CHRISTIAN REUNION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20929, 20 July 1931, Page 13

CHRISTIAN REUNION.

Sir, —I have no wish to reopen my correspondence with Mr. Hugh McHaigh in your columns, but I find that I have been misinformed in one most important direction, and I shall be grateful for an opportunity to correct my mistake. I find, on good authority, that, contrary to my earlier information, the "Monks of Unity : ' are continuing the work begun by the late Cardinal Mercier. That they ale permitted to do so implies. that there is in the heart and mind of His Holiness the Pope that desire to explore every possible avenue toward the healing of the wounds in the Mystical Body of our Lord, which one hopes and prays will become general—which, in' truth, is becoming more and more- general throughout Christendom. This kills entirely the main argument in Mr. McHaigh's letters, viz., that the only way toward reunion which Rome can entertain is the way of the submission of all of us to Rome's claims. The authority which permits the "Monks of Unity" to go on with their good work is an authority which Mr. McHaigh must recognise. A Catholic layman of the Roman obedience ought surely to make certain of the attitude of those in authority in his Church "before he undertakes controversy in the public press on behalf of the Church. Other.wise he is likely to do disservice in the cause he wishes to help. G. Gordon Bell.