ARCHBISHOP PANICO

Evening Star, Issue 23503, 17 February 1940, Page 10

ARCHBISHOP PANICO

APOSTOLIC DELEGATE WELCOMED CEREMONY AT ST. JOSEPH'S CATHEDRAL Apostolic delegate to Australia > and New Zealand, Archbishop Panioo wa* extended a ceremonious welcome tor Dunedin at the St. Joseph!? Cathedral last evening, arid after acknowledgment of the welcome he gave a solemn! Pontifical Benediction. From the presbytery, Archbishop Panico walked to the cathedral in pro* cession, escorted by , Bishop Whyte, Bishop Brodie, of Christchurch, Moh-» signor King, Monsignor Delaney* and Monsignor Howard, of Invercargill,' with Father - Quinn and Fathbc M'Mahon as attending deacons, and. preceded by representatives of th# Vinoention and Dominican Orders. The parish was honoured to welcome!, the distinguished visitor. Bishop Whyte said, because of his. own personality as'well as because of the mission) which had brought him to New Zealand. His visits to the schools yesterday would remain a vivid and inspiring memory with the children to whonrf he had spoken. “ You have had experience of responsibility in many countries in' Europe and South America,” Bishop Whyte said, “ and this time you have come to New Zealand as the spokesman' of the Holy See. The eyes and ears of the whole world in these times of horror and bloodshed have, been turned tol the Holy See in the hope that it would be possible, if not -to prevent ends dreadfulness, at any rate'to mitigate! it. All Catholics wish with all theiit hearts to have the horrors of wag banished in favour of a lasting peace. May God guide endeavour to thslj end.” Archbishop Panico’s acknowledgment was brief, but sincere. He repressed his warm gratitude for the inspiring friendliness that had been extended tef him on all hands, and his particular pleasure and joy at being able to speak;, to the children., • “ You parents havsireason to be proud of them. and their charm and young innocence, -as they* should be proud of you,” he said. The Holy See had done all within it? power to protect the world from its; revived horrors of war, Archbishop Panico continued. Its efforts, with all other efforts to that end, had been ip vain. But its effort would never pease, and he knew that the people of Dunedin would continue their prayers fos the banishment of the horrors sod brutality of war.