The Bismarck tribune., 1925-12-28
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CORRECTS STATEMENTS MADE
Bismarck, n. d..


Bismarck, n. d..
Dec. 25. 1925.
Editor of Tribune:
In Your issue of Dec. 2ith, under
the heading Holy Door Of the. Basill-
ca Closed Today you have towards
the end Of the article some most
misleading reports about the Ency-
clical Letter which the Pope publish
cd or announced on the same day.
do not blame YOU; for you publish
what the Associated Press has wired
to this country, and said Associated
Press has. a special ability to mis-
represent everything Catholic.
1t may take six or eight weeks be-
fore we can get an authorized trans
la.ion of this Encyclical As soon
as | am able, | will send you a copy
and shall be very thankful if you
publish it in the Tribune. Mean
while wish to state the following:
| am one Of the Bishops who pAi-
toned the Holy See to institute a
new feast with the title: Jesus
Christ, the King Of the Human So
cicty"
The special purpose of this feast
is TO render to Jesus Christ at least
once the year some special honor on
account of His position as King of
the Human Society, JUS. the same
as we have Christmas day for the
special purpose Of honoring Him for
His incarnation and birth in the
stable. of Bethlehem. Then also to
preach this truth that Christ is King
of the human society in all churches
at least once the year
The Bible teaches this truth in
hundreds Of texts of the old and new
testament. Jesus Christ declares this
truth also when He says: "All pow
er is given to me in heaven and on
earth; go and preach the gospel to
It. seems now that some reports
have been made up regarding the an
nounced Encyclical Letter, as if the
Catholic Church were claiming rights
! over the civil government which are
new. Although l have not yet re-
ceived this Encyclical Letter, ! am
| absolutely certain that said Encycli-
cal Letter does not in any way try
to take away from the civil govern
ment or any other human society any
| rights which come to it through the
! natural or supernatural law of God.
AS the United States Constitution
! speaks of certain inaliena5le rights
of individuals, the Cath olic Church
| knows that the State is Il perfect
society, so also the family is per-
feet society, and the State. The fam
! it, and each individual person have
some God-given inalienablc rights
The church which Jesus Christ es-
tablished for the salvation of the
human race, has also some inalenable
IfRhf h.,c &,,t, Il Il
ties which she must fulfill, even if
try to hinder the church from fulfill.
ing it. The duty Of the church, es-
tablished by Christ, and we Catho-
lies have all evidences that the Cath
olic church is the One Church, es.
tablished by Christ,--is to teach the
divine truths and the laws of God.
Christ's church has the mission tt
teach these things not only to some
individuals, but also to the human
society as such. In this way thu
Church of Jesus Christ has mission
to those in power as we'll as to thu
poor, to the rulers of the states, tt
the financial and commercial kings
to the men Of science, in short t.
every human being and to every hu.
man society.
| That the Pope in his Encyclica
Letter will state that there is nj
true remedy for the disorders of the
present time, except a true and hum
BILE return to Jesus Christ and His
truth and His law, ! can well under
stand. But to make some Of the as
; sertions which some newspapers hav,
| published since they received the re
ports of the Associated Press in re
gard to. the Encyclical Letter, is eth