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Guide Given for Ecumenical INURSES GRADUATE Co-operation To the clergy and people in the Dioceses of Western Australia we publish the following statement prepared at the Annual Conference of the Australian Hierarchy, April 1965; it sets out the guiding principles for ecumenical c o-operation within Australia.
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At the close of the Third openly contradicts the will Session of the Second Vati- of Christ, scandalises the can Council, the Decree on world, and damage s the Ecumenism was approved holy cause of preaching the by the Council Fathers and Gospel to every creature. solemnly promulgated by "But the Lord of Ages the Supreme Pontiff. This Decree states in its wisely and patiently follows out the plan of grace opening paragraph: "The restoration of unity on our behalf, sinners that among all Christians is one we are. In recent times more than ever before, He of the principal concern of the Second Vatican has been rousing divided Council. Christ the Lord Christians to remorse over founded one Church and their divisions and to a one Church only. However, longing for unity. Everymany Christian commu- where large numbers have nions present themselves felt the impulse of this to men as the true inheri- grace, and among our sepaNursing Sisters who received their Hospital Certificates tors of Jesus Christ; all rated brethren also there on the completion of their midwifery training are pictured with their indeed profess to be fol- increases from day to day t utor sister at St. John of God Hospital last Thursday. They are ( left to right) Sisters B. Bateman, C. Walsh, M. Fimister the movem ent, fostered by lowers of the Lord but , J. Edwards, E. Bevan, Sister M. Cornelius, tutor sister, E. Lukin differ in mind and go their the grace of the Holy s, M. Sturman, M. Reading and J. King More on Page 14). different ways, as if Christ Spirit, for the restoration Himself were divided (cf. of unity among all Chris1 Cor. 1:13). Such division tians. "This movement toward unity is called 'ecumenical.' Those belong to it who SAN FRANCISCO: ing about 'just war' has the world's major invoke the Triune God and nuclear CATHOLIC university been advanced since the power. confess Jesus as Lord and "It is for us to professor has criticised 17th century. There has speak out." he said. EWS has been reSaviour, doing this not "It is the Church for failing to been no strong, blanket not the job of ceived that Father merely as individuals but foreign take stand a moraon the D. papal condemnation of nu- bishops." F. Bourke, C.M., also as corporate bodies. lity of nuclear war, clear war as immoral. We D.Ph.. M.A., has been For almost everyone reHe said the important awarded his Master's William O'Brien, pro- don't have very much gards the body in which issue today is the means Degree in Education fessor of international law guidance on the issue." he has heard the Gospel as But he cautioned against by which wars are fought, from the Sydney Unihis Church and indeed, at Georgetown University versity. Father Bourke in Washington, told a Uni- making up for lost time while the justification of God's Church. All, howis at present on the staff ever, though in different versity of San Francisco with a hasty pronounce- war is no longer as impor›f St. Charles' Seminar', . ways, long for the one audience "church ment. "The Church hasn't tant as it was in the past. that Guildford. visible Church of God, a philosophy is lacking in sufficiently studied the O'Brien said the Church that no new way of think- problem," he said, must re-evaluate its stand Church truly universal and O'Brien said American on international conflict, sent forth into the world clergy and laity should from limited guerrilla warthat the world may be help set the policy of the fare to limited and fullconverted to the Gospel Church, since the U.S. is scale nuclear war. and so be saved, to the glory of God. "The Sacred Council gladly notes all this. It has already declared its teaching on the Church, and now, moved by a desire for the restoration of unity among all the followers of Christ, it wishes to set before all Catholic -; CRET BERARD SWITZERLAND: the ways and means by which they too can reHIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VATIspond to this grace and to BEIRUT, Lebanon: Premier Suleyman DeCAN SECRETARIAT FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN this divine call." THE Turkish govern- mirel was quoted as The Decree also declares: UNITY AND THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES ment announced in saying that the patriAnkara that it is expel- archate would be ex"Today, in many parts of HELD SIX DAYS OF SECRET TALKS HERE TO SEEK ling all Greek citizens pelled without hesitathe world, under the in- WAYS IN WHICH "THE MISSIONARY WORK OF ALL and opening an investi- tion if the Turkish govspiring grace of the Holy THE CHURCHES MAY MORE EFFEC TIVELY MAKE gation of the Orthodox ernment deemed it Spirt, many efforts are bepatr:archate of Constan- necessary. ing made in prayer, word CHRIST KNOWN." tinople. The Cabinet action and action to attain that At the conclusion of their meeting at the World Councame just a year after fullness of unity which cil of Churche s conferen The new moves ce centre in renear Lausanne, the Jesus Christ desires. The Turkey had ordered two taliation for the fighting key Sacred Council exhorts all participants—ten from each side—issued a general statemembers of the holy between the Greek and the Catholic faithful to re- ment saying that they were "conscious that the divisions synod of the patriarurkish T commu nities cognise the signs of the between the churches and the resulting rivalry stand in chate of Constantinople on the island Republic times and to take an active the way of the proclamation of the Gospel and make it to be deprived of their of Cyprus were an- Turkish citizens and intelligent part in the difficult to come to Christ." S tanding on the site of a hip and nounced after a fivework of ecumenism." chapel erected in 1805 by expelled counfrom the hour meeting of the F ather John Dubois at try. The prelates, who The chapter on the Cath- FURTHER STUDY Turkish Cabinet of PreThe communique added that parMount St. Mary's College, olic Principles of Ecumier Ali Suat Hayri went to the United ticipant s express had ed the hope States after their deporEmmitsburg, menism concludes with Maryland, Urguplu. that further discussions and study of the subject would tation, are Metropolitan U.S.A. is this 26-foot stathese words: be possible. lakovos of Philadelnhia tue of Our Lady atop a "This Sacred Council is and Metropolitan Emit en storey tower of stone NO HESITATION gratified to note that the The meeting, held at the invitation of Bishop Lesslie mianos of Selefkia. Both quarried at the scene. To participation by the Catho- Newbegin, of the Church Interior Minister Ismail archbishops wese among of South India, who is director be Dedicated on May 1 by lic faithful in ecumenical of the Akdogan said that his the top associates of World Council of Churches' Division of World Lawrence Cardinal Shehan work is growing daily. It ministries and the mini- Ecumenical Patriarch of Baltimore, the tower commends this work to the Mission and Evangelism, brought together internationstries of finance and of Athenagoras I of Conand statue can be seen bishops everywhere in the ally known Anglican, Orthodox. Protestant and Roman state had been instruct- stantinople in the spirefor miles throughout the world to be vigorously Catholic representatives. It followed by five days a ed to investigate the af- tual care of Greek Ormight, being lighted from stimulated by them and four-day -consultation:' here between World Council fairs of the ecumenical thodox in Turkey and du5 4 to dawn. NC and guided with prudence." Roman Catholic representatives on the task of the Photo patriarchate. Deputy in the Western world. • Continued on Page Two. churches in modern society.
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