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THE PAPAL ENCYCLICAL ON MARRIAGE.

SUMMARY OF DENUNCIATION OF "MODERN PRACTICES."

"EMISSARIES OF THE GREAT ENEMY."

ROME, January 8.

The Papal Encyclical upon Christian marriage, which his Holincas had intended for the Sacred College of Cardinals at Christmas, was published this evening dated December 31, 1930.

Striking the keynote with the opening words," Casti Con- nubii by which it will be known--this document of some 18,000 words is likely to taka rank alongside the teost important ency. · clicals of modern times. It is marked by great candour of speech and a corresponding vigour of expression. It sats forth the position of the Roman Catholic Church 'regarding every modern aspect of married life. Thus, for example, the Popo refers to divorce; birth control; temporary, experimental, and companionate marriages; the use of contraceptives; the procuring of abortions; eugenics, with special reference to the sterilization of the unfit; the emancipation of women; sex education; the obedionor of tho wife to the husband; maternity work; the reaction between poverty and social revolt, and finally the co-operation between Church and State in support of the moral law.

'THE INVIOLABLE STABILITY IS MENACED."

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The underlying argument through. out is that Christian marriage is a Divine ordinance, and therefore indissoluble in the interests not

only of the parents themselves but

also of their children.

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should enjoy thu samo rights as the chaste motherhood of the lawfully wedded wife.

Attacking then "experimental," "temporary and "companionate" forms of matrimony, the Pope de clares that these are "hateful abominations, which beyond all question reduce our truly cultured nations to the barbarous standards of marriage. - The barden of the evils opposed to each of the Lenefits of matrimony, the Pope declares that the first of them is connected with- the offspring of marriage. The burden of children (ho says) leads some poo- ple to frustrate the marriage_act: Such nation is shameful and in- trinsically viciona While the Church sympathizes with those peo- ple who in extreme want experi once the greatest difficulty in rear- ing their children, care must be taken lost a more calamitous error should befall them. As for the tak. ing of the life of the offspring hid den in the mother's womb, which it was sought to justify on various grounds, nothing, not even the mo ther's health, could justify the "direct murder of the innocent."

Similarly the Pope condemns the proposed storilization of the unit/ Those who act in this way," he declares, are at fault in losing sight of the fact that the family is more snored than the State and that men are bogotten not for the earth and time, but for heaven and eternity." There are also false teachers who maintain the "idle opinion" that some people have the moment," and which consists an "inborn soxual tendency which in a "deep attachment of the heart" cannot be satisfied within the nar row limits of monogamonis marri and a perfect partnership in do- mestic life, From this point the age." The same teachers advocate the emancipation of women on Popo passes to consider the quee physiological, social, and economic

on of wifely obedience. This

grounds, Acceptance of these subjection of the wife to the hus-theories would not, however, entail band "does not deny or take away

the "true emancipation of women, the liberty which fully belongs to

nor that rational and exalted li the woman both in view of her erty which belongs to the noble dignity as a human being and in view of her moat noble office as wife and mother and companion." But it does exclude that "exagger- ate licence which is not for the good of the family" and, further, It forbids that "in this body which is the family the heart be separat ed from the head to the great de riment of the whole body and the proximate danger of ruin.”

office of the Christian woman and

wife." Moreover, this "false liber- ty and unnatural equality with the husband is to the detriment of the woman herself, for she onco des- cada from her truly regal throne she will soon be reduced to her former state of elavory." At the same time the public authorities should adapt the civil rights of the wife to modern means and requirements

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This inviolable stability" is menaced by pernicious doctrines for to-day, and loose practices alas," says the Pope, not secretly nor under cover, but openly with all sense of shame put aside, now by word and again by writings, by theatrical productions of every kind, by romantic fiction, by amorous and frivolous novels, by einematographs portraying vivid wents, by addresses broadcast by radio-telephone, in short, by all the inventions of modern times the sanctity of marriage is trampled upon and derided; divorce, adul Proceeding to the third blessing tery, and the Bagest vices are ex-namoly, the sacramental churne- tolled or depicted in such colours tor of marriage-the Pope ropcats

The Religious Contract. as to be free from all reproach and the doctrine of the indissolubility Discussing lastly the attacks upon "infamy,

The doctrines do of wedlock. Although this doctrine the sacrament of marriage, the

·fended. are offered for sale had been tempered and relaxd by Pope combats the view that matri- s the productions of a genius, Moses, who permitted" that a bill |mony belongs entirely to the 'pro- which is thought to have emanoi- of divorco might be given in cer- Jaze -and civil sphero and pated itself from all the old tain circumstances," nevertheless utterly denies that the civil fashionod and immature opinione Christ, "by virtue of his supreme not itself should atand for of the ancients; and to the number logislative power, rocalled this con- the marriage contract while, the of those antiquated opinions is re

cession of greater liberty and re-religious act be looked on 28 2 legated the traditional doctrine of stored the primeval law in its in- "mere addition or at most a con- Ciristian marriage.

tegrity." This indissolubility of cession to a too superstitious peo One of the strongest passages marringo is, the Popo states, a ple." The fundamental religious since a guaranted is thereby provid- that those about to marry should ringe act is the following:-

Since openly departing from thoed to both spouses, and also to show a holy rovarenee towards it uninterrupted Christian tradition, their offspring. In this way a grant and should sealously endeavour to some recently have judged it pos- benefit is also conferred upon the make their marriage approach as sible solemnly to declare another nation. There are also higher bene. nearly as possible to the archetype doctrine regarding this question, fits to be dorived from the Bacra- of Christ and the Church. "They the Catholic Church, to which Godmont, since the faithful "open out therefore who reshly and heedless- has entrusted the integrity and for themselves a treasure of sacra. ly contract mixed marriages, from No DES VOEUX ROAD ПIO LET.---GROUND FLOOR of purity of morals, standing erect in mental grace from which they draw which the maternal love and pro- the midst of the moral ruins which supernatural power for the ful videnca of the Church dissuade her CasTAL; At present in the Occupation surround her in order that she may filling of their lives and duties, children for very sound reasons,

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tizos the evil effects of modern amusements and theories, and the Encyclical continues:-

After repeating again the Church's standpoint upon the in dissolubility of wedlock and the evils of divorce and after insist ing that all trus followers of Christ should be guided in all must- ters that touch upon faith or morala by the Holy Church of God speak- ing through its supreme pastor, Encyclical gives advice of the duo preparation that must be made by Not all the sponsors of these new The greatest care should be exercis parties Contemplating marriage, doctrines are carried to the extreed in the choice of a partner in me of unbridled lust; there are arder that the borrows arising those who, striving, as it wore, to

From an indiscreet marriage may ride a middle course, believe, never be avoided. The parties must keep theless, that something should be

in mind the thought of God; of Blessings of Marriage. conceded in our times as regards Christian religion, of themselves, The whole subject of Christian natural law. Bus those likewise, come, and of human and civil so-

curtain precepts of the Diving and

of their partner, of the childen to wedlock is divided by the Encycliars or less wittingly, are emissa aiety. They should not omit to cal into three main headings: first, the dignity of Christian 'mar-

rier of the great enemy, who is sek. prudent advice of their par riage; secondly, the errors oppos.

over working to sow tares among ents the wheat. We, therefore, whom Bome of the difficulties of the od to Christian marriago; and

the Father has appointed over His married state (the Encyclical con thirdly, the modna of overcoming field, we who are bound by our tinues) are due to mistaken cir. those errors. Before discussing Lhese houdings in detail the Pop the good seed be choked by the gers the contracting parties them- most holy offico to tako osre lest

cumstances To reduce thoso dan- pauses to insist once again that matrimony

woods, believe it fitting to apply solves should make every effort. "instituted by WAS

to auralves the most grave words Where they are not self-supporting God," and hence the laws govern-

of the Holy Ghost with which the help should be provided by public. ing it

be subject to any Apostle Paul exhorted his beloved human decrocs,"

or private guilds When those are Coming to the blessings attach- Timothy "Be thou vigilant... insufficient, private charity should fulfil thy minuistry. preach the stop in to help particularly large supports Augustine,

or needy families, The State should that these are to be found in

season, raprove, entreat, yehuks in play its part where there are in "offspring, conjugat faith and the all patience and doctrine."

aufficient dwelling-houses, where Bacrament." Each of theso, blose- Thysource of these evils (the there is unemployment, where Liv ings is discussed 'în turn. The Encyclical says) lies in the theory ing is costly, and where the mo COWIE HARBOUR COAL place of all is held by the that matrimony instead of being ther is forced to go out and work. children, but the blessing of offspra Divine sacrament is an invention State-aid cannot her neglected with. ing is not completed by the mere of man, From these premisse, it out possible harm to the Common- begetting of them. To this must was argued that the laws, institu- wealth. Unfortunately, nowadays, be added the proper educition of tions, and customs by which wed the Pope declares, through a cer the children. In this connexion lock is governed, since they ako tai inversion of the true prder of the Popo recalls his recent En- their origin solely from the will things, assistance is often provid ayolical on the Christian education of man, are subject entirely to himed for the unmarried mother and of youth and repeats St. Augus- and hence can and must be avoid. her illegitimate off-spring which tine's words that "children should | ed, changed, and abrogated accord- was denied to legitimate off be educated religiously."

ing to human caprioos and spring. Pasing to the second blessing, the shilfing circumstances: pf' In cono usion, the Pope pleads that of "conjuga) honour," the human affairs; that the generative for the co-operation of the religious, Fyclical that

insists that wherens power which is grounded in w- and civil power, in such great departed from by Divine legiala-a wider range than matrimony-example to the provision of a Con

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