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...Beatitude Miron Cristea, snowy-bearded Patriarch of Rumania's 13,000,000 Orthodox Christians and present Premier of the Government of its 19,000,000 people, last August delivered himself of an interpretation of Christian doctrine. In an attack upon Rumanian Jews, front-paged in his nation's press, he declared: "The duty of a Christian is to love himself first and to see that his needs are satisfied. Only then can he help his neighbor. . . . Why should we not get rid of these parasites [Jews] who suck Rumanian Christian blood? It is logical and holy to react...
...proclaimed nationwide martial law, replaced the prefects of Rumanian districts with the local military commanders, and ordered all Rumanian citizens having arms or ammunitions to surrender them to His Majesty's Government. In morning papers, Rumanians read that shortly before dawn the Orthodox Church's venerable Patriarch Miron Cristea, 69, had been sworn in by King Carol, 44, as Premier of what His Majesty was pleased to call a "National Concentration Government...
...Granny''! Prince Nicholas kissed his mother's hand. So did all the other great dignitaries present except one. He, an imposingly robed and snowy-haired old man, accepted Her Majesty's homage and imparted his apostolic benedictions. Then, attended by a retinue of orthodox priests, the Most Holy Miron Cristea slowly and majestically departed...
...after giving King Ferdinand these four children, Her Majesty then gave Prince Babu Stirbey her last and youngest child. Princess Ileana, is that anyone's business but her own? In Rumania it is not. In Rumania the sanctity of the orthodox patriarch of the National Church, His Holiness Miron Cristea, is not held to be impaired by his national reputation as a onetime roue...
Next the Most Holy Miron Cristea proceeded to convene the Orthodox Rumanian Synod. These venerable priests voted that, in the eyes of the Orthodox Church, the King and Queen are man and wife. Parliament paused, on the brink of passing a Royal Marriage Act which would make them man and wife...