THE POPE'S POSITION
Sir, —In the same issue of the Herald in which my letter regarding the Pope's position appeared, an article was given on the same question. In it were these words, " . . the Pope's statement . . contained some courageous sentences. Pope Pius XI., for example, declared that even self-defence had limits beyond which it became guilty." If, as Dr. Hinsley said before, the Pope were only "a helpless old man, with a small police force to guard himself and the Vatican's priceless treasures and protect his diminutive State," I would heartily approve his caution. But it seems to me that his position as a moral and spiritual leader of supremo importance must somewhat influence the question. Diplomacy has become the gentle art of equivocation. Are wo to understand that physical fear has thrust the Church's judgment into tho diplomatic mould? Are we to have no clear, decisive verdict on a point so vitally important to tho whole world? A. H. Johnstone.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22250, 26 October 1935, Page 17
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161THE POPE'S POSITION New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22250, 26 October 1935, Page 17
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