BUFFETING THE POPE

New Zealand Tablet, 12 September 1918, Page 33

BUFFETING THE POPE

Says the (Met, Antigonish, N.S.: Just now the mam idea of the world of bigots is to make the Popethe scapegoat for the blunders and stupidities of English politicians and generals which have gone some way in the direction of losing the war. The Pope is scapegoat for both sides. The Lutheran papers of Germany say he is in league with the Allies. Tf miracles were worked to prove that the Pope is not loyal to his own nation, Italy, the German press would reject them The Pope is buffeted on the one side and on the otherwhich would be proof of his impartiality were it not tor the great Protestant tradition which assures the German Lutheran that he must be against the "Fatherland," and at the same time, assures the "nobodyhome" ivory-heads of the Toronto, Belfast, and London press that he must be against the Allies. We put the names in order of demerit: Toronto, Belfast, London. These are the three main centres of journalistic exploitation of the "Scarlet Woman" tradition. Everyone who draws his misinformation from these sources, or any of them, will find his particular bud of the great Protestant tradition flourishing exceedingly. No such ignorance has ever cursed the sons of men as the ignorance of those who believe in the great Protestant tradition.