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VATICAN ISSUIS
NIWCAHfDR
IUROPIAN UNITY
"Reawaken Europe's Christian Soul;'
PauJ VI Tells Bishops
in Rome Conference
Last month, in an unusually
aiticaJ refercnce 10 tbe Proleslant
Reformation, Pope Paul VI said
the 16tp-a:ntury revolt against
the papacy and the resultan! reli–
gious wars had hampered ell'orts
toward European unity.
"1ñe ~eformatioo - it is a
historical·fact - has oonlributed.
to a division," the pope ob–
served in an address before a
gatheringof 80 Romao Catholic
bisbops, cardinals. and prelates
in Rome.
Afte:r reviewi,og Europe's IOr·
ruous past. its divisioos aod
wars, be 10ld those in bis au-
. dience that it was their "mission
as bisbops in Europe" to
"reawalcen Europe's Christian
soul, wbere its un.ty is rooted."
• 11 was U.c Cathol.ic failb "tbat
made Europe" in tbe past. tbe
Pontill' stressed. In disoovering
Ibis "seaet of its identity" U.e
Centinent oould then peñorm
the uprovidcntial service to
whicb God is still ealling it."
"Only the Christian Civilization
Can Save This Continent"
Thefollowing are key ucerpu of
the odJirus gi- by Pope Pau/
VI in Rome, Octo«r 18, lo the
participanu ofthe 711/rrl Sympo·
siwn of the Bislwps of Europe.
Present ""''e 80 repreuntatives
from U European countr/es.
. • "Europe! There are many
ways of loolcing at it. But has
one ever been able 10 speak .of
i[! unity? Until yesterday. it
seems lo bave beco a eootmual
battleñeld. However, auempts
· at political urtificatioo bave
lcnown theú time orF)ory, if oae
tbínlc.s of the Roma n Empire,
th~ of tbe Caroliogian aod
Germanic empires tbat fol–
lowed. More profoundly, it is
tbe Greco-Roman civilization
wbicb cbaracterized them all
aod, even more so, tbe same
Christian culture. Yes, a com–
mon Jllctor anlmated this grwzt
ensembl~· lt was foith. Can it
not be said that il is faith, the
€hristian faitb, the Cotholic
foith that mtule Europe, to tbe
extent of being Uke its soul? Tbe
Reformation - it is a historical
fact - conlributed 10 a divi-
si.on."
• wwe thinlt that only the
Christian ci•IIIJatlon, from
whicb Europe was boro, can
save this continent from the void
it is experiencing. permitting it
lo humanly master tbe tecbnical
WEEK ENoiNG NOVEMBER 22. 1915
Coos~ni Theme
The theme of Europeao uoity
- and the expected role of tbe
Catholic churcb in helping
bring it about - is oot a new
one for tbe Vatican. Pope Paul
has frequently spoken out on
the subject during the 13 years
of bis pontificate. His prédeces–
sors. popes Jolm XXlll and Pius
Xll, also p!Jblicly endorsed the
creation of a European política!
community with a supranational
cbaracter.
Pope John said Catbolics
sbould be "in the front ranlcs"
of tbe unification ell'ort. Antici–
pating tbe potential obstades
on lbe road 10 unity, be also
advised tbat "tbe progressive
caa1ion of European uoity re–
quites the defeat of isolation
and narrow nadon.al.ism."
Carrying on the theme, Pope
Paul - jusi lhree monlhs after
bis electioo in 1963 - likewise
strongly endorsed the idea of a
uoited Euror_:. asserting tbat
tbe Vatican is persuaded tbat
the pat issue of European
uoity is a duty that must be
solved positively," He added:
· "We are also persuaded tbat the
solutioo of lbe question ... caUs
for lbe creation of a unified
mentality and for the dilfusioo
of a common culture. Without
tbis Eurnpean unity cannot be
reacbed."
Moreover, Pope Paul sug–
gested tbat the Roman Catbolic
faitb "can be a ooel!icient of in–
co.mparable value for infusing
spiritual vitality 10 that funda–
mental unifted culture tbat
sbould constitute the animalion
of a socially and polilically uni–
fied Eurnpe.~
Cburda's Ro~ la History
Historic:ally, the Roman
Catholic Chorcb has peñonned
(Contlnu«< on page 5, col 1)
'progress' for whicb it has given
a taste 10 the world, 10 ftnd
again lts spiritual idtmity and to
assume its moral responsibilities
10ward tbe other partners of the
globe. Tbere is •.. the vocation
of Europe, by means of tbe
faith. And it ÍS tbere thal OUT
mission as bishops in Europe
takes on a gripping perspectivo.
No other human force in Europe
can t?nder the urvlce that is con–
ftded to us, promoters of U.e
fajth, to rtawoken E•uope's Chris–
tian soul, where il.l unity i1
rooted."
• "lt is througb Ibis spirilual
means lbat Europe must again
lind the seaet or its identity, of
its dyoamum, of lllc providcn·
tia/ surl~ ro whiclr God is still
calling Ir, of the witness that it
must give 10 the face of tbe
eartb." o
CHINESE TELL
SCHMIDT:
"UNITY IS STRENGTH"
PEKING, Nov. 1 (REU·
TER): West German Chaneei–
Jor Helmut Schmidt left here
today in no doubt about the
strength of Chinese hopes for
European unity in the faee of
wbat Pek.ing sees as Soviet ex·
pansionism.
At a farewell banquet last
nigbt he heard China's Senior
Vicc-Premier Teng Hsiao-Ping
make bis strongest caU yet for
West European integration.
History demanded that Euro–
pean oountries unite, he said.
"Unity is stre11gth wbile separa–
tion invites bullying." Without
mentioning them by name, Mr.
Teng accused R ussían
"begemonists" of seeking"IO di–
vide Europe by force of arms–
Tbe cbancellor. himself a stern
cbampion of the European
Common Market. joined in a
toast proposed by Mr. Teng "lO
Europe's unity and growing
stren$Lh."
Chana's message 10 Europe
carne out loud and clear: Close
ranks quickly to fend oll' tbe So–
viet militarists. In their
¡peeches, the Chinese were
clearly addressing Mr. Scbmidt
not just as chanceUor of West
Germany but as a European
leader.
While the two sides could
agree on tbe importanee of Eu–
ropean integration. lbey pre–
dictably failed 10 see eye-to-eye
on international détente, whicb
Pelting denounces as a dan–
gerous Soviet trick.
But dill'erences over détente
- Mr. Schmidt referred to them
8$ Hnuances" - did not overa
shadow tbe lrip as it did the
visit of Secretary of State Kiss–
inger a week earlier. The cban–
cellor received a remarkably
warm reception. especially in a
welcoming People's Da•ly edito–
rial whicb lauded tbe German
penple in language usually re–
served for Peking's Third World
friends. o
BEFOffE his trlp to China, Wast G&rman Chancel/or Helmut Schmldt
{right) conl&rred wíth BavariiJn strongman, Franz Jo:¡e/ Stta""–
Strauu ¡¡a va his lmpre$$1ons galnad on rwo prevlous trips to Chlne-
World Lawyers Meet-
AndArgue ·
WASHINGTON: Tbe na–
tion's capital was bost in mid·
October 10 the largest oonfer–
ence of lawye:rs and judges ever
assembled. Over 4 ,000 of the
most distinguisbed jurists from
129 nations, including 48 cbief
justices oftheir respective lands,
met al the week-long "World
Peacc Through Law" confer·
ence. Their overriding coneern:
bow world law can belp solve
tbe grave problems facing man–
kind.
Pbilip Noei-Baker. winner of
tbe 1959 Nobel Peace Priz,e and
on~ of lllc main Spcakcrt, eaUed
for the rule of world law 10 re–
place the balance of power.
Speaking with a passion and
strength whicb belied bis 86
years. he called the balance of
power "not a preventive but a
prelude 10 war.~ adding tbat
"tbe idea tbat peace can be
maintained by dividing tbe na–
tions into two hostile groups of
strength is 61 only for tbe cen–
tury long since gone."
But the tbree-decade-long su–
perpower deadlock was not the
only issue raised by any means.
The wbole WPTL conferenee
reftected - al times very vocif–
erously - tbe complex situ–
atioru tugging and pulling at
lbe fabric of inte:rnational so–
dcly.
Even this august gatbering of
tbe world's top lawyers aod
judges was not immune to emo–
(Contlnutd on page .S, col. 1)
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