The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-03
ENTIRE GOVERNMENT
OF SPAIN IS PLACED
UNDER BAN BY POPE
Automatic Excommunicat | 0 n
Follows Signing of Anti.
Church DEGREES
ISSUES SURPRISE MESSAGE
EncycIicaI Condemns New Re.
ligious Laws; Demands Free
dom Of Conscience

Vatican City, June 3.-(PeThe en-
tire government Of Spain has been
automatically accommodated from
the Catholic church for signing anti
Catholic DEGREES, the Vatican state
department announced Saturday
after Pope Plus had issued a surprise
encyclical declaring that new Span
ish religious laws constitute q griev-
Gus attack on the church.
The department explained no de-
cree of accommodation will be pro-
claimed because the acts committed
by the Spanish government come au-
tomatically under the provision of
canon law.
The accommodation was latae
sententiae, which, under canonic law,
means that it was imposed against
those who sign or vote for DEGREES,
laws or orders against the church
and its rights. The excommunica-
ton becomes effective Immediately.
The new Spanish law made civic
societies of religious orders having
$4,000 nuns and monks as members
and turned over to the state art
treasures worth millions. The law
was signed Friday by President Al
Gala Zamora, devout Catholic.
Rumors Held Premature
There were persistent reports that
the papal nuncio would be withdrawn
from Spain, but officials of the nun
ciature said those rumors were pre-
mature. "
The. total number of persons af-
fected was not known exactly, but Il
was estimated at several hundred.
It was reported the pope may ex-
communicate each person directly
when data have been compiled.
The encyclical, addressed to all
bishops in the world, said the pope
does not take this action to thwart
political reforms because the church
accommodates herself to all forms of
government and civil institutions
provided the rights Of God and Chris
tian conscience are left intact"
He imputed antagonism against
the church to "a hatred which Sc
cret organizations that seek the de-
struction Of all religious and social
order entertain against the Lord
The pope made eight charges
against the republic.
One was the separation of the
church and state, which was de-
scribed as being most grievous
error"
Two, the Catholic religion has an
cdious watch set over It's teachings
in schools the exercise of worship,
religious professions, the administra-
ton OF sacraments for the dying. and
services for the dead were hampered.
Must Pay State Taxes
Three, the church was stripped of
all property and forced to pay a tax.
-Four, churches were declared the
property of the state.
Five, religious congregations we're
deprived of the right to teach.
Six, religious orders were sup
pressed which took VOW of obedi-
ence to authority other than the
state.
Seven, blow was aimed at the
supreme authority of the church by
the declaration that the authority
Of vicar of Jesus Christ is foreign
to the Spanish nation"
Eight, religious buildings were
seized in order to establish lay
schools.
I'VE invite all our beloved sons in
Spain" the pope summed up, ito en-
ploy every legitimate means to in
duce the legislators to reform en-
actments so contrary to the rights
Of every citizen and so hostile to the
church, substituting others accept
able to the Catholic conscience