Pope on "Its Grave Dangers and Certain Injuries" to Civilization: Appeal to Powers Rome, Dec. 18.
His Holiness the Pope at a secret. consistory, in an address to tne assembled clergy, referring to the at~ titude of the Holy See to Rus: exhorted "all," especially men in power, who love the peace and sanctity of the human family, and lama. dignity, to make every effort to fight' the grave dangers and certain injuries arising from socialism and Communism," but this, "must not affect our dutiful solicitude for elevating the conditions: people." Holiness urged the of the workers and all humble
ful throughout the world ug holy year in that God might—enlighten in this connexion.
His Holiness recalled that the first plenary council in China was libeld in Shanghai, and he foresaw 'a great development of the Catholic Church in the Far East as a result of the work and blood expended there by bishops and missionaries.
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