THE VATICAN: Gifts to Caesar

THE VATICAN Gittsto Caesar

In the ornate baroque palace of the prince-bishops at Fulda, 45 German Catholic bishops met last week in accordance with the will of the Vatican. In solemn conclave the bishops agreed, according to the German News Agency, that:

"The Catholic Church in Germany is indebted to German troops for the victorious advance and defense of the German homeland. Without the successful warding off of enemy invasion by German armed forces, German Catholics could not have pursued so undisturbed and quietly their church work and ministerial offices."

Result of the conference:...

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