Show Churchmen And Laity Greet re t Pope Poper r rF F Faith ith Necessary Necess for foi Pe Pee Peace iff T I 1 Visitors yi iio s v By Associated Press Preas I ROME Dec 25 All Ali All of the cardinals present in Rome the patriarchs archbishops archbishops archbishops arch arch- I bishops and ecclesiastical lay courts gathered at the Vatican today to present present pre pre- I sent their Christmas geetings to Pope Benedict Cardinal dean I of ot the sacred college who headed the visitors delivered a short address voicing Dicing the sentiments of his collea colleagues es I and himself The pope replied re returning returning re- re turning greetings and recalling the urgent necessity for aiding the poor and children of ot war victims FAITH NECESSARY The necessity for faith said the pope pope ope is demonstrated by the inanity of ot the efforts of those who vainly try to give mankind peace and welfare I forgetting or Ignoring God Peace cannot be obtained by the Individual and by mankind if there is not order I in both There Is no order without an acknowledgment nt of the domination of God over his creatures Order also aiso requires a mastery of I spirit over matter and a practical sinI sincere sincere sin sin- cere love loe of man for his neighbor At present there cannot be true peace be because because because be- be I cause order has been subverted by individuals individuals in individuals in- in and by mankind Tho The moral miseries due to the war are being ex exploited exploited ex- ex by those who watch every op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op I to effect moral order GOD OSTRACIZED I Today the spirit of ot independence has Invaded all minds and leads them to rebellion Today there is no shame in seeking amusements amidst the griets and sorrows of ot others and there is no limit to the dissipation of ot wealth and the drying up of ot the sources there there- of ot All of ot this shows that modern so society SOciety society SO so- has attempted to set itself above God passing from liberty to tolerance from tolerance to division from division division di division di- di vision to conflict to th ostracism of God Therefore forg forgetfulness of ot the su supernatural supernatural supernatural su- su and th the triumph of the natural has led Individuals to egotism and society to revolution and an an- archy Continuing the pope said that he did not despair as all these evils could be obviated by faith through which ord order r would be reestablished and peace would triumph A lasting true pe peace ce ni must st be based on Just alliances g t the e peoples while vanquished nations mus must be condemned condemned con con- to suffer equitable penalties but not destruction he said I |