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EXPECTED LITURGY CHANGE DELAYED V ATICAN CITY.—THE FATHERS OF VATICAN COUNCIL II, IN A SEEMING ABOUT-FACE, REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE AMENDED SECOND CHAPTER OF THE DOCUMENT ON THE PUBLIC WORSHIP OF THE CHURCH. Nineteen amendments to the second chapter of the liturgy schema had been passed by overwhelming votes the previous week. Then the Fathers voted on the chapter as a whole. Of 2,242 Fathers present, 1,417 voted for the chapter, 36 voted against, and 781 voted for it but with reservations. Thus the chapter failed by 78 votes to obtain the required twothirds majority. The seeming contradiction in the assembly's action was explained by two f actors: First, the chapter involved more than the topics dealt with in the successful balloting on the amendments. Second, a tally on a chapter as a whole allows for casting votes not only for or against, but also votes for but with reservations. Votes on simple amendments must be either yes or no, and reservations are not provided for. The great number of reservations explains the failure of the chapter as a whole to w:i passage.
C oncelebration The defeat of the text w as explained by some bishops by the fact that in dealing, with concelebration of the Mass—the offering of the Holy Eucharist by two or more priests Jointly at the same altar— the chapter stated that . permission for concelebraton could be granted by "the Ordinar y." Such wording, these Fathers s id, would allow permission to be granted not only by the diocesan bishop— the Ordinary of the place — but also certain other Churchmen, such as abbots, Who also enjoy "ordinary" jurisdiction over their c ommunities. These Fathers indicated that the
vote might have been different had the chapter restricted permission for c oncelebration to the "Ordinary of the place." The 781 Fathers who voted "with reservations" were required by the regulations to append to their vote a note explaining their reasons. The liturgical commission must now evaluate and co-ordinate the observations of the Fathers who voted "with reservations" and then submit these to the assembly at a later date for another vote.
Upgraded A change in the seating arrangements of the council Fathers was first noted at this assembly. Patriarchs had been previously assigned places in the first row of the section reserved for archbishops. Now they have a special place in the council hall directly opposite the seats reserved for the cardinals. This was ob-.iously a recognition of the claim of the patriarchs —chiefly Eastern Rite prelates — that they enjoy right of precedence equal if not superior to cardinals. The first of the day's speakers was Joseph Cardinal Frings of Cologne, who declared that "it would be false to deny the existence of the concept (of the collegiality of the bishops), in the same way that it would be erroneous to maintain that the primacy of the Roman Pontiff is not found in early tradition because it does not appear with the exactness of expression which is found in the First Vatican Council." The Cardinal supported his contention that the collegiality of the bishops can be found expressed in the primitive tradition of the
A Call To All Past Pupils A DUAL INVITATION HAS BEEN SENT OUT TO ALL EX -STUDENTS OF ST. PATRICK'S CHRISTIAN BROTHERS' COLLEGE, FREMANTLE. Issued by the Old Boys' Building Fund Appeal committee, whose general Chairman is Mr. J. GabbedY, a circular letter asks them to attend two functions. These tion With theare in connecopening of a 1 1 .„ew £40,000 college in r remantle. On Old November 1, all the Boys have been invited to make a General Cor at the 6.30 P.mnmunion Mass in St. Patrick's Church, Fremantle. The day is a Holy Day of
Obligation, so a good attendance is expected. Arrangements have been made for a buffet supper to be served in the parish hall after the Mass. Confessions have been arranged between 6 and 6.30 p.m. The second invitation is to the blessing and opening of the college on Sunday, November 3, at 3 p.m. The committee hopes that there will be great numbers of ex-pupils revisiting their old college.
Church by quoting St. Cyprian, who remarked that the episcopate is one, and in it each individual has his part.
C onfusion Joseph Cardinal Ritter of St. Louis made a point by which he hoped to reduce a number of useless speeches caused by confusion over what he saw to be the real point at issue. "There are two questions involved in both topics presently on the floor," he said, "namely the , speculative or dogmatic aspects and the practical. We are treating here only of the dogmatic question of the essential constitution of the Church. Just how this is to be translated into practice will be discussed in the schema on bishops and the government of dioceses. "Similarly, the discussion on the diaconate is only whether it is to be restored, is necessary and is useful. The difficulties which may arise, with or without marriage, should be left to their own proper time in later discussions." Archbishop Pietro Parente, Assessor of the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office—speaking too rapidly to be understood, some complanied, because he was trying to cover too much ground in the allotted ten minutes— said: "It is quite true to say that all the apostles are, with Peter, the foundation of the Church, provided this does not mean that the other apostles are equal to Peter."
Diaconate Among the few who spoke on the permanent diaconate, it seemed generally accepted that it should he restored. The only question now appeared to be whether such deacons should be celibate or free to marry. Archbishop Custodio Alvim Pereira of Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, repeatedly alleged difficulties of a married diaconate which had already been heard in the council. He urged that celibacy should be required. Bishop Petar Cule of Mostar. Yugoslavia, repeated tl-) argument with the same recommendation. Bishop Gihseppe Carraro of Verona. Italy, and Archbishop Paul Zoungrana of Ouagadoguou, Upper Volta. both also argued for enforcement of celibacy for a permanent diaconate. Bishop Jorge Kemerer Posadas, Argentina. of speaking in the name of 25 bishops of Latin America, declared: "Restoration of the diaconate will be a great boon for many narts of the Church provided it • CONTINUED PAGE 2
Here To Help stop A Killer Three nursing Sisters are a long way from home while in Perth for six weeks. Such is the urgency of the work they are studying here that they consider the sacrifice worthwhile. They are Mrs. P. Somoza (left), Mrs. L. Cabigao ( centre) and Miss G. Jimena (right), all from Manila, the Philippines. W hile in Perth they will study our methods of tuberculosis control as part of a study arranged under the Colombo Plan. All told. the Sisters will spend seven months • in Australia. Mrs. Somoza, who is chief nurse or matron of the 1.350-bed Quezon Institute in Manila, said that T.B. was regarded as the No. 1 killer in the Philip-
pines and that the Government was engaged in an extensive campaign to eradicate it. Results of this study tour would be a big help towards this aim, she said. Miss G. Jimena, a nurse instructor at the San Lazaro Hospital, is also vice-president of the Catholic Nurses Guild. She said that each hospital has its own guild and sends a sister to the central committee. There are over three thousand Catholic nurses in guilds in the Philippines.
TRANSPORT fOR THE EUCIIAIIISTIC FESTIVAL * M.T.T. BUSES FOR PERRY LAKES STADIU11 ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27. The route to be taken by a special service will be as follows— FROM BAIRDS: Wellington Street, Roberts Road, Hay Street, Underwood Avenue to Perry Lakes Stadium. Buses will return as above to Milligan Street. Murray Street, Forrest Place (terminus). The above service will operate at ten-minute intervals commencing at 12.25 p.m. until 3.30 p.m. Buses will return at the conclusion of the Festival. Fares will be: ex Bairds to Stadium, adult 1/6, half 9d.; ex Thomas Street and Roberts Road, adult 1/-. half 6d, FROM FREMANTLE A special bus will run from Cantonment Street. Fremantle, near Market Street, departing at 2 p.m. and traversing the following route—Queen Victoria Street, Stirling Highway, Leura Avenue, Gugeri Street (depart Claremont Railway Station at 2.20 p.m.), Stirling Street, Devon Read, Narla Road. Alfred Road, West Coast Highway, Stephenson Avenue, Underwood Avenue to Stadium. Returning as above at the conclusion. Fares: Fremantle to Stadium, adult 2/-, half 1/-; Victoria Street and Stirling Highway, adult 1/6, half 9d.; Claremont Railway Station, adult 1/-, half 6d.
Mrs. Cabiaao assists the adminstrator of tuberculosis control in the State Department of Health. She has qualified for a bachelor of science degree in nursing since she 'gained her nurse's diploma.
FALSE REPORT VATICAN CITY: Vatican sources have called "unfounded" recent reports in the secular press that negotiations t o free Jozsef Cardinal Mindszenty, Primate of Hungary, are being worked out successfully. The reports, which were also attributed to Vatican sources, said that the 71-year-old prelate has agreed to leave Hungary. He is now in the U.S. Legation in Budapest where he took asylum after an abort:ye revolt there was put down by Russian tanks and troops in November, 1956.
SEE INSIDE FOR: P.2: Ceylon Buddhist Agitation. P.3: No Abstinence Frid., Nov. 1. P.4: Letter From Rome on the C ouncil. P.5: M.P. Wants Enquiry. P.7: Specially For Women. P.12: The World of Sport.