Vednesday, November 1, 1950 Pigs Readies Assumption Proclamation — | VATICAN Pope CITY, Oct. 31 -(2)— Pius XII, on the eve of his dogmatic _ proclaamtion. Virgin Mary’s heaven, recited of the assumption for the into time first the history of ‘the Roman cbiared! To proclaim an imaginative superstition such as the bodily assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven as an article of faith revolts all who adhere to the scrip- Tuesday night a prayer he has ‘ture, history and mence.” composed in her honor. The Protestant “We believe with all the fervor of our faith in your triumphant assumption, in soul and in body, into heaven,..where. you are ac- claimed queen by all the choirs of the angels and all the. legions of the saints,” he said, speaking irom his vatican apartment, hiya Loudspeakers carried the eee prayer to a huge throng in St. Peter’s square, where the high point of the Roman Catholic 1950 Holy Year jubilee will take place with proclamation of Wednesday. The dogma establish doctrine of church what long 3 will .the Roman most Pope Pius XII... Recites own. itually. honoring ‘Virgin “ES Mary. f The 1 ee dogma as a Catholic Catholics believed—that.. mother of Jesus to heaven bodily ; ae the have Mary, the Christ, ascended as well as spir- Holy Year Central commit- estimates at least 300,000 pil- | grims will be here for the ceremony lin St, Peter’s square. An equal number of Romans probably will oe attend. Many cardinals will be on hand. an ‘he ng nd 7. ° € From the time the ‘pontiff speaks, every Catholic must accept the dogma without question, under pain of exposing himself to the sin of heresy. The pope will speak “ex cathedra”—from the chair. To Roman Catholics, the pope is in|fallable when he speaks thus on matters of faith and morals. Protestant Criticism has developed especially from the Church of England. The British Protestant Truth society, made up of 10,000 clergymen and laymen whose avowed purpose is to prevent “Romish” practices in non-Roman churches, declared in a Poa en | to Pope Pius Tuesday: | , a Ane Nov. 1 is another plot on mele he nc 2S- the side, tack In he ‘remained ‘on the “see | subject to French and shelling. areal a minor the action to ateast, French forces have cleared Vietrt minh. guerillas from. the village of ch Conom, ‘near the Indo-Chinese| Chinese border north: of Tienyen, ile” ; the spokesman: said. Tienyen is k.. near the Indo-Chinese coast, on the ‘es 20 | Shortened defense . line to which. many’ French | troops withdrew. most of: their re after. abandoning frontier. iat ; pi t common intelli- alliance, one cee the oldest Pectestart chick andl | | eties in Britain, wrote the pope last _ week that it. would embrace the Roman Catholic faith if, he could | prove by the Bible the bodily as- cent of Mary into heaven and “the other errors of your church.” The vatican has made no direct | answer,