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the strongest force in moulding the mind of Europe and the
world . . . When we come to examine the dominant philosophies
of life in the world to-day we find that it is not the Christian outlook
which fashions the minds and determines the conduct of
men: it is rather the Jewish mentality. The strong clear-cut standpoint
of supernatural Christianity is by now restricted to a small
portion of humanity. The Life of Grace still communicates to
many millions of men the peace of heart required to suffer and
endure, but the dominant attitude towards life, as manifested in
the thoughts, actions and general behaviour of the white nations,
is frankly Jewish and is the product of whatever remnant of
idealism is to be found in Judaism. That is the saddest point in
the whole business." Dr. Ziesche, in 1926, when his book
appeared, looked for a supernatural reaction from the German
Catholic Right Wing. Instead, there has come a naturalistic
national reaction.
Wherever, since 1789, the influence of the French Revolution
has penetrated, States have declared that they have no duty to
acknowledge the one true supernatural religion which God Himself
came down to teach men. Thus, States have openly renounced
the side of our Divine Lord in the struggle between Him and
Satan. "He that is not with me, is against me: and he that
gathereth not with me, scattereth." (St. Matth. xii, 30). This
is social apostasy. "Never to have known Jesus Christ in any
way," writes Pope Leo XIII, "is the greatest of misfortunes, but
it involves no perversity or ingratitude. But after having known
Him, to reject or forget Him, is such a horrible and mad crime
as to be scarcely credible." 1
Having renounced social acknowledgment
of truth and order, States have placed all forms of error on
the same level as the Mystical Body of Christ, and as a necessary
corollary, Jews, who are preparing for the advent of the natural
Encyclical Letter, Tametsi, Christ our Redeemer.
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