POSSIBILITY OF RUPTURE

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 451, 5 June 1937, Page 5

POSSIBILITY OF RUPTURE

HITLER AND VATICAN Cardinal’s Refusal To Reprimand j Press Association —Copyright. London, June .4 Cardinal Pacelli, replying to Herr Hitler’y second protest note about Archbishop Mundelein, Chicago, rejteraties that the Pope refuses to reprimand him. The Cardinal em_ | phasises that the Gdhman Governiment will not take steps to prevent ; German ministers from insultingly I attacking the Roman Catholic re- : ligion. The Pope points out that when Archbishop Mundelein referred to Herr Hitler as a former paperhanger he was expressing- 'a personal opinion for which the Vatican cannot ba re_ I sponsible-. Although a diplomatic rupture between th e Pope and Herr Hitler is.' now feared to be inevitable the initiative will be. left to Berlin. When addressing 500 churchmen of Chicago recently the archbishop asked how a nation of 60,000,000 intelligent people could submit, in fear and servitude to an alien Austrian paper. j hanger and a few of his associates -like Dr. Goebbels.' and General Goerling. He asserted 'that the- charges ! made 'in Germany against nuns l and j monks were simply for propaganda : purposes.