Show PACT VIOLATED VATICAN CLAIMS VATICAN CITY Nov 14 INS INS INS- the he The Vatican today formally charged Italian government with violation viola viola- tion of the treaty of 1929 between Italy and the holy see Romano official organ organ or or- gan of the holy see will declare to tonight tonight to- to night in an editorial that the Italian governments government's recent laws forbidding marriages of Aryans and non Ar constitute a violation of article 34 3 of the pact Made Personal Appeals I At the same time the Vatican newspaper will make the disclosure that the Italian laws against mixed racial marriages were promulgated despite personal appeals by Pope Pius to King Victor Emanuel and Premier Benito Mussolini The Italian Halian government accordIng according accord- accord ing ng to the Romano editorial editorial ed- ed assumed under the treaty the solemn obligations to recognize recognize recognize rec rec- rec- rec the marriage canons of the Catholic state The treaty by which Italy recognized the full and independent independent inde- inde pendent sovereignty of the holy see seen in n the Vatican City was signed February 11 1929 It was accompanied accompanied accompanied nied by conventions regulating the condition of religion and of the Catholic church in Italy terminating terminating ing ng the br breach ach between Italy and the he holy see which had existed since ince 1870 All Races Equal The Catholic marriage canons the he editorial points out conform with the view of the church that in n the eyes of God all races are dual equal although h the church ages ages mixed marriages One of the canons prohibits the marriage of Catholics with persons including Jews and pagans agans Another canon prohibits the he marriage of Catholics with heretics heretics here here- tics or By its recent marriage laws the Italian government according to Romano has unilaterally unilaterally unilaterally ally broken a treaty which was bilaterally bilaterally bi- bi laterally negotiated by Italy with the holy loly see |