The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-27

give the impression that the editors
Of Life seem 10 think that the Cath
Ole Church Is somehow connected
With backwardness, poverty and ig-
noranco and that people would be
better off without It," II he wrote
q week later / am sure that the edi-
tor would have added 10 his list
Inside Fascist Spain" with It's sly
smear Of things Catholic.
These are but two Of a fast grow
ing total. Their purpose and their
strategy Is not yet clear. Most clear,
however, will be their unfortunate
result. When hatred raises its brti.
tai head II turns from one object 70
another and nothing Is sacred. To-
day when our country 30 desperate
" needs unity as q foundation for
victory these deliberate attacks on
the Church must certainly give COM
fort to our enemies and are q ma
tional peril. Moreover, with the
misery. Of anti-Eemitism sweeping
over the world Il Is tragic that this
suffering Is being swelled by new
evil foster by the reputed intelligent
STA Of America. many Of whom pirate
Of tolerance and peddle hate.
EFFECTS BOTH
GOOD AND BAD
The editor Of the Register gives
two instances. I'VE may expect the
campaign against the Church to
have some unfortunate effects. We
already know Of one university pro-
fessor, convert, who has turned
his back on Rome because he deems
the Pope pro-Nazi. Professors are
supposed to be people who read.
How any man with an ounce Of
brains could come to his strange
conclusion in view Of the many
well-proved articles on Papal policy
and the many Papal pronounce
ments, addresses and documents the
Catholic press has carried Is beyond
US.
However an Archbishop tells us
Of two extremely prominent con-
versions that have recently occurred
out Of admiration for the war stand
of Plus XII"
THE CHURCH AND HISTORY
The Catholic CHURCH has existed
In this world consistently since the
charter of Christianity was promul-
gated. In the diary Of those nine.
teen centuries there are recorded
many temporary defeats In many
parts Of the world, many things dis
edifying because Of the human ele.
ment In its membership, but on the
whole Its story Is one OF victory and
triumph and Of incalcuable bles.
sings TO the human race.
10000, 600 or more martyrs have
been loyal to 1t and died for IT, The
greatest saints of all time have lived
In It. The great philosophers OF the
Christian era belonged to the
Church. The builders Of the glori-
GUS monuments Of Europe, today
the pride of their various countries,
these and the master artists OF oil
ages were inspired by the Church
and her teachings.
TESTIMONY OF SERVICE
Her service to humanity are the
bright pages Of the worlds history.
The civilization Of the barbarian In
the early Middle Ages, the abolition
Of slavery, the formation OF socie-
ties to minister to every form Of
human misery. the founding Of the
only schools that existed for over O
thousand years, the preservation
and the copying Of the ancient elias.
sics and the Sacred Scriptures -
these are but q few from the long
list Of her services. The exploration
and the discoveries which took place
between the tenth and the fifteenth
centuries including those Of North
and South America, were carried