The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-07
Catholic Thought And Opinion
By REV. JOSEPH F. DONNELLY

from most Of the citizens Of New
York. The American Communist.
organized, disciplined and energet-
ic. is working twenty four hours
day to further his anti-American
| policies while shamefully we must
admit that millions Of Americans
will not give twenty-four hours in
a year to serious thought and con-
sideration of issues that should be
paramount in their lives.
Indeed the greatest asset Of the
Communist Party In this country
Is the indifference of the American
people in defending our liberties
and institutions at the ballot box
as well as on the field Of battle.
And so disinterested were they in
New York, the number of council
men was reduced by this election
from twenty-six to seventeen, with
the Communists elected now repre-
senting at least one-sixth of the
voting power Of the New York City
Council.
THE SMARTEST REMARK
1t is some time now since the
Young Communist League discard
ed this revealing title to carry on
its banner instead the words Am
erican Youth For Democracy. But
when recently this CP front invad-
ed Detroit to organize their city
wide chapters repeatedly the
smartest remark of the gathering
was from the delegate who was not
wanted but who stayed long enough
to express the opinion that the Or
ganization should be confined to
girls because, as he said, "any AM
erican youth for democracy with
pants on should be in the army"
THE KINGS CLAIM
Reviewing Masie Wards Life of
Chesterton in the New York Times
Theodore Maynard used this sem
tence: Sat his (Chesterton's) re-
QUEEN the Pope sent Cardinal Hins-
ley a telegram bestowing upon
Chesterton the title which another
Pope had rashly given to Henry
VIII. 1t was Defender Of the
Faith"
But the editor of the Grail chal-
lenges the use of the adverb rash
~" in describing the award of the
title, Defender of the Faith, by
Pope Leo x to Henry, the King
who later renounced the authority
of the Holy Father and gave the
main tug that pulled all England
from the Church. And the facts
quite definitely favor the editor.
When in Germany Martin Luther
attacked the divine institution of
four of the seven sacraments, in
England, Henry VIII, the King,
took up the controversy He show
ed such profound knowledge of the
subject that Cardinal Wolsey sug-
gested that he express his views
in writing and the result was the
well-known work written in Latin
and entitled, "a Vindication Of the
Seven Sacraments" The work
was masterfully done by the young
King of England who was an ac-
complished linguist and a learned
theologian. It was the work Of the
younger Henry, the Catholic King,
and not the Henry who debased
by lust and hate wrote the sorry
chapters of his later life.
DEFENDER OF THE FAITH
Then according to Creighton's
History Of the Papacy During the
Period Of the Reformation"
Henry felt aggrieved that the
English King had not title to set
by the side Of Catholic and Most
Christian which was enjoyed by
the Kings of France and Spain.
Wolsey represented to the Pope that
the English King deserved some
recognition Of his piety The
Kings book arrived at Rome and
on September IA 1t was presented
to the Pope, who read it with avid
ity and extolled it to the skies.
But this was not enough to mark
the Importance of the occasion, and
it was formally presented in a con-
sistory. After this the Pope pro-
posed Defender Of the Faith" as
substitute title. :"