THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1965. No. 3209. • RELIGIOUS LIBERTY DOCUMENT SUBJECT OF SHARP DEBATE I BY SOME OF WORLD'S LEADING CARDINALS AT COUNCIL 1
FREEDOM. OF WORSHIP IS GUARANTEE THE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL'S celebrated draft document on religious liberty, which was approved by on overwhelming majority ( 1,998 to 224) in a preliminary vote on September 23, proclaims the right of every man to worship according to the dictates of his own conscience, free from coercion "by any human power." It declares that this right, both for individuals and religious groups, is based on 'the very dignity of human nature as known by reason and revelation. Therefore, civil societies and individuals have corresp a onding obligation to respect and ensure its exercise.
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SPECIAL meeting of the bishops in charge of Catholic Overseas Relief of the Australian Episcopal Conference (COR) was held in Rome last week. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a numbar of requests for aid received from abroad, decide on the allocation of certain COR funds presently availble for relief programmes and to consider the plea of Pope Paul for increased Catholic aid to war victims in Vietnam. SORELY NEEDED
The bishops voted to make a grant of £ 6,000 for the purchase and - shipment to Vietnam of - ' 135.000 tins of sweetenI II ed condensed milk—an item sorely needed by mothers, infants and children in the refugee camps. This stall conducted by the Legion o f Mary in An additional grant the MacFarlane pavilion at t racted quite an amount of interest at t he Royal of £.1 000 was approved Show. Three Legionaries were on duty to explain the pictures displayed, to give with 'which COR will away any of the booklets to anyone interested and to answer any question purchase and ship to s. Vietnam 12 tons of salt.
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PARISH PRIEST DIES SUDDENLY
he was raised to the F. O'Connor assisted by THE religious liberty that he thereby becomes thorities, according to rank of a Domestic Pre Father M. Byrne as deadocument was the independent of the au- the mode proper to late. He was a diocesan con and Father W. subject of a sharp de- thority of God," the each," the summa ry consultor bate, in which leading summary states. and a Syno- Foley as sub-deacon. states. dal Judge on the Dio- Father F. Walsh was world cardinals took "Such liberty gives cesan Marriage Tribu- • master of ceremonies. part. Explaining the meanl. The priests sang the P It was the first item no individual the right ing of the document arishi oners of Shenton Park packed naHe inaugurated a Mass. on the fourth session's to equate truth and when introducing the falsehood, nor does it text to the Council St. Aloysius' Church, on Thurs onthly recollection busy agenda. day morn- m Monsignor Collins is mean he has no obliga- Fathers, Bishop Emile ciay for. the clergy and survived seven broing for a Solem n Requiem Mass for their was diocesan director ' thers andbysisters. As if to forestall con- tion to acquire correct DeSmcdt of Bruges. They of the Priests' Eucharis- are Mary servative objec t i o n S. ideas on religion: or Belgium, insisted that parish priest, (Mrs. McAuMonsignor Edward James tic League. the schema hastens to that he can decide on although discussion . . . liffe), Charles. Kathassert that religious lib- his own whether or not gives rise to many prob- Collins, who died on Mond ay, Sept. 27. His Grace the Arch- leen (Mrs. Falconer), erty "does not imply he will serve God, or in lems, only one is explibishop was present in Fred. Eileen (Mrs. Shipthat man has not reli- what religion or in citly treated in our dethe sanctuary for the way), Bill, Rose (Mrs. P riests from the Bunb ury and New Mass. gious obligations, or what manner. claration — namely, the The celebrant of Mullen) and Frank. "The concept of reli- object and foundation Norcia diocese, as well as nearly every t he Mass was Monsignor R.I.P. gious liberty," it con- of the human and civil prie st from the Archdiocese were also at tinues, "leaves intact rights to liberty in relithe Catholic teaching on gious matters, as indi- the Mass. ist College, New Norcia, one true religion and cated in present-day soone true Church of ciety. till 1916. Christ." He joined the Educa t ion Department and With that said, the served for three and a document goes on to half years as a teacher. NEWS was received state that, on the basis In 1920 he resigned " on Monday of the of reason and revelafrom the Department tion, "in religious matdeath of the Most and went as a student Reverend Ernest Vic- ters no one should be to Propaganda Fide Col' Its foundation is that tor Tweedy. He was forced to act or be prelege. Rome. His comvented from acting ac. truth about the dignity aged 65. panion was the late Archbishop Tweedy cording to his con- of the human person on Monsignor F. Byrne of was consecrated at science in private or in whom rests the entire Albany. public, always within social order," he said. West Midland on March 7, 1943, as due limits." No restriction of this LICENTIATE Archbishop of Holiberty can be admitted —rbart. He was here in except because of seriThe :ate Monsignor Perth for the Cenous demands of public Collins was ordained on tenary celebrations in order," said Bishop DeDecember 18, 1926. He 1946. Smed . gained a licentiate in This right "must breIn 1955 he resigned theology and the doctoThe summary of the cognise d in the structhe Archbishopric of rate of philosophy. . ture of civil society as document points out Hobart because Returning to Perth in of ill- a right which that religious liberty all men health and has since the following year, he and all religious groups has two restrictions -lived in retirem was briefly posted to ent. juridical. may legitimately claim moral and R.I.P. Leederville par is h. And the safeguard of When exercising their Then after four months this right is the respon- f r eedo m, individuals at the Cathedral he resibility of individual are bound in the moral Monsignor Collins was turned to Leederville as citizens and public au- SEE BACK PAGE admitted to St. John of assistant priest for four Bar God Hospital on 'Sun- ears. day. He had been parish y In 1932 he was appriest of Shenton Park A t The pointed parish priest of since 1939. Council comthe and 6 Toodyay and during his Page For pletion of the new Youth . • five years there he built 9 church in recent years Social a church at Mundaring, Pictorial 10 saw the fulfilme nt of HE annual Eucharistic Festival for Pope Christ the one of his main ambi- which was then Part of E Paul's the Toodyay parish. King will take place on Sunday. October 31. tions. 12 App Te ncyclical Monsignor C o 11i n s lication has been made to use Perry Lakes Born in Mt. Barker in was transferred to Wa- For levision 14 Stadiu Supplies for churches, schools, and other Catholic m for the occasio Home n. May, 1899, he spent a gin in 1937. where he maker's Record 16 ins titutions contact Mr. Gerry Fuller on 28 3611 atArra ngements for the detail of the festiva Children's short period at the Al- remained for two years l are Page • • • 17 being prepared by bany Conven t and then when he was appointed the committee and will be 4adio 10 RAILWAY PM, completed his education to Shenton Park. Replies 19 released during the next few weeks. WEST PERTH at St. Ildephonsus' MarOn August 13, 1956,
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