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Out Causes, Solution of War
By Father James I. Tuceli
(Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service)
VATICAN CITY — “If there
is a succession of wars and re
volts from one end of the earth
to the other ... it is a sign that
something has been taken away
from the clarifying and enrich
ing purpose of the Light of
God.”
In these clear terms the su
preme head of Christendom, His
Holiness Pope Pius XII, spelled
out the causes of war and their
solution in his Easter message
to the world.
In swift, bold strokes he told
the story of mankind from the
dawn of creation to the pres
ent, showing the thread of the
Divine Light of God interwov
en through all:
Out of the formless chaos of
creation light first issued forth
and was given a place at the
initial stage of all arrangement
and ornament. The light of
Christ was “the first element,
productive and indispensible, of
the new order restored by the
Son of God.”
To his first followers Christ
said “You are the light of the
world,” and he gave them their
mission which was to let their
light shine before all men.
All this, said the Pontiff,
means that “only through Christ
and in Christ will man achieve
his personal perfection; through
Him his works will be truly
alive, his relations with his fel
low men and with creatures
well-ordered, his worthy aspira
tions satisfied. In a word,
through Christ and from Christ,
man will have fulness and per
fection of life even before there
arise on the horizons of eternity
a new heaven and a new earth.
“Hence, just as ’without Him
was made nothing that was
made’ and ‘in Him was life and
the life was the light,’ so it is
not possible to have the gift of
truth, goodness and harmony, in
life without its having its ori
gin with Christ as the Master,
Sustainer and Model of men.”
The Popes’ discourse clearly
pointed an accusing finger at the
godless ideologies as well as the
godless ways into which men
have fallen as the cause for
war and suffering in the world.
If men, he said, would only
acknowledge that Christ is “the
Light of the World” there would
be much life and peace and
hope to blossom on this earth.
“On the other hand, if private
tragedies wound their (men’s)
spirits, if skepticism and vani
ty wither so many hearts, if
falsehood becomes a weapon in
debate, if hatred flares up be
tween classes and peoples, if
there is a succession of wars
and revolts from one end of the
earth to the other, if crimes
are committed, the weak op
pressed, the innocent, placed in
chains, if the laws are inade
quate and the ways of peace ob
structed — in a word, if this
vale of ours is still furrowed
by rivers of tears in spite of the
marvels effected by the wis
dom and culture of modern
man — it is a sign that some
thing has been taken away from
the clarifying and enriching
purpose of the light of God:”
Therefore, said the Pope, the
splendor of the Resurrection
should be an invitation to men
to put the light of Christ back
in the world, to make all souls
and bodies, peoples and states,
laws and plans for the future
conform to His teachings and
designs.
This light, (so necessary to
man’s welfare in his peaceful
existence, is to be found in
“the Church founded and assist
ed by Christ (which) is the de
pository of His light.”
“To this ‘city set on a moun
tain’ Christ has entrusted ‘the
world of prophecy, surer still, to
which you do well to attend, as
to a lamp shining in a dark
place.’ ”
As though he had not made
extremely clear what he was
saying to the world, the Pope
defined his terms even more
precisely. This light which now
shines down on the world, he
said, “. . . is the vigilant care
of the Church concerning doc
trine, its diligence in spreading
and defending the truth, its
prudent deliberations with re
gard to novelty and change, its
impartiality in disputes be
tween classes and nations, its
steadfastness in protecting the
rights of individuals, its fear
lessness when confronted by the
enemies of God and of society.
Were it not for this light,
which he had just defined, were
it not for the Church’s guardi
anship of truth, the Pope said
the world would long ago have
fallen into a hopeless state for
even now “in spite of the mar
vels effected by the wisdom and
culture of modern man” no
■peace has been found.
But Christ made men sharers
in His light, he stated, and gave
them a mission saying “You are
the light of the world,” at the
same time imposing a grave re
sponsibility on them when he
said “So let your light shine be
fore men in order that they
may see your good works and
give glory to your Father in
heaven.”
No other good works, said the
pope, could be more usefully
performed by Christians today
than “the promotion with all
their resources of the firm res
toration of a just peace.”
“Sincerity in willing peace,
promptness in the complete dis
charge of all reasonable sacri
fices which it demands, honesty
in discussing its problems, ought
of their nature to scatter the
shadows of distrust. But if —
which God forbid — that should
not happen it would finally be
known to whom should be at
tributed the responsibility for
the existing disharmony.”
There was little doubt that he
was pointing to the godless of
the world powers as the cul
pable parties if present attempts
at preserving peace should fail.
But along with this solemn note
the Vicar of Christ gave this
final exhortation and comfort
ing assurance:
“Be therefore lights of peace
in this darkened world, and in
every issue, God will be on your
side.”
Easter morning in Rome had
dawned with skies threatening
of rain ,as they had been on
Holy Saturday. But Romans
gave their customary assurance:
“The sun will shine. It always
does for the Pope.” And it did.
As thousands -— an estimated
200,000 — began to fill St. Pet
er’s Square, the skies cleared
and brilliant sunlight fell on the
colorful throng dressed in Easter
finery.
Inside the basilica, a Solemn
Mass was celebrated by His Em
inence Federico Cardinal Tede-
schini, Archpriest of the Bas
ilica, at an early hour. As it
ended a second Solemn Mass
was begun by Archbishop Luigi
Traglia, Vicegerent of Rome,
at an altar erected on the front
steps outside the basilica.
On either side of the outdoor
altar the Palatine Guard of
Honor stood in formation. Sem
inarians of Rome’s major semi
nary chanted the responses of
the Mass. The Palatine Guard
band played hymns and the ga
thering crowd joined in the
singing.
The crowd was composed of a
mixture of tourists and pilgrims
from every part of the world.
Walking through this crowd a
person could hear many lang
uages — German, French, Span
ish, English and others not rec
ognizable.
Various groups carried ban
ners identifying their origin.
Some were from parishes in
Rome and others were national
groups. Germans were particu
larly numerous.
Exactly at midday, the Pope
appeared on the center balcony
over the main door of the basil
ica facing St. Peter’s Square. He
was dressed in a mozzetta and a
white silk stole.
As soon as he appeared a
deafening roar rose up from the
crowd. The Pontiff, a white
figure set in relief by wine-
colored drapes behind, gave his
customary sign of greeting, a
gentle waving of the hands —
palms turned inward as though
he were drawing them all to
his heart.
The Pope spoke his brief mes
sage in a strong, clear voice.
When it was finished the throng
burst into cheering again and
fell into silence only when the
Pope gave the sign that he
would impart his “Urbi et Orbi”
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The discourse w a s televised
on Eurovision, a, European TV
network, and transmitted by ra
dio in all the major languages,
including Russian and Arabic.
It was carried simultaneous
ly on the radio networks in the
following countries: Italy,
France, Belgium, Luxemburg,
Monaco, Switzerland, Spain,
Portugal, Ireland, Germany, and
Austria.
Translations were given in de
layed broadcasts to the British
Broadcasting Corporation, Na
tional Broadcasting Company in
the United States, and CKAK
(Canada), as well as Radio Free
Europe, which rebroadcast the
message in Polish, Czech, Ru
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