Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1946-1948

THE SOUTHERN CROSS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1946

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Our Solemn Duty Stands

Archbishop's only crime was that of loyalty to his God in- stead of loyalty to a tyrannical despot who by intrigue and vio- lation of rights usurped the sceptre of Yugoslavia for a for- eign power, Russia. Might does not make right. The mere fact that Tito is the considered ruler of Yugoslavia and acceoted as such by the ma- jority of the world's nations does not iustify his acts of in- justice. The mere fact that we cannot interfere and change his actions and decrees does not free us of the obligation of de- nouncing his actions and ver- dicts. As a God-fearing nation it is our solemn duty to send a note of disapproval, from the United States as such, which protest sha-11 continue until all such degradations are out- lawed. France, England, the United States, Yugos I av ia, Poland, Hungary, Fin Iand, Norway, Denmark, Sweden-all fought a defensive war. Russia cannot make that claim truthfully. As regards Germany, the USSR can say that she fought for her very existence. The reason-insuf- ficient cooperation ·with the Nazi policy, inability to agree on country boundaries, failure to reach an agreement regard- ing splitting of spoils caused a break between the Nazi and the Communist. If Hitler and Stalin, or either one of them, had bent a stub- born neck and conceded an inch, they would both have been on the Axis. Had the Allies then won, Russia and Russian leaders wou Id have been on trial in the world court alongside the German leaders. As it is, Russia is classified as an allied nation. As it is, no Russian stood trial. Conse- quently, Stalin and his hench- men remain free to harrass innocent people, foment strife, discord, dissention. They re- main free to make reparation demands from the very nations they invaded. Justice is a beautiful thing, in the abstract. In practice, how- ever, justice may be so covered with mud, may be so distorted that it is not recognizable. Rus- sia is complacently happy with this form of justice.

Archbishop Stepinac walked out of the Yugoslav courtroom under military guard to begin his 16yearsathard labor. Bish- ops. priests and lay people bowed in respect to his courage in the face of farce, intrigue, injustice and persecution. The mere fact that the trial is over does not absolve us from a duty to protest this outrage. Telegrams, resolutions and sig- natures have been sent to Presi- dent Truman demanding that the United States render a frank protest to Tito's govern- ment. True. a protest might not chanoe the nature of the verdict. ·However, should we fail to voice our disapproval Wf'. would be rightly considered a consenting party to the trav- esty. It has been proven that the The 10 Nazi bodies, now hanging dead in Europe, to- gether with the poisoned body of Goering are mute testimony to the demands of justice. The crime-aggressive war activi- ties for the purpose of under- mining the natural rights of so- ciety, murder, and other forms of injustice against the peoples of the world. The sentence- hanging by the neck until dead. If these 11 deaths were the complete rectification of world crime, all inhabitants of every nation in the world could be happy and rest assured in the peace which was certain to fol- low. These deaths, however, do not carry one ounce of reassur- ance to any one nation. They serve only as a ghastly example. They evidence the drastic • means of force, the price for starting a war they could not win. Who would have been the defendants and the condemned had Germany won the war? Your guess is as good as ours. Certainly the rulers and leaders of Russia, England and the United States. Probably, also, the leaders of these countries' armies,and navies. Undoubted- ly the rulers of France, Yugo- slavia, Poland and many other nations. The crime-unjust waging of war. The penalty- hanging by the neck until dead. Russia's neck was saved be- cause she happened to be an _a ll_y instead of an axis• nation.

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Dl11Ungul&hed ruesh1 pose for picture In Bl8 Excellcncy'8 g'arden, 2031 Sunset Boulevard. They are: to the right of His Excelloo.cy, the Most Rovere.nd Bishop <1f San Diego, the Most neverend Thomas K. Gorman, Bl.shop of Reno, and to the Jefl,. the Most Re\,erend Eugene J, lUcGWOess, Coadjutor Bishop or Okl&homa- Tul.sa. Bishop Blesses New Altar in St. Francis of Assisi Church (Continued from Page 1) do Garcia, Lazara. Pardon, the the generosity revealed their fer- Holy Name Society, and the faml- vent ta.Ith and zeal tor the beauty lies of Secondlno Gutierrez, Guada- of God'a House. His Excellency lupe Rangel, Felix Vaquez. Tony also referred to his trip to Mexico ChavarHa, and Augustin Ybarra.

last year where he wu deeply im- pressed by the devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Oeneroua Donors Outstanding donors among the , parishioners are the following:Mr. 1 and Mrs. Henry Aguilar who do• l nated the altar, the Vela Perpetua Society which gave the sanctuary lamp; the Contradla Guadalupana Society and the Semper Fidelia Club which gave the holy water font; the people of the parish gen- erally who donated the pulpit and made possible the redecoration of the enUre church; Miss Narclss\14 Galvin who contrlbut~ the statue of the Infant of Prague; Mn. Au- gustin Garcia, who fave the dossal and altar drapes; Mr. and Mn. Frank Corenoa, who d-Onated a new benediction cope; Mr. and\ Mrs. Jess Martinez, who gave a new benediction veil; Mrs, B. Wet- zel, who gave the bronze taber- nacle and large crucifix: above it; an1 a merchant of the parish, who contributed the at.&tue of OurLady of Guadalupe above the baldacchl-1 num. The fourteen Stations of the I Cross were donated by Trinidad I sanchez, Lola Martlnez, Ernestina Ramirez. Jose Quiroz, Refugio Quiroz, C&rmen Ramirez, Bernar-

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