Evening star., 1942-05-02

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teaching and American principles
principles which. the Catholic
women said. even now are pitted
against those of the totalitarian
states who have been the foremost
proponents Of the false and con-
temptible doctrines of racial in
equality"
But even more significant. in the
opinion of Catholic observers, was
the concluding section of the resolu-
ton, which called upon affiliated
groups to combat all evidences and
manifestations of discrimination
and hatred, particularly among
those of our own faith, who have
been misled by demagogues.'
In the memory of observers, this
is the first time that responsible
national Catholic organization has
referred to co-religionists 'misled by
demagogues. The National Cath
olic Council Of Catholic Women Is
the sister organization of the Ma
tional Council of Catholic Men. Both
groups are part of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference, the
agency acting under the authority
of the hierarchy of the United
States to promote the welfare of the
Catholics of the country.
The statement was one of a num-
ber of declarations condemning race
hatred and anti-Semitism issued by
Catholic sources during the period
preceding and following the POST
master Generals ban on Social JUS
tice magazine, of which Father
Charles z Coughlin was founder.
Condemn Biogtry.
Only a handful of Catholic pub
lications have so far commented
directly on the barring of Social
Justice from the mails. But other
journals have condemned intoler-
ance and warned that If bigotry
spreads Catholics and Protestants,
as well as Jews, will suffer.
1t will be recalled that the suSpen-
sion of Social Justice from mailing
privileges occurred after the publi-
cation of editorials in three Catholic
newspapers. Two of these-the
Pittsburgh Catholic and the Florida
Catholic-denounced Social Justice
and said emphatically that it is not
a Catholic publication. The third,
the Michigan Catholic, contained a
statement by Msgr. Edward j.
Hickey, chancellor of the Detroit
Archdiocese, repudiating any con-
nection with the magazine. for
whose policies Father Coughlin has
now assumed responsibility.
Shortly before the ban on Social
Justice, also, Catholic newspapers in
various parts of the country gave
prominence to statement made in
London by Cardinal Hinsley. head
of the Roman Catholic Church in
Great Britain, in which he declared
that the Roman Catholic Church
'abhors and condemns anti
SemitiSm
Articles and editorials warning
Catholics against being victimized
by anti-Semitic propaganda have
appeared in a number of Catholic
publications following the Federal
Government action against Social
Justice.
The Catholic Mind, published by
the Jesuits. reprinted from an Irish
magazine an essay entitled THE
Church and the Jews" which said: 3:
I'm the mouth of any Christian
anti-Semitism is deplorable and
contemplate To use violence or
provoke violence against a Jew be-
cause he is Jew is, OF course,
treacherv to Christ; and to bear
false witness is to break a Divine
commandment. Consequently. it
goes without saying that no Catholic
can be an anti-Semite.
Called Axis Propaganda.
The Grail, published by the Bene-
dictine Fathers, published an article
entitled Divide and Conquer, :"
which emphasized the extensiveness
of Axis anti-Semitic propaganda,
and warned that Catholics may Just
as easily become the victims of hate
propaganda.
In the long run" said the article,
decent thinking public opinion will
become so nsuseated with such
bigotries that it will demand an end
to such trash /" &" but in the mean
time much misery will be caused
and the brotherhood of man will
take terrific lacing. But much Of
this possible evil can be mitigated
in advance if Christians will begin