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No. 3172. Perth, Thursday, December 17, 1964
STATEMENT'S DELAY "BEST IN LONG RUN"
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W ASHINGTON.—Father John Courtney Murray, S.J., said here that the muchcriticised postponement of voting on the ecumenical council's statement on religious f reedom may turn out for the best in the long run. Father Murray, a principal author of the document, said the postponement may win even more support for it. And he predicted that with some changes, the statement "will be passed next time" —in the Council's fourth session, for which no date has been set yet.
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ed" charges that Pope Paul was directly responsible for the vote postponement. He said the Pope only "refused to override" the decision of the Council presidency.
RIGHT DECISION Whether the Pope was right is "arguable," he admitted, but he added that it is his conviction that "the Pope made the right decision in not overruling a body which had acted technically under the law." Father Murray said the clash at the Council on religious liberty is between those who hold a theory of "tolerance" and those who hold the "more contemporary theory of religious freedom."
Much of his address dealt with the controversial eleventh-hour postPope Paul lays his hands on one of the orphans when he visited at Parel, on ponement of a scheduled u nderprivileged area of Bombay. The Hol y Father visited this area against the wishes vote by the Ecumenical of security the guards, but received a wonderful welcome. Council on a declaration endorsing religious freedom. A vote to accept the document in principle had been scheduled for the last week of the Council's recently concluded third sesThe basic principle of sion. But it was put off by the "tolerance" school, he decision of the Council said, is that "the truth has presidency. exclusive rights and error TO serve as a guide to "On the other hand,- the North American bishops has no rights." In this priests, teachers and newspaper continued, "the leading role in view, Catholicism is to be then took a choirs, St. Patrick's Church expects from her an appeal to Pope Paul VI the State religion whereCathedral Choir, Melsons wise temperance and asking him to reverse the ever possible. Where that bourne, directed by pr. moderation which must aldecisio n. ostponement p is not possible, non-CathoPercy Jones, has recordways accompany true deThe Pope turned down the lic religions are to be ed many of the plain votion to the Eucharist. appeal. merely tolerated as a song melodies for the The reminder is all the Father Murray said the -lesser evil." Sung Mass and Benedicmore necessary regarding Council presidency's detion which will be pubalcohol since Christian cision to postpone was GOOD DOCTRINE lished shortly by authocommon sense teaches us "technically correct" since rity of the Australian that the mind must not be By contrast, he said, the extensive revisions had V ATICAN CITY: Bishops. troubled, spiritual dissuppo rters of religious made the document "subThe ten - inch disc positions must not be official PUBLISHING an interpretation Paul Pope of stantially a new text" re- freedom are convinced contains two Masses, diminished, which are VI's recent relaxation of the Eucharistic fast, the necessary for a reverential quiring further study by that it is "an exigence of responses and Lord's the dignity of the human the Council Fathers. Prayer as well as the Vatican City newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, de- contact with Christ in the person." They favour freeBenediction hymns, the clared that it went into, effect immediately after its Eucharist." dom of religion not for Magnificat and Psalms MATURE "opportunistic" reasons announcement and that it includes alcoholic beverages 22 and 33. but as a matter of good REFLECTION The recording will be as well as food and liquids. doctrine, he declared. available in late JanuFurther, he said, "I am ary and will cost 30/-. The Pope made the an- during the past decade Father Murray noted inclined to think the deTo ensure early denouncement of the change after the promulgation of that supporters the of relicision was wise." He prelivery, orders with during the closing cere- the (papal decrees) the dicted that with time for gious -freedom are themmoney should be admonies of the Ecumenical a postolic constitution, "more mature reflection," selves divided into two dressed as soon as posCouncil's third session. The Christus Dominus, or, Jansub-groups — the on one now who some of those sible to The Secretary, new regulations reduce uary 6, 1953, and the motu French-speaking hand,' the statement the oppose The timetable of ConfesCatholic Radio and Telethe fast before Communion proprio, Sacra Communio, would be won over to its participants in the Counvision Office, Advocate sions and Masses in St. from three hours to one on March 19, 1957." cil, and, on the other, the support. Building, A'Beckett St., hour for both priests and English-speaking and some The first of these docu- Mary's Cathedral for Christcomments were Italians. His Melbourne, C 1. faithful. ments gave permission for mas is as follows: Monsignor by echoed evening Masses, and reConfessions: Thursday, The newspaper said that George G. Higgins, direcBoth groups agree on the the immediate effective- duced fasting regulations December 24-11.30 a.m. to 1 tor fo the National Catho- need for religious freedom, lic Welfare Conference's he said, but they disagree ness of the law was a de- for receiving Communion p.m.; 4 to 6 p.m.; 7.45 to Social Action Department, on their arguments in supparture from the usual at such Masses from the 9.30 p.m.; 10 p.m. to midwho shared the platform port of it. He indicated custom of allowing a time previous midnight to three night. hours prior to Mass for CENTOCELLE, Italy: A lapse between as a commentator on that the approach of the Masses: Friday, December the anthief entered the Church Father Murray's address. nouncement of a new law solid foods and alcohol, 25—Midnight Mass (broad French-speaking school is of and one hour for liquids. the Blessed Sacrament and its effective date. Monsignor Higgins said more theoretical,' while here through a sacristy Water was made complete- cast), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. the delay may be a "bless- that of the second group is window and made off with ly exempt from the law. The Mg in disguise" because it more pragmatic and based almost £A2,250 worth of did notVatican City daily Rosary and Benediction at cite the source of The latter document exmay lead to a document on the data of experience. gold ring, silver hearts the official interpretation, tended the same regulation 7.30 p.m. which virtually all Counbut it came from the Con- to all Masses, even those Confessions will be heard He said the position of and necklaces. cil Fathers can support. He gregation of the Holy Of- in the morning. on Thursday, December 31, the second They group is emhad been left as predicted that the Counfrom 12 to 1 p.m. and 4 offerings before fice, according to the Vaticil's fourth session will bodied in the present de- votive "No objection is made can Press Office. adopt a "strong" declara- claration on religious free- statues of favourite saints, to the moderate use of al- to 6 p.m. dom, which he helped customary is as in Italian Expressing Masses on Friday, January the pastoral coholic beverages'', ' L'Ostion on religious freedom concern of Pope Paul, the servatore Romano stated, 1, will be the same as on with fewer than fifty dis- write. He also predicted churches. that the delay in voting On his way out of the Osservatore Romano said "since in many countries Sundays-7, 8, 9, 10, 11 a.m. senting votes. would give the two groups same window, the thief lit the decision was made they are part of the meal and 5 p.m. The N.C.W.C. official an opportunity to resolve a candle before the statue "following a period of or are a matter of normal also rejected as "unfound- their Rosary and Benediction at differences. of St. Anthony. cautious experimentation hospitality. 7.30 p.m.
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