NO COMPROMISE
Sir-D. Hare has missed the whole point of the trial of Cardinal Mindszenty on the charges of treason, espionage and black market dealings in currency. The Communists want to stamp out Christianity. Cardinal Mindszenty as Primate of Hungary is the most important Catholic in their predominantly Catholic country. A wolf will attack the shepherd to scatter the flock. That is what the Communist regime did in this instance, Cardinal Mindszenty as the spiritual shepherd of Hungarian Catholics was attacked and his place left empty by his being found guilty of charges preferred against him and his subsequent imprisonment. So the Church in Hungary lost its leader and the Communists had _ secured another victory over Christianity. There were no’ political reasons for the trial. It was purely an attack on the Church — materialistic Communism against spiritual Christianity. As spiritual leader in Hungary Cardinal Mindszenty is above politics. His whole calling is to safeguard the souls of his flock. In his capacity therefore of a priest of God political boundaries are of secondary importance, He is a member of an international Church and the only way in which he could possibly commit treason would be to forget his duty to God. Cardinal Mindszenty’s actions were not directed against his country but against atheists, who were denying his flock freedom of belief.
G.
CAVES
(Christchurch).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 952, 8 November 1957, Page 11
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224NO COMPROMISE New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 952, 8 November 1957, Page 11
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