Show CLERICAL WAR AR GETS BITTER IN FRANCE I I Catholics Allege Persecution tion by Government of Jf the Republic ROME HOME Nov NoT 18 Pope Popo Popo Pius in am an i address to the tho French pil pilgrim nim im whom whoa a ho he r received today declared that France Franc C was WB mak making n war a against the church with an aim of ot undermining tho basis o of f Christianity C Catholicism he be declared I was suffering persecution by the French h government under tho the pretext of tb tho 0 separation of ot state and church This Thill was proved ho h said eaid by the expulsion ex os of tho the roli religious orders tho the trial trials a and persecutions inflicted upon Cardinal Cardin ii and anti o other bishops and tb tho e threatened ned laws lairs which would ex extend nd official oft om- L- L cial protection to irreligious o s tea teachers hers 8 and bring a monopoly poy of ot tb tho a schools France which would make the stat to o tho the arbiter in religious matters was s at it tho the same samo time tune fighting tho the French bi binh bisi h.- h. i opa ops faithful to the pontiff ponti I iI opt bish bishops bishop's not allowed tho ti 10 pope pop said to y tho liberty ranted grantee a ait by b- y French laws lasto to all free bu bi but buton it 0 on on the tho l ther hand wore o i and condemned for tho the solo solo-ic solo reason wn that they w were courageously fulfilling their apostolic d dut duty ty All AU this time the pope said paid instead of de depressing must animate Catholics 8 to d defend fend their religious ri rights The papal words arc are accepted hero a as confirmation of tho time opinion that the Vatican believes tho the struggle fiJo or organized by tho the French government on tho the school question tion is its intended to be a decisive e battle bat bat- tle for tho the complete completo effacement of at Christianity Chris Chris- as a factor in the rearing of childr children n in France |