POPE’S PEACE POINTS
ACCEPTANCE IN BRITAIN LEADERS OF CHURCHES ECONOMIC CHANGES (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Dec. 23, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Dee. 20. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Cosmo Lang, the Archbishop of York, Dr. William Temple. Cardinal llinslcy, and the Rev. Walter Armstrong, Moderator of the Free Church Federal Council, in a joint letter to The Times, say: "We accept the Pope’s five points for peace, announced last. Christmas, and associate therewith five economic criteria: —
“(1) The extreme inequality ,of wealth should be abolished.
“(2) Every child, regardless of race or class, should have equal opportunities of education suitable to his capacities.
“(3) The family as a social unit must be safeguarded.
“(4) A sense of Divine vocation must be restored to man's daily work.
‘‘(s) The earth's resources should be used for the whole human race. "We are confident that these principles would be accepted by rulers and statesmen throughout the Empire and regarded as the true basis for lasting peace.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20437, 23 December 1940, Page 9
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