The Pope and the Vatican State
a O'S GR b Seer eer Wy eee ee le ae Y the standards set by international law, the Vatican State measures up to the attributes required of an independent State. It possesses a
separate existence, being complete in itself with its own Courts, currency, postal and telegraphic facilities, radio, airport, police, and other governmental amenities, separate and distinct from Italy and free from Italian or other control. Its sovereignty is not #derogated from in any way, by any control or pressure exerted by any other State. Judged by these purely
worldly standards; and quite irrespective of his religious office and mission, the Pope is a free and independent sovereign, and the Vatican City is a free and independent sovereign State. This is worth remembering at the present time, with Italy at war; for, though his State is surrounded on all sides by a belligerent State, the Pope remains one of the few great neutrals, and carries on his functions. The present, WPope has time and again enunciated the moral principles for which Britain and her allies are fighting. Even before the war began, Pius XII. spoke, to the heads of States as a sovereign in equality,,with them, and, later he told both Germany and Italy that the restoration of the rights of small countries, and the guarantee of essential religious and human liberty for all, were the fundamental postulates of a just and honourable peace. -(The Editor of "The New Zealand Law Journal," speaking on "The Law of War," 2YA, June 14).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 53, 28 June 1940, Page 10
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259The Pope and the Vatican State New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 53, 28 June 1940, Page 10
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