Evening star., 1933-03-13
ATHEISM PER|[|NG
WORLD, SAYS POPE
Critical international Situa-
tion Painted in Al dress
to Cardinals.
BY the Associated Press.

oy tuc ASSOClbtcQ EIeoo.
VATICAN CITY, March 13.-Chris-
tan civilization Is threatened by "a war
on human society, on religion and on
God himself" the Pope told the cardi-
nails consistory today.
Painting q dark picture of the "criti-
cal international situation the Pope
said disaster-moral, intellectual and
spiritual-was being prepared inevita-
bly, for nations wherever the church Is
combated.
The Pontiff promised that he would
daily pray that God confer concord
upon the conferences and conversations
that will take place precisely during
this holy year for world economic re-
adjustment, for disarmament-may it
be effective materially and morally
and for war debts" He invited every
one to pray with him.
The world situation, His Holiness
commented, "is rendered uncertain, un-
easy and disquieting by reciprocal mis-
trust, by conflicting interests and by
inadequate and frequently contradic-
tory measures that are proposed and at
tempted and by exaggerated and unjust
nationaiiSm than which there is moth
ing more contrary to the brotherhood
Of man and peoples"
Voice Of Brothers Blood.
At the same time, he said, again one
hears the clash of fraternal arms and
from the stained and devastated earth
there rises to Heaven the voice of a
brothers blood"
The Pope then asked "Is not this a
call for all to reflect and consider
whether and to what extent the present
war on God Is responsible for world
wide catastrophes Of war and economic
crisis
The Pope outlined to the % intently
listening cardinals the difficulties of the
economic crisis in which the weakest
suffer the most and then asserted: !:
There, however, Is one class of men
who deprive advantages sad advan-
tage from the general hardship and
misery"
Russia, Mexico and Spain and also
countries In Central Europe show only
too clearly what may and must be
feared whenever their nefarious propa-
ganda influence penertate-and where
they do not penetrate" he said
Seated on a crimson gold throne chair
under a rich velvet canopy in the
beautiful consistory hall the Pope SOL
emnly said his voice has been "alone
dy, namely, sound and solid principles
charity and justice and fundamental
indestructible truths and teachings of
the value of souls and the dignity OF
the human individual, mans origin
and destiny and his essential relations
with God, his Creator and Redeemer
and Lord and Judge, and with his fellow
men In the rest of creation"
Asks Nations Reflect.
The Pontiff, who was dressed in q
rich white cassock, red mantle fringed
with ermine and q skull cap, raised his
right hand in an emphatic gesture as
he said he invited all countries and
all nations with 20 many deplorable in
stances before them to consider what
serious moral. intellectual and even ma
terial disaster Is inevitably being pre-
pared wherever the church is openly
or covertly combated, hampered or op-
posed IN its mission, sanctif1cation and
formation, especially among young
people.
Enumerating, according to his Gus
tom, the joys and sorrows since the
last consistory, his holiness mentioned
among the sorrows "the most painful
surprise he could not help feeling at
the baptism Of a royal infant ad-
ministered by non-C Catholic minister. "
He referred to the orthodox baptism
Of Princess Marie Louise, the daughter
born in January to King Boris and
Queen Joanna Of Bulgaria. He said
the event was discussed far and wide
even beyond the confines of Bulgaria,
to the amazement Of all and scandal
Of many" but he declared the Queen,
Roman Catholic and daughter of
the King and Queen Of Italy, was not
guilty, "for the protests before us that
she is innocent in all that has hap
pened, she in no way cO-operated, gave