The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-10-17

ficiated at a Qualification cere-
mony for Mother Mary of Pro-
violence Eugenia Smet). Be-
fore leaving on July Is for the
papal summer residence at
Castelgandolfo, he issued.
three encyclicals within three
months: one calling for ex-
banded missionary effort, es-
pecially in Africa; one on the
300th anniversary of the death
of st. Andrew Bobola and one
on the centenary of the
Loudres Shrine.
An audience he granted
Masatoshi Matsushita, special
envoy of the Premier of ia
pan, touched off discussions
on the control of nuclear wea-
pons. Other world dignitaries
received in papal audience
during the year 1857 included
President Rene Coty, first
French chief of state received
by a pope in more than $50
years; Vice President Richard
Nixon and Mrs. Nixon of the
United States, and Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer of West
Germany.
In August, 1857, a new code
of canon law for the Eastern
Rites of the Church was pro-
mulgated and the following
month the Pope issued the
encyclical, Miranda Prorsus, on
motion pictures, radio and tel
evision. These remarkable in
ventions," the Pope stated,
should serve to give a more
respectful understanding" Of
each other and bring them
closer together.
In October he addr
1000 delegates to the second
World Congress Of the Lay
ApostoIate and told them that
the Church will continue to
fight communism to the end
with the Iaity as its army.
Later in the month he in
augurated the new facilities Of
the Vatican Radio.
In his 1887 Christmas mes
sage the Pope called on the
Christian world to shake off Z
p~essimistic lethargy and be-
come the vigorous defender
of the "divine order in the
world" He declared that the
divine law imposes on all rul-
ers the duty to prevent war by
means of suitable internation-
al organizations and arma-
ments r deduction n. He also
warned against a blind fasci-
nation for progress" and en-
phasized that the rejection Of
Christ in society brings about
"the iron discipline Of col
lectivism."
In March, 1883. he called of
formal observance Of the 10Th
anniversary Of his coronation
as ponfiff and his 82nd birth
day as q protest against the
anfi-reiigioUs cam paisn by
leffisfs in Italy. The eampsisn
continued throughout The IfsI-
ian elections and Is still going
on.
In his Easter address the
Pope spelled out the causes Of
war and their solution, re
minding that only through
Christ can the world find
peace.
In the encyclical, Menu
nesse Juvat, issued in July,
the Holy Father urged prayers
for the prosecuted Church and
warned that the powerful new
weapons at mans disposal
make possible universal ex-
termination" Only by a return
to Christian precepts can men
found a just society, he point
ed out.
In September he released
the text of another encyclical
issued in July and carried pri-
vately to Red China before its
release. In Ad Apostolorum
Principis the Pope condemned
the communist effort to force
the Church in China into
schism and denounced the il
licit conservation of bishops
there.
Throughout 1858 The Pops
continued to receive vast mum.
bers Of pilgrims and others in
audience and maintained his
practice Of personally address.
ing many Of those received on
. wide variety Of subjects.
among them blood specialists.
psychologists, srehsoIos ist 3.
charity workers, teachers and
others.