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V ATICAN CITY.— Pope Paul VI has warned Catholics against the temptation to hide, modify or deny "those teachings of the Catholic Church which are not today accepted by the separated brethren." Christianity, he said, "is a divine truth w hich is not given to us to change but only to ascertain and to accept for our salvation." He noted that the detree on ecumenism promulgated at the ecumenical council "has the intention of facilitating, however it may be possible, the enjoyment of the full, living and sincere participation of all followers of the Gospel in the riches of this mystery of unity." He urged all Catholics to pray for success of this intention. He said that Christian unity may seem a simple problem to those who do not know much about it. But, he added, "to those who know the historical, psychological and doctrinal aspects of the question itself, the great and obvious difficulties of every type and from every side are apparent."
found in the patrimony of the churches and Christian confessions detached from our Church is fine. T want to present Catholic doctrine in its authentic and essential aspects, leaving aside its debatable and non-essential aspects, is fine. "It is fine, too, to se, to present controversial points in terms which can render them more exact and understandable even in regard to those who do not share them. This is brotherly patience. . . This is charity at the service of truth. "But to pretend to resolve doctrinal difficulties by seeking to discredit or disregard or conceal affirmations which the teaching authority of the Church declares binding and definitive is not a good service."
TEMPTATION He said, however, that he did not want to discuss these difficulties but to call attention to a temptation "which can develop This does not aid Chrisin good persons and give tian rise to a wrong and inval- said.unity efforts. the Pope .because .it .either id attitude for resolving s suspicions or crewhat are among the most arouse ates false hopes. It also serious difficulties, the mak es Catholics fear that doctrinal ones." unity is sought "at the This, the Pope stated. price of truth." "is a temptation to put aside controversial points. HUMBLE SINCERITY to hide, to weaken, to modify, to render vain, to Pope Paul said he deny, if needs be, those t o make Catholics hopes ever. teachings of the Catholic more capable of engag ing Church which are not to- in the ecumenical dialogu e day accepted by the separ- "by means of a more open ated brethren. and humble sincerity; by "We say this is an easy means of the passion and temptation because it can joy they must feel for the seem unimportant to mini- light of the truth of a mise and get rid of certain whole and lived faith; by truths and certain dogmas, means of a didactic, grad"which are the object of ual explanation of our controversy, so as to at- teaching: and by means of tain comfortably the sc respect, esteem and charity greatly desired union. towards those to whom we "But Christianity is a are speaking." tlivine truth which is not Catholics should —engage given to us to change but in the only to ascertain dialogu and to way, the Pontife in this accept for our f said, so salvation." that separated Christian's The temptation attract s "may see that ours is not not only those who are ignorant of theological ques- an 'a priori' dogmatism, tions, the Pope said, but nor a spiritual imperialism. nor yet a formal jurieven experts 'who ten in good faith, seek, of- dicism, but a total homage some exto the pedient for comes total truth which smoothing rationale from Christ." out the way of coming togethe r with the The fullness of the separated brethre faith, the Pope said. "is The intention n. is good. not a treasure to be held 'Ile method is not." onto jealously, but rather C ATHOLIC a treasure . . . which VIEW makes us all the happier From of vie—. the Catholic point the more we can give it vv. rope Paul continued, “to to others and say that it Want to recognise is not how ours but Christ's and much good is still everyone's." •
CLERGY CHANGES
The following clerical appointments have been made by His Grace the A rchbishop: R everend P. Quinn, D.C.L., S.T.L., parish priest Mirrabooka ( North Nollamara-Balga ). R everend L. Baccini, S.T.L., Archbishop's Secretary.
PICTURED WITH THE LORD ABBOT OF KILNACROTT ARE FATHERS L. T. ANDERSON, ( RIGHT), C.R.P. AND J. M. O'DONOHOE, C.R.P.
school in a private ceremony on Sunday. February 7, at 4 p.m. The school will take in pupils at the commencement Of the school year and the official opening will be at a later date. The Lord Abbot will The two Norbertine Fathers who arrived this visit St. Norbert's Priory week with the Rt. Rev. in York and also the parSelin C. Colwell C.R.P., ish of York which is conwill staff the new St. Nor- ducted by the Norbertine bert's College. Queens Fathers. He was last here Park. Father Anderson in 1958, when these places has been appointed super- were established. ior. From Perth. His LordThe Lord Abbot will ship will travel to Sydney solemnly bless the new and then back to Kilna-
i i crott Ireland via America. There are now six Norbertine Fathers in Western Australia, four of whom are in York. Father Anderson was first president of St. Norbert's College attached to the Abbey of Kilnacrott. Father O'Donohoe was dean of discipline at the same college since it was founded in 1960. Before this appointment Father Anderson was subprior and profesor of Moral Theology in the Abbey and Father O'Donohoe was nov ice-master.
Well-Known Parish Priest Dies Suddenly One of Western Australia's best known priests died suddenly at his presbytery on Monday morning. He was Monsignor Edward Moss (77), parish priest of Holy Rosary parish, Nedlands.
Born in Pettigo County One of the most generDonegal, Ireland. on Dec- ous of many kind actions ember 17, 1887, Monsig- performed by Monsignor nor Moss received his Moss was the financi:education at St. McCar- of the chapel at S. ten's Monaghan, St. Pat- Thomas More College. rick's Carlow and BrigThe money was a legnole - sale, Genoa, Italy. acy from his brother in He was ordained in America and he used i Genoa in 1915, and arriv- to build the contempored in Perth on November ary style chapel which 18. 1915. w as dedicated to hi This year he would brother. have celebrated the goldThis was his gift to en jubilee of his ordina- Archdiocese of Perth. tion. Apart from the parish First appointed as an r equirements of Nedlands assistant at St. Mary's itself, he was responsible Cathedral, he was later for a chapel at Sunset made the administrator. Men's Home. Monsignor Moss wa., In 1923 he was appointed as administrator r enowned for his hospiin St. Mary's, Kalgoor- tality, particularly tn lie, where he is well re- priests from this ar.r membered by the older other dioceses. Solemn Office for the inhabitants of the Fields Dead and Pontifical Re today. The late Monsignor quiem Mass is being celewas appointed the first brated this Thursday parish priest of Nedlands morning at Holy Rosa:: Church, Nedlands. in July, 1931. • A report of this wifi On July 29. 1947, he be given in next week*-• was made a Domestic issue. Prelate. R.I.P.