PAPAL PROTEST
OPEN-TOWN BOMBINGS
REPRESENTATIONS TO
FRANCO'
(Received March 24, 10.30 a.m.)
VATICAN CITY, March 23,
It is announced that the Pope has made representations to General Franco against the bombing of open cities in Spain. He made his first demarche in February.
The "Osservatore Romano" . states that General Franco was then "deeply moved by the Pontiff's words and gave the Holy Father filial assurances, explanations, and declarations." The "Osservatore Romano" recalls the Pope's'intervention to save Basque children, free prisoners, and obtain an exchange of hostages, but that while the Church was doing this charitable work it received new wounds, especially at Teruel, where 65 priests were massacred and two churches sacked and profaned. Nevertheless, instructions were again conveyed to the Papal representative on March 21 in protest against the bombing of open towns.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 70, 24 March 1938, Page 9
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134PAPAL PROTEST Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 70, 24 March 1938, Page 9
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