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FIRST MASS AT ANZAC
C hurch authorities in Paris have sharply c ensured conservative and traditionalist Catholic publications for showing pleasure at and misinterpreting recent disciplinary action a gainst leftist Catholics. A joint statement issued by Maurice Cardinal Feltin of Paris and Coadjutor A rchbishop Pierre Veuillot of Paris said the rightist Catholic press has contributed to disunity in the Church. The statement came on the heels of the action taken by the Permanent Committee of the French Episcopate, which at its March 25-27 meeting in Paris called 23 of the 33 top leaders of Catholic Action student groups "no longer qualified" to hold their posts. The leaders had been under fire for taking leftist stands on political and labour union issues. The committee also publicly reprimanded the leftist Catholic weekly, "Temoignage Chretien," for publishing an article by Roger Garaudy, a member of the central committee of the French Communist party. ADVANTAGE Rightist publications took advantage of these actions to resume their campaigns against new methods of the apostolate, against liturgical reform and against a number of priest's accused of being "progressivists" if not out-and-out Marxists. Such campaigns had been launched originally following publication of Michel de Saint-Pierre's book, "The New Priests," which alleged that a "new breed of progressivist priests" is seeking to bring about a Marxist social order. The book, published 'towards the end of last year, was criticised by Archbishop Gabriel Garrone of Toulouse, acting head of the French bishops' permanent committee. Feltin and Cardinal Archbishop Veuillot recalled the joint pastoral issued in February by all French bishops calling for unity in the Church. Against the background of controversy between traditionalists and partisans of Church renewal. the pastoral called on all French Catholics to accept Ecumenical Council decisions aimed at renewal, but warned against going further than the Council. The Cardinal and the Archbishop pointed out that the pastoral had urged everyone to "take care, in both word and action, to r espect their brothers in the Faith and never fail to live up to the demands of charity." They added: "We must state, alas, that in spite of
these appeals, Parisian publications which claim they serve the interests of the Church have not spreading lies stopped about Christians — priests, Religious and laymen. Unwarranted assertions are issued and accusations made which strike at the honour of these people and at their faith as true sons of the Church. Too many Catholics listen to this idle talk, welcome it without it, and understanding spread it thoughtlessly. "As bishops, the pastors of all, we cannot tolerate without such intrigues making a solemn and strong protest. Lies, slander itself, are sins which offend God and wound our mother, the Church. -Equally to be reproved are the too facile claims of victory in which certain newspapers take delight. No one has the right to rejoice at the sorrow of his brother. Let him who is without sin throw the first stone. "Still mbre, some books and weeklies take upon themselves the role of the dispenser, in pastoral and even doctrinal matters, of condemnations and directives which can affect the clergy and laity. The:,e publications go as far as a criticism of systematic Council reforms and thus confuse people's minds. "We must deny publicly to the authors of such works or articles any authority in judging trends of thought or action. Only the bishops are competent to do this."
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This Mass was celebrated by Father E. McAuliffe, the late Vicar General of the Sydney Archdiocese, on the slopes of Anzac on the morning after the landing of Australian troops at Gal lipoli fifty years ago. When Monsignor A. Martin, now Parish priest of Camberwell, Victoria, was given the portable altar u_2d by Father McAuliffe at Anzac. It has been the precious possession of Monsignor Martin ever since and he w;11 use it to say the Anzac Requiem Mass Later the altar kit will be presented to the National War Museum at Canberra.
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Joint Eucharistic Services Barred By Bishops
FREIBURG, GERMANY: THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF GERMANY HAVE DECLARED THAT PARTICIPATION IN JOINT EUCHARISTIC SERVICES WITH PROTESTANTS "COULD STIMULATE A NON-EXISTENT CHURCH UNITY" AND THEREFORE IS NOT ALLOWED. But they said at the Liturgy for their congregasame time that Orthodox tions. The bishops' instruction Christians who want to participate in the Mass and stemmed from a meeting other sacraments in Catho- of the episcopate at Hoflic churches will be allow- heim. Noting that the ed to do so. Because of the United Evangel:cal Luthmany Orthodox workers in eran Church had earlier Germany from abroad, es- told its members not to pecially from Greece, the join in the Eucharist with bishops asked rectors of Catholics.. the bishops deCatholic churches to let clai.ed that Catholic priests Orthodox priests use their and laymen are not allowchurches to celebrate the ed to join in common
church services or agape celebrations as these might create "problems of conscience" for Reformed Christians. COMMON PRAYER
The bishops said that when the local Ordinary approves, however, common prayer services in which Catholics and Protestants take part may be held in parish houses or other rooms. But Catholics may as a matter of course go to Protestant churches for such services as baptisms, weddings and funerals. The instruction said that in the case of services which a Catholic and Protestant clergyman- are to conduct together, the Catholic priest must have specific, episcopal approval. VALIDITY Meanwhile, Catholic officials in Berlin have come to an agreement with the leaders of the Lutheran Church of Berlin-Brandenburg for mutual recogniton of Baptism if administered according to the t raditional Trinitarian formula while water is poured over the head. Thus in the future, a Lutheran offering proof of such a valid baptism will not be given conditional baptism on joining the Catholic Church. Lutheran leaders in Berlin have called on all members of the clergy to baptise in this way so as to avoid the scandal of a -second baptism" by the Catholic Church. The Berlin officials will also .seek to persuade the rest of the Evangelical Church of Germany to abide by the mutually acceptable baptism formula.