POPE AND SOCIALISM

Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1931, Page 3

POPE AND SOCIALISM

BRiTISH LABOURITES CONCERNED. i a.Uid Fless Association.— By Electrio 1* legraph —Copyright.) . LONDON, May 27British Labourites are still concerned at the Pope’s saying that no good Roman Catholic can he a true Socialist. Mr Ran say MacDonald, speaking at Losisictnou:!i, saiil that he was waiting to hear some pronouncement from Rritislj' Roman' Catholics about 'whiit the Pope’s say'ng really’ means. ' ' Rev. Father' Woodlock. the Jesuit coiitrbv'tfl’s: list,, writing in the'“Evening! St!and; i'd„” stresses the (signiflcance of"'tlie' \vqrj;which, lie'ai'Lrues, he.i'p'.' lneafs'' one who is matiu'ialistic in His coi ception of society, and one 'ignoring,' or. oppbsing, Christian teacliiiig. .. The' I ;Pope., '.he points out. has equally condemned the cap talistie conception of society in so far .as it is a materialistic one.

Rev‘ Faffier Woocilock adds that the British Labour Party had not hitherto adopted' ''materialism or anti-eler.ioa!-ism its its programme. The Pole’s Encyclical blesses all of the political parties who are working for the good of mankind,, defending the dignity, of the individual . and the inalienable rights of the family against the aggression of Communist or any form of 'True Socialism.”