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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-

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