6 JANUARY 1950, Page 19

Sue, — In his article, The Holy Year, Mr. Hollis makes one

statement that is definitely not correct: "Every country in Western Europe today is under the rule of a Catholic Prime Minister or Chancellor." I think the Netherlands at least (Denmark not?) belong to Western Europe, but they have not had a Raman Catholic Prime Minister since 1933. Up to 1945 the Prime Ministers were Calvinists (Dr. Colijn and Dr. Gerbrandy); after the liberation they have been Socialists, more or less inclined to liberal Protestantism, but surely not to Roman Catholicism. The Vice-Premier is a Roman Catholic, and to the same confession belong several other Ministers, but not the Prime Minister.—Yours sincerely,

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