Evening star., 1942-12-24
Soviets Racing Across Steppes
Sweep Into Several More Towns;
Pope AssoiIs Dictator 'Heresv'
Church Will Avoid
War Role, Pontiff
Says in Broadcast
BY the Associated Press

by tHe Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. 24.-Pope Plus
XII gave his Christmas blessing
today to all those who, like the
crusaders, will fight for this and
for better Christian world"
Although he said the church
would not take sides, he warned ir
his world broadcast from Vatican
City that "A new danger has arisen
the subordination of everything tc
politics and the heresy of national
state which Subordinates all tc
human law"
He specifically recalled the
church'S condemnation of Marxist
Socialism and said that today il
reaffirms that statement"
CAS- heard in Bern. Switzerland.
the Pope placed Communism and
Nazism on the same plane, de-
claring that The church has
condemned and still condemns
Communism and National So
cialiSm. These orders conflict
with those of God, 1t is useless
to fight without faith in God"
Sets Forth Five MiIestones.
The occasion was Pope Plus re-
sponSe to the customary Christmas
eve greetings of the Sacred College
of Cardinals in Vatican City. He de-
livered his message, actually an allo-
cution to the Roman Catholic faith
full throughout the world, in Italian
Official translations were to be
broadcast later in other tongues.
He set forth five "milestones" on
what he said would be the long,
hard way to better society and the
END of this very sad period of
anguish"
They were
l. Humanity must be restored to
the dignity given it by the Creator. ="
2. There must be social reforms
giving all exercise of full rights.
The Pope mentioned specifically
these of marriage and family.
3. Materialism must be abolished.
Protection for Worker and Family.
4. whoever wants peace must
give back to work the place as
signed to it by God and protect the
worker and his family with all the
means modern society is able to pro-
vide"
5. Whoever wants peace must
collaborate for the deepest reirte-
grafton of the social and judicial Or
der. - This may be obtained only
by the creation of legal tribunals" 4"
AS custodian of natural and sup
Elemental order" His Holiness said
he must ask observance Of those
on which human life is based and on
which any new order in the world
must be built"
The world desires peace, the Pope
said.
This peace must be not only an
external peace among the nations
of the world, but internal peace" he
added. Inside each nation there
must be unity and love"
Love for Italian People.
Each year the coming of Christ
mas brings to the ears of all Chris
tianS a message coming from Jesus
out of the stables in Bethlehem, a
light among darkness, message
which enlightens with celestial
beauty and verify this world dark
ened by mistakes" the Pope said.
The Pope said he could not conceal
his deep, impartial love for the
Italian people.
Earlier he stated his speech would
be devoted to the internal policy
of all nations and peoples, without
taking sides"
Order and security must inspire
confidence of the peoples" he said,
The aim must be not to dominate,
but to serve"
Turning to another point, he said
"the church cannot ignore the fact
that the worker is still fighting
against some machinery which is
not a natural obstacle, but an
obstacle erected by other human
beings. The worker must be assured
of some private property, especially
a father with big family
Must Fight Against Barrier.
He declared the church must fight
against these barriers, appealing to
a better society and an end to this
very sad period of anguish"
The Pope declared the existing
legal rules should not be changed
by internal revolutions, but that
the State should adhere strictly to
rules protecting the individual.
Whoever wants peace must put
himself at the service Of society anc
fight for peace.
What about the numerous viola
tons of international rules anc
agreements?
What about the disreSpect OF
agreements with reference to the