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No. 3244. PERTH, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1966.
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Pope Says Refusal To Visit Poland Was Not Justified P OPE PAUL VI has disputed the claim of Poland's communist regime that politics motivated Catholic celebrations of the 1,000th anniversary of Poland's conversion to Christianity. He also lamented that he had been refused permission to go to Poland for these celebrations "although we had respectfully expressed our intention of going and had given assurances that our very brief journey would have no other character than a religious one and no other intention than that of celebrating this special millennium." THE Pope was speakStill avoiding an ex- and the devotion to the . ing to about four plicit mention of the Blessed Virgin manithousand Poles who had Polish government, he fested at the millennium gathered in St. Peter's told how he had been celebration. Basilica for a Mass he refused permission to He said: "Let us thank celebrated in honour of make his hoped-for pil- God, beloved sons, for grimage to Poland. the millennium. the great and irreplaceable gift of faith graptWithout referring to ed to Catholic Poland. the Polish government, Personal Let us renew the pledge he replied driectly to to preserve the faith A ffection some of the claims of its ever strong and ever propaganda campaign He said: "Naturally sincere, in the years against the millennium celebrations and their we were keenly disap- and centuries to come." Pope Paul concluded principal sponsor in pointed also because of Poland, Stefan Cardinal the personal affection his address in Polish with greetings to CarWyszynski of Gniezno we feel for Poland. dinal Wyszynski, Polish Warsaw. and "We are convinced Catholics and Poland's "The principal prob- that the reasons raised civil authorities. lem on this occasion is against our making our "Our thought n( , . certainly that of the pilgrimage and attri- goes to Cardinal Wysplace and function to be buted to the acts and zynski, to all Polish accorded in modern so- attitudes of the most ciety to religious life, venerated Cardinal Wys- bishops, to priests, to which is the real motive zynski are not justified, Religious, to the young. for celebrating the mil- and we cannot believe to workers and to the sick, he said. lennium," he said. they have the support of ,,Our thought also "We believe that the the common feeling of goes, as our Christian Monsignor W. Dzieciol, Chaplain to Polish Cathol ics in Western Australia is pictured talking to celebration of the thou- a nation so noble and so duty imposes, to Civil Pope Paul during a Papal audience given to Polls 1 Catholics on pilgrimage from Australia to Rome deferential towards the sandth anniversary of a uthorities with a to take part in ceremonies to mark the Millennium of Christianity in Poland. The Pope asked the the Polish people's Church as Poland." prayer to God that He pilgrims to "bring our heartfelt greetings and good wishes to all those with whom you join in Christian character canmay help them to assure observing the 1,000 years of Christianity in Poland," and to carry his salutation and blessing to The Pope said that the not be suspected either the nation a complete t he children and to the sick." of being anti-national or faith shown during the and true common good." of claiming theocratic millennium celebrations privileges or archaic augurs well for Poland's Political and social future as a modern, advancing nation. forms. "It should be regarded He stated: "This is -1111011111111111r as a believing people's the perspective of the expression of and aspirfuture which the celeation to authentic reli- bration of the millengious and civil liberty. a liberty which is owed nium opens up before n.ot only by natural us. We shall have to love, even more than in right but also because of the past, this dear and HE four Catholics apIts characteristic, age- troubled nation, always pointed to the new old highly honourable alive and always faithtradition. Advisory Supreme ful. Council by Indonesian "Therefore we believe "We are pleased to dosisso P resident Sukarno, that the celebration itnote that the celebraalong with 14 other perself is not in any way tion of the sons of various political, Contrary to the well- is translated millennium into a great parties, expressed their [MIMI being and progress of a profession of the Catho"STICK to your consciences- %%hen asked to refusal to serve in a Modern society, but joint press release. should be regarded in- lic faith. We are sure make promises about bringing up children that this profession, far stead as redounding to from binding the nation Among the reasons of marriages with Roman Catholics, Anglicans they gave its honour and benefit." for their reto the past and suffocating its soul, will were advised by Anglican Archbishop Michael fusal was the unconstitutional manner in strengthen it and open Ramsey of Canterbury. which Sukarno nomiit up to every true and The Archbishop said that the "few small con- nated members of the wholesome conquest of modern life along the cessions" made by the Roman Catholic Church council, which advises paths of thought and in its new instructions on mixed marriages failed the President, and the appointment of persons science, of civil liberty to meet the consciences of other Christians. whom they consider opand social progress, of Speaking to the Canterbury Convocation on his portunists c o n cerning collaboration and con- recent meeting with Pope Paul VI, the Archbishop the unsuccessful cornPELLETS cord and peace in the the munist that instruction said coup d'etat of is directive temporary a international order, of September 30, 1965. lure snails and slugs from all generosity, good ness, and that the question of mixed marriages shall R eaders' Opinions The four Catholics are 2 kindness, holiness and have its place in future dialogue. over your garden. And then Father Nicholas Drijard Decree on Divine Revevery human perfection. kill every single one of 'em. kara, S.J., dean of thP For the faith is truth, • DISCUSSIONS Perfectly safe to use—longJesuit Fathers' Tea elation _ 8 the faith is strength. the lasting—even works BETTER chers' College at Sanats, Women's Page when it's damp. (Only snails His meeting with the Pope, he said, promised Dharma University 10 faith is life, the faith is •-• in salvation." can smell its) no easy removal of doctrinal differences, but that Central Java: Ignatius Social Pictorial .. 11 there could be discussions even of the most diffi- J. Kasimo, founder of Television cult questions "not as between aliens but as Indonesia's Catholic A VAILABLE EVERYWHERE Expressed 13 Party — both of whom between fellow Christians." Sporting News Pleasure 15 Archbishop Ramsey said that there will be were on the previous adA long the talks between Roman Catholics and Anglicans visory council — and Finally Pope , the exCorso 18 Miss Joan Harlina and and that there was a longing on each side for a Major pressed pleasure at the R adio Konrad SindhuReplies ... — 19 fidelity to the Papacy "happier basis." nata.
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