CATHOLIC CRUSADE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23714, 22 July 1940, Page 8

CATHOLIC CRUSADE

war - Against pagans | PART IN BRITAIN'S EFFORT. CARDINAL HINSLEY'S MESSAGE; (Received July 21, 7.40 p.m.) British Wireless LONDON, July 20 An organisation has been formed, under the presidency .of Cardinal. Hinsley and called at his suggestion "Sword of the Spirit," to coordinate and intensify many efforts made by the Catholic body in England to fit themselves by prayer, work and study to contribute as much as they can to the national cause.

Cardinal Hinsley states in a message: "The fundamental . Tightness of our cause must be clearly kept before the gaze of all. We must insist that Nazism and its allied brand of absolutism are radically pagan. The god of radicalism, of rampant nationalism and of State supremacy can never cease to war against the peace of Christ. The violation of treaties, broken pledges and the avowed principle of self-interest as the only test of truth show that no part of the civilised world is safe from the brute violence of aggression. J " "Britain is in this struggle on the side of truth, justice and freedom for all nations, great and small, weak and strong. The final aim of Nazism is the overthrow of Christianity. No specious excuses or pleas for foreign- consumption can hide this purpose oi: the Nazi leaders. To this aim is directed the training of children and youth in unhappy lands enslaved by the pagan clique of upstart tyrants responsible for the horrors of the occupation oi Poland, mass murders, deportations, and all the cruelties inflicted by radical persecution.

"Most of us are already working actively for our country, but war activities do not exhaust our responsibility. By a sincere Catholic crusade of prayer and penance, by intelligent study of events' and facts, by strenuous defence of our country's cause, we shall do our share to secure the triumph of justice and charity."