BISHOP GRIMES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8725, 26 November 1913, Page 5

BISHOP GRIMES.

ARRIVAL At FREMANTLE.

CATHOLICS AND THE FRENCH

GOVERNMENT,

(Per Press Association—Copyright).

(Received , November. 26, 9.30 a.m.) FREMANTLE. November 25. Bishop Grimes, of Christchurch, arrived by the Orsova. In an interview he statfed tha.t though lie .suffered illhealth on the voyage out through some form of food-poisoning, generally ho had been in the best of spirits. The object of his i trip was to attend the Roman Catholic Congress, at Malta. Thence he went to Rome and had three" audiences with, his Holiness the Pope, who^expres^ed pleasure.at the .union of- '

priests and people in Australia, and was pleased to note here' that the'freedom of the Church was not interfered wiiih. in-!any way. His' Holiness meant thati th© Church was not interfered with in the education of children, .contrasting the difference in .France, 1 " Where," said the Bishop, " not only will the country not help ,us in educa.tionai matters, but the Ministry ap-. pears entirely against religion's" instruction in State schools.. The Minis-.-.try is doing its best to efface the name,, of God from the school books. The French Ministry is merely a tool in the hands of tlTe French Freemasons. Freemasonry such as exists in French is undreamed of in Australia. It is stated that some time ago the English. Masons repudiated" the French Freemasons on account of their atheisticteachings' and declarations."