, but it had always anti-religious public stands for; one wonders who, as the authorities are reddy moved from their
Dosts. And this then our currently collaborat. And does anyone Imaging would have happened after ing friends have realised this that after a few years of the period of humiliating fact,
the Catholics of
matter in a few years' time, no overseas newspaper or for a short period, for by the weyuggested by cireum-|
The latter, gentlemon have campaign.09 familiar in Russia 60-up longer lashued thy wither
continuous hate propaganda shil: acquiescence mi
opinion.
Aim Of Past Schools
that time. The new schools, the pastoral would ter continued, did not belong onths to Revelation, to Our Lord Jesus the Chrisly to the Church founded by Interests will be allowed, to church, hor by the fans of duty im, to the Cathollo Zamily,ito the schools continue? It will probably bo to their Catholic convictions, which for St.Stanbent nor to
and her satellites, that foreign am for or
Que
lven voice to much sycophan tic comment about Shanghal but we notice that they are tactfully silent about Nan-some years before the axe would make them eager to provide ancestors. The aim of the
for siber physical insistensies,dr at the past "bad"boen là turn the king, Tientsin etc., where for will fall, and then the time the harria, mrpended monks child Jato, a eign interests are relatively will be ripe for the Com and in an a vent, or two Hun small. Apart from the huge munists to look further afield garian Catholicism would Look Cod and thus sought salvation.
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Conicle 124. of
bayn
he used an obscene word.... What is it.ails our soldier lad And rouses, now, his re... This thing we find which makes
him mad Is. not. the foemen's fre That to Hong Kong-bound
Highland men
plained that the sergeant major
Would seem just too, absurd... But,, oh! The Sergeant Major Spokea Myst. Unplengant
Word!
They left the ship-insulted- They sat upon the dock And tearfully they waited A half hour by the clook Till onleers implored them Won't you, please be good boys And we will see that NCO Your earn no. more annoys..... So those bold Inds relenting Went back a hundred strong Aboard ugala, consenting To come and save Hong Kong! But what if up in Peiping. Chu Teh this tale has heard And drilled his troops in speak-
Ang
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