The Archive · 1937

POPE DENOUNCES A "NEW PROPHET"

Dr. Rosenberg's Book Banned by the Vatican Castel Gandolfo, Sept. 18.

Addressing a group of pilgrims today from Germany, the Pope denounced the "new alleged prophet who exalted Germany in this grave, painful moment for the Catholic religion and for all who wish to remain faithful to the Church of Rome."

The alleged prophet, he added, had acted and written against all that was Catholic and Christian.

It is believed that His Holiness referred to Dr. Alfred Rosenberg, whose book, "Myth of the 20th Century," has been banned by the Vatican.

Speaking to the Austrian pilgrims, the Pope expressed the hope that they would Austria always faithful to the Catholic Church. The present moment, he concluded, was a grave one for Austria,—Reuter,

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