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CRITICISM BY BISHOP VATICAN AND WARFARE LONDON, June 10. The Bishop of Birmingham, Dr. E. W. Barnes, in a speech in the Upper House of the Convocation of Canterbury at Westminster, criticised the words “His Holiness” used in a resolution which declared that Papal action in the Spanish Civil War was unforgettable. Dr. Barnes also said: “When the unfortunate Abyssinians were being overwhelmed by poison gas there were triumphant Masses throughout Italy.
which the late Pope did not condemn. When Signor Mussolini, on Good Friday, attacked Albania, the present Pope did not protest.” The Bishop of Chichester, Dr. G. K. A. Bell, pointed out that the Pope, in his Easter Day sermon, did protest. The Primate, Dr. Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, pointed out that “His Holiness” was a courtesy title. “It is obviously desirable to be as courteous as possible,” he added.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20016, 15 August 1939, Page 5
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146THE PAPAL TITLE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20016, 15 August 1939, Page 5
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