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No. 3161.
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Perth, Thursday, Oct. 1, 1964
COUNCIL FABIUS VOTE FOR COLLEGIALITY
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New Convent And Chapel
JAMES C. O'NEILL writes from VATICAN CITY
B
Y
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OVERWHELMING
SECOND
VATICAN
MAJORITY
COUNCIL
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THE TO
APPROVE THE TEACHING THAT ALL CATHOLIC
BISHOPS
TODAY
ARE
SUCCESSORS
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THE
APOSTLES BY DIVINE INSTITUTION AND THAT THEY, WITH THE POPE AS THEIR HEAD, MAKE UP A COLLEGE LIKE THAT WHICH WAS FORMED BY ST. PETER AND THE APOSTLES. Thus at the 85th general meeting of the Second Vatican Council, the work of the First Vatican Council, begun almost a hundred years ago, has been advanced significantly. The First Vatican Council defined the infallibility of the Pope, but was adjourned before the precise relationship of the bishops among themselves and to the Pope was worked out.
AUTHORITY ONLY WITH POPE At the same time, while affirming the divine origin of the episcopate and of its intimate union with the Pope in the College of Bishops, the Council Fathers also affirmed by vote that the College of Bishops has no "."trZairZz:fr* authority except with the Roman Pontiff, the successor rnof St. Peter, as its head. It affirmed that his power of primacy over all, both THE FIRST MASS IN THE CHAPEL OF THE NEW CONVENT OF ST. JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL, bishops and faithful, remains intact. BELMONT, CELEBRATED WAS ON TUESDAY EVENING BY MONSIGNOR J. HOGAN HE WAS During the meeting eight votes were taken and eight ASSISTED BY FOUR STUDENTS FROM ST. CHARLES' SEMINARY, GUILDFORD. passed with tremendous majorities. These votes approved the changes in the third chapter of the schema The nuns' choir from St. Nedlands. The Stations of on the nature of the Church dealing specifically with John of God Convent, the Cross are also handthe place of the bishops within the Church and their "Subiaco, sang the Mass, carved and came from r elationship to each other and to the Pope. which was attended by Italy. about fifty clergy and ReThe large, stained glass ligous of the Archdiocese, windows behind the altar TWELVE AMENDMENTS PASSED as well as a large number were made in Sydney and of St. John of God nuns. The voting at the 85th session brought to feature the Sacred Heart 12 the The nw convent and number of amendments to the project that have been chapel is built of salmon on one side and Our Lady approved. In all there are 39 amendments to be voted pink bricks in a U-shape of the Immaculate Concepauditors. Miss Monnet had tion on the other. The colon. Among the remaining ones, the most significant is which surrounds a court- oured glass windows in the occasion to thank the Pope the one which states that the College of yard overlooking the Swan body of the chapel were Bishops together after he concluded his rewith the Pope and never without him have full teaching River and the city. marks. their and State this in made and ruling power over the The two wings are con- symbols centre around Our universal Church. nected to the community Lord and the Mass. PRINCIPAL INTEREST From FATHER PLACID and reception areas and The convent and chapel JORDAN, O.S.B. the chapel, which will also Radiant with happiness, at VATICAN CITY. be used by the patients were blessed privately by Miss Monnet told her and nurses of the hospital. His Grace the Archbishop. HE first woman to be friends that since early A feature of the chapel The architects for the youth her principal inis a large wooden crucifix buildings were Henderson a dmitted to the Council terest in life was "the above the altar. It was and Thompson and the was taken completely by Church." She was born in hand-carved by Mr. Ewart builders were Greenhalgh the town of Cognac, in surprise when Pope Paul France, on September 25, Johnson, of Tyrell Street, and Hewitt. VI announced her name 1902, one of four children. on September 20 after his Her elder brother is Jean Monnet, who has been a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. guiding force of the EuroFrancis J. expert, said that for pean Common Market. This was revealed the McCool, S.J., of the Protestant churches it Marie New York Jesuit Pro- is important that the by day following She said she didn't know vince, an expert on Bib- Church, in explaining Louise Monnet, president a word of Latin, but added lical studies, has noted the primacy of the Pope, of the International Move- that it should prove no that with this act a new is now pointing out that ment for the Apostolate of obstacle to Council attendemphasis has been in- this is not the only way the Independent Classes, ance, since the main connow holding an inter- tribution of lay auditors is troduced. The First authority is exercised in Vatican Couhcil concen- the Church. It shows the national congress here. in conciliar committees. trated on the primacy of Church in a different Miss Monnet told a group the Pope and was ad- light, he said. LOVE THE CHURCH of friends that she had no O'GRADY, OUR ROME CORRESPON- idea she would be chosen journed before it could She said she hoped that c onsider the relationship It shows it not as the DENT, WRITES THAT HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL for this singular honour the participation of women of this primacy with the authority of one man. attended the GILROY HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN AUDIENCE BY when she in the Council "will help bishops. Theologians, but as the authority of celebrated by the Mass people generally to love therefore, gave more the Church exercised in THE HOLY FATHER. Pope. the Church more." emphasis to papal pri- two ways—by the Pope and by the college of macy. It was after the Mass The Pope expressed his satisfaction with the way the Miss Monnet has followdecree on the Sacred Liturgy had been implemented in that Pope Paul addressed ed the Council debates Now the emphasis is bishops — and that the two cannot be pilgrim groups present, isolated the on the whole structure Australia and sent his blessing to the people of the closely ever since the openfirst on the list being the of the Church and its from each other. This ommonwealth. C ing and is quite familiar will orient rganisation conversation Miss led by o Primacy. After the audience Cardinal Gilroy presented to His between Catholics and Monnet. During his re- with the topics discussed. Father George Tavard, Protestants, Father Bishop Muldoon and Monsignor Madden, who marks the Pope first gave Therefore, she said, she Holiness Taof Pittsburgh, theology yard said. has been included among the official Council experts. the name of Miss Monnet will not find it difficult to The Cardinal said he thought it probable that the as one of those to be in- follow debates with the Council will end in November. vited as Council women aid of interpreters.
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Cardinal Gilroy In Audience With Pope Paul
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