The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-08-01

ter "Meminisse Juvat"
Most Mindfully Recalling
of His Holiness Pope Plus
XII in which he urges Ca
tholics to worldwide pray
ers for the prosecuted
church and reminds that
only by a return to Chris
tan precepts can men find
a just society.
Venerable Brothers, greetings
and apostolic blessings.
We deem it advisable to recall
that when new dangers threaten
the Christian people and the
Church, spouse of the Divine
Saviour, We, as Our predeces-
sors have done in past centuries,
turn Our prayer to the Virgin
Mary, most loving Mother, and
We invite all the flock entrust-
ed to Us to place themselves
confidently under her protec-
ton.
And while the world was as
sailed by a frightful wal We did
everything to exhort the cities,
the peoples and nations to
peace and to recall the minds
torn by contention to mutual
agreement in the name of truth,
OF justice and of love.
Nor did We restrict Our
selves to this but, seeing that
We were about to exhaust hu-
maj means and resources,
We. with several letters Of ad-
monition, institvtins . holy
campaign Of prayer, invoked
heavens help through the
powerful intereession of the
great Mother Of God to whose
Immaculate Heart we conse.
Grated the whole human fam
iIy together with Ourselves
tActa ApostoIieae Sedis, 1912,
pages $500.
At present, though the war
like clash of peoples has calm
ed, a just peace does not how
ever yet reign. Men have not
been brought together in bro
therly understanding. ate t
seeds of discord in fact insert
themselves and from time to
time threateningly erupt and
hold minds in anxious trepida-
ton, so much so that the fright
full weapons now discovered by
human genius are Of such in
human power that they can drag
down and submerge in universal
determination not only the de-
feated but also the victors and
the whole community.
But if we examine with
tn oughtfu minds the
causes of so many dangers
present and future, we can
easily see that the deci-
SiOnS. the forces and thn
institutions of men are in
evitably destined to fall
short wherever the author
/ ity of God-which enlight-
ems minds with His com
mands and His prohibi.
tons, which is the begin.
ming and guarantee of JUS
tice, source of truth and
foundation of laWs-either
= is neglected or is not given
its just place or even is
suppressed. Every house
not based on solid and
sure foundation collapses.
Every intelligence not en-.
lightened by the light of
God separates itself little
by little from the fullness
of truth. Discords arise, in
crease and grow, if citizens,
peoples and nations are not
Inspired by fraternal char
ity.
Now only the Christian re-
iiaion teaches this full truth,
this perfect justice and this
divine charity which elimi-
mates hatreds, animosity and
rivairies. II alone hes been en-
trusted by the Divine Re-
dcemer with the way, the
truth and fhe light (cfr. John
IA, 81 and it must insure that
they be put into practice with
all its strength. There is no
doubt, then. that those who
deliberately wish to disregard
the Christian religion and the
Catholic Church or who en-
desvor to hinder them. TO dis
regard them, 70 suppress
them, thereby weaken the
very bases Of society or sub
stituie for II others which alb
soiUfeiy cannot support the
edifice Of human dignity, lib
srty and weIl-beins.
1t is therefore necessary to re,
turn to the precepts of Chris
tianity if one wishes to form
solid, just and equitable society
1t is harmful and imprudent to
come into conflict with the
Christian religion, whose eter.
nal duration is guaranteed by
God and proven by history. One
should reflect that a state with.
out religion cannot have moral
rectitude or order. The forma,
ton of minds to justice, charit,
and obedience to just laws de
ponds on it; it condemns ano
outlaws vice: it stimulates citi