Budapest, May 29 A crisis without precedent is disturbing the whole world, and he never before saw such absolute contradiction between the convictions of the various classes and passions so very biassed which were the causes of differences, declared Cardinal Pacelli, in his address at the close of the Congress, "Babylonian confusion is reigning among the people of the various States, and it is becoming more tragic every day and peace is becoming more and more uncertain,,.. The Church cannot take part in the search for the proper means to settle purely terrestrial problems, Each people must try to determine for itself a practical plan of its fate and its happiness.
"The Church does not turn away from new things just because they are new," the Cardinal continued, The Church does not retain old habits and customs simply because they are old. But if obstinate in past errors, certain people wish tó be happy without Christ or against him, then will sound the hour of 'Britis Mihi Testes' (You will be my witness).
"All those who believe in Christ have the sacred task to oppose themselves in love and with intrepidity against the present errone= ous evolution," Cardinal Pacelli de-the press.
Earlier in the day 500,000 persons had assembled in the Heroes' Square for the Pontifical Mass of the Papal Legate, one of the greatest events of the Congress, Thousands of persons took up positions in the square the preceding night, while others flocked to it in thousands from 4 o'clock in the morning. The ceremony was favoured by sunny weather. It took clared.
"Whatever might be the measures taken by the authorities to attain social justice and the true community of a people, the most powerful of incentives will still be lacking it the Powers do not succeed in opposing apostolic love, active and capable of all sacrifices, to the nefarious tendencies of egoism," the Cardinal concluded,—Havas.
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