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No. 3162. Perth, Thursday, October 8, 1964
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DECLARATION ON JEWS BY COUNCIL THE COUNCIL PRESS OFFICE HAS ISSUED A SUMMARY OF THE COUNCIL'S DRAFT DECLARATION ON THE JEWS. It is subdivided into three paragraphs: 1—ON THE COMMON RELIGIOUS PATRIMONY OF CHRISTIANS AND JEWS;
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2—ON THE UNIVERSAL FATHERHOOD OF GOD; 3—ON THE INADMISSIBILITY OF ANY RELIGIOUS OR RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. In regard to the Jews, the summary said, the Church gladly recognises that the beginnings of its faith and of its election are rooted in the patriarchs and the prophets. The Church can never forget it is a continuation of that people with which God established the old covenant and to which He entrusted His revelation in the Old Testament.
Knowledge Between Christians And Jews NOR DOES the Church forget that Christ, according to the flesh, was born of the Hebrew people, as were His mother and the Apostles, the foundation and the columns of the Church the summary continued. The Church recalls St. Paul's words regarding the Hebrews, "who have the adoption as sons and the glory and the covenants- (Rom. 9, 4). Because of this heritage, it went on, the Council intends to encourage and recommend mutual knowledge between Christians and Jews which will be deepened through theological research and in brotherly dialogue. It condemns all injustices ever committed anywhere against human beings, particularly hatred and persecutions against Jews, the summary declared. • CHRISTIAN HOPE The summary added that it should be remembered that the gathering together of the Hebrew People with the Church is part of the Christian hope. According to St. Paul (Rom. 11, 25), the Church a waits with faith and desire the approach of this People into the fullness of the people of God restored by Christ. * CARE NEEDED Therefore, the summary said, all must take care in teaching, preaching and conversing not to present the Hebrews as a rejected People, and not to say or do anything that might alienate people from the Jews. All should be careful, the summary continued, not to attribute Christ's death to the Jews of our time. The second part of the summary declared that the truth proclaimed in the
Old Testament that God is the Father of all men was confirmed by Christ. If we harbour hostility to other men, we cannot invoke God as the Father of all men. WhOever expects God's pardon must be ready to pardon his neighbour, and whoever does not love his brother whom he sees, cannot boast of loving God Who is invisible. • GREAT RESPECT In our sph it of love towards our brothers, it continued, we wish to consider with great respect the opinions and doctrines which, 'although differing from ours in many respects, reflect a ray of that light which illuminates all men. Thus, we seek to have an understanding also of the Moslems who adore one personal God, who rewards the acts of this life. The Moslems with their religious sense are in some ways close to us, the summary said. • PEACE WITH ALL In its thifd part, the summary stated that as a result there should disappear any foundation for the theory that there are established differences in human dignity or rights between man and man, or people and people. All honest men, and Christians p a r ticularly, must refrain from any act of discrimination or of harassment because of race, colour, social condition or religion. Christians are ardently called by the Council to live in peace with all men, to love all men — even those who may one day be their enemies — in order that they may all be sons of a Father Who makes His sun rise on all without distinction.
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The new modern church of St. Peter's, Bedford Park, which was blessed by His Grace the Archbishop on Wednesday night. The parish priest, Father J. V. O'Sullivan was celebrant of the first High Mass in the new parish church following the blessing. A full coverage will be given in next week's issue.
How Deacons Will Be Used In The Church JAMES C. O'NEILL reports from VATICAN CITY. AT THE VATICAN COUNCIL'S NINTIETH MEETIN G, A PROPOSAL TO ALLOW YOUNG MEN TO BE ORDAINED DEACONS WITHOUT AN OBLIGATION OF CELIBACY FAILED TO GAIN THE TWOTHIRDS MAJORITY NEEDED. However, two other votes on the diaconate were passed by slender majorities. One approved locating authority for the introduction of the separate order of deacons in national conferences of bishops with the aproval of the Holy See. The other approved conferring the order of deacon on older married men. A members of the American bishops' press panel, commenting on the Council Fathers' rejection of the ordination of young deacons, recalled that some bishops had feared that if deacons were free to marry, then priests might seek .the same freedom. Father Francis J. McCool, ,S.J., said the Council's September 29 decision to admit older married men to the diaconate would be unlikely to lead to a relaxation of priestly celibacy. The day before paving the way for ordination of married older deacons, the Council Fathers gave initial approval to a statement on the functions of
deacons within the Church. By a vote of . 2,055 to 94, they went on record as holding that deacons may administer Baptism solemnly, give Holy Communion, solemnly witness the Sacrament of Matrimony, give the nuptial blessing when there is no wedding Mass, bring the Viaticum to persons in danger of death, read and explain the Holy Scriptures, and officiate at burials. Elsewhere, Council documents refer to deacons as administering certain of the temporal affairs of the Church, as in the Acts of the Apostles. A member of the Christian Unity Secretariat cited the problem arising in the Eastern Churches, in which a strong tradition allows men to marry ordained being before priests but not afterwards. He said the death of a priest's wife often means that their children must be raised in a motherless household. He said this problem is among the items on the agenda of the coming Pan - Orthodox Council at Rhodes.
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EMPHASIS IS ON FAMILY EMPHASIS IS ON FAMILY PARTICIPATION WITli OTHER FAMILIES OF THE PARISH AT THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL AND PROCESSION IN HONOUR OF CHRIST THE KING. The festival is on Sunday, October 25, and will again take place at Perry Lakes Stadium. The organisation of the festival has been changed so that the difficulties experienced last year will be avoided. Participation in the festival with prayers, hymns and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and the convenience of seating arrangements are the keynotes of the festival. Parishes have been allotted blocks of seats surrounding the oval of Perry Lakes Stadium. The procession, smaller than in previous years, will move round the perimeter with the Blessed Sacrament passing in front of each parish group. Only representatives of sodalities and groups will be marching in the procession of the Blessed Sacrament. Prayers and hymns will be led from the centre of the oval and the special
sermon for the festival and Benediction of the Blessed 'Sacrament will be given from the altar in the centre. This altar will be visible from all parts of the Stadium. Prior to the entry of the procession, the Clontarf and Marist bands will give demonstrations on the oval. Posters and circulars have been sent to parishes to encourage participation on a parish family basis on Sunday, October 25. The organisers have scheduled the dismissal with the final blessing of parishes to be at 4 p.m. This will allow ample mingle time to with friends afterwards. The afternoon tea stalls will remain open and a leisurely departure to avoid traffic hold-ups can be planned. SEE PLAN. Page 10 SY"