Word: pius
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...that plan presented complications. By week's end there was bad news for the hopeful young king and his Bourbon princess, who was staying with her mother in Paris. From Rome, Papal Secretary Eugene Cardinal Tisserant, the Vatican's expert on Soviet-dominated Europe, announced that Pope Pius had refused Roman Catholic Princess Anne permission to marry her Orthodox king unless both agreed to raise all their children as Roman Catholics...
...Church of Rome last week stepped up its crusade to save Italy from going Communist in next month's election. Said Pope Pius (addressing 1,500 streetcar motormen and conductors): "The doctrine of Christian truth and faith is irreconcilable with materialistic maxims. . . ." Proclaimed the Catholic Action Committee: ". . . It is the hour of the great battle for Christ or against Christ...
...TIME verified its facts, would expect the Supervising Psychologist of the Chicago State Hospital to verify his. Said Cardinal Griffin (as correctly quoted by TIME) : "With regard to the use of contraceptives, Pope Pius XI says: 'The act of wedlock is . . . designed for the procreation of offspring and therefore those who . . . deprive it of its natural power and efficacy, act against nature and do something which is shameful and intrinsically immoral.' It is the common teaching of Catholic theologians that contraceptive intercourse, whether with the aid of instruments or not, is not consummation of marriage...
...Pope Pius XII was up & around after a spell of bronchitis...
...Pope Pius XII (Thurs. 12:30 a.m., ABC). The Pontiff's annual message, and a description of Christmas Eve ceremonies at the Vatican...