It seems to fit more and more the news, sorry for the Godwin point
Pastoral Letter From His Excellency Monsignor Saliege
Archbishop of Toulouse
[The following is a speech titled: "human dignity", which was read out from the
pulpit on August 23, 1942, without comment.]
My very dear Brothers.
There is a Christian morality, there is a human morality which lays down
duties and recognizes rights. These rights and duties stem from the nature of
man; they come from God. One may violate them… No mortal has the power
to do away with them.
That children, women, men, fathers and mothers are treated like a lowly herd,
that members of a single family are separated from each other and carted
away to an unknown destination, it is our age which was destined to see this
dreadful sight.
Why is there no longer any right of asylum in our churches?
Why are we the defeated?
Lord, have pity on us.
Our Lady, pray for France.
In our diocese, moving scenes have occurred in the camps of Noé and
Récébédou. The Jews are men, the Jewesses are women. The foreigners are
men and women. One cannot do anything one wishes to these men, to these
women, to these fathers and mothers. They are part of the human race; they
are our brothers like so many others. A Christian cannot forget this.
France, beloved Fatherland, France which bears in all the consciences of all
your children, the tradition of respect of human dignity, chivalrous and
generous France, I have no doubt, you are not responsible for these errors.
Yours devotedly, dear Brothers,
signed: Jules Gérard Saliege
Archbishop of Toulouse
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