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opposite sentiments of rancor and re-
venge. making men lose the sense of
personal dignity and Of the value of
human life, owing to the prevalence of
brutal force and of overwhelming num-
/ bers.
Love of country incites to many vir-
tues and even to admirable heroisms
when 1t is guided by christian law. but
1t incites TO grave injustices when 1t be-
comes unchecked natlonalLsm. when 1t
for gets that ell! peoples are brothers in
the great family Of humanity that other
nations have the right to live and pros
per and that II Is never neither wise
or just to separate what Is honest from
what Is useful"
DenOunces Atheism.
The encyelical denounces atheism as
the deepest cause Of the evils affiicting
the world. as 1t separates men from
Christ who said: Without Me. we can
do nothing"
The document continues: ''The athe-
lists proclaim the necessity to have laws
and governments without God and fam
lily without God lowering the great
sacrament Of marriage to the level OF
mere civil contract. thereby undermine
ing not onlysthe domestic but also the
social foundations.
The atheists want God banished from
the schools which therefore would be-
come incapable Of preparing the ele-
ments Of peace and order for families
and for society"
Enumerating the remedies, the Pontin
says the most urgent is pacification Of
the spirit, so as not to have mere ap-
parent peace but that true and cordial
peace which can only be the peace of
Christ who said: 1--WE are all brethren
and also: This Is My commandment,
that ye love one another as have loved
YOU" After which st. Paul wrote to
the Galatians: Bear ye one another's
burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ"
1.-THE peace Of Christ" continued the
Papal document, must also be just. as
the prophet Isaiah announced, but must
be sweetened with charity in order to
bring about sincere conciliation. st.
Thomas AQuinas said that true peace
is a thing rather Of charity than OF
justice, because justice is only necessary
in order to remove impediments 10
peace. Christ's peace is nourished not
by material, terrestrial things but spir-
itual, heavenly ones the divine Master
having said: What is man profited
II he shall gain the whole world and lose
his own SOUL
Remedy In Church.
"In the peace of Christ respect for
order and authority will return. but
only the Catholic Church, the united
and infallible holder and interpreter OF
this doctrine of Christ, has the ca
pacity efficaciously to fight that ma
terialien which has already accumu-
| lated 50 many ruins, and to bring back
! to individuals, families and society the
true healthy Christian spirituality. as
superior to the philosophical as revela-
ton Is superior to pure reason; the ca
pacity to teach true democracy. instul-
ing into the masses the spirit OF true
| fraternity.
'.rhe church not only can help to
bring back peace but also to insure
! 1t for the future. teaching that not only
| private personal action should conform
/ TO the eternal laws OF God but also
public collective acts indeed. these even
| more than those, because Of the much
i vaster consequences which they may
produce.
mo human institution can give an
international code as suitable to modern
conditions as that rights of man al
ready given by this true society of
nations, namely, Christianity, since only
the church possesses the moral author
ity and prestige, which emerged from
the war not only uninjured but even
Z, increased.
From this 1t appears that Christ's
peace is only possible under those con.
ditions found in Christ's kingdom
Therefore, Christ reigns over in
dividuals II these observe his laws
reigns over families when these keep
inviolate the sacramental character OF
marriage. and reigns over society when
this acknowledges Gods supreme. uni
versal sovereignty.
Therefore by restoring Christ's reign
we shall have done efficaciQusly the
work for the present and future pacjfi-