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No. 3247.
PERTH, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1966.
(Registered at the G.P.O., Perth for transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
Vietnamese Catholics In Massive March
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Pope Postpones Effective Date Of Some Decrees
V IETNAMESE Catholics marched in Saigon to show they are ready to stand up and be counted in defending the c ountry and in building a democratic government. Estimated by foreign observers variously at from 50,000 to 70,000 they won admiration and applause by their massive orderly demonstration.
recently formed fronts exactly according THE to the revolutionary Catholic Citizens Bloc
ROPE PAUL VI has delayed indefinitely the date on which various legislation of the Second Vatican Council goes into effect. In a motu proprio dated June 10 and published the following day, he prolonged the "vacation legis" or the suspension of the legislation's effect beyond the originally est ab lished date of June 29. The Pope said that decrees putting into effect the remaining conciliar documents will be published soon, but gradually, rather than on a single date. He recalled that with the Apostolic Letter, Concilio," of "Finis January 3, he had set up post-conciliar commissions to draft norms for practical applications of the conciliar documents on bishops, on the Religious. on missions, on Christian education, and on the lay apostolate. These norms have been drafted and submitted to him.
warfare strategy of the organised the demon- communists; stration in Saigon and • True peace can be obother cities frankly as a tained only if the communists desist from all show of strength. aggression. "We are deThey were against no- termined to oppose all body except the commu- plots for a sham peace," nists and those helping them. Official banners • The Vietnamese peoand slogans did not ple need and are entitled mention the Buddhists, to appeal for aid from political or otherwise, all nations. "We are OPPORTUNE Father W. Cagney, 0.M.I., the Provincial Superior of the Oblate Fathers in Australia is pictured during an and denounced no gov- grateful to the allied na- audience with Pope Paul when he was in Rome for the recent General Chapter of the Oblates. He said that the centhe tions, especially ernment. Introducing Father Cagney to His Holiness is the Father General of the Oblates, Father Leo Deschatelets, havtral post-conciliar comThe slogans displayed United States, for O.M.I. Before being elected Provincial in 1963, Father Cagney was Superior at Lourdes Monastery, Lesmurdie mission told him that in around the platform in ing made sacrifices of for six years. its opinion — shared by lives and finanhuman the centre of Saigon int he commissions draftcluded: "The spirit of cial resources to help ing the norms—it would union among citizens of our people," be opportune to publish all religions is indestruc- • "Along with military the actuating decrees tible" and "The people efforts, our leaders must gradually. of Vietnam thank the establish demo cratic He said a more imporThe present ProvinHe then joined the cial that the Lourdes ATHER EDWARD allied forces.statutes; must choose a tant consideration in Monastery at Lesmurdie mission staff in Order's cial, Father W. Cagney. 0.M.I., the RYAN. righteous and correct the opinion of the cen0.M.I., flew over from tral commission was the way, in keeping with Superior of the Oblate Ireland and volunteered was built. While he was Provin- the Eastern States for Les- to come to Australia in at historical circumstances Community and wellcial, the Oblate Semi- the jubilee celebrations harmonious and real conditions, in murdie and parish priest 1950. ordered application of nary was built at Glen Ryan In 1951 Father promoting democracy," of Lesmurdie. celebrated and preached at the the Council's directives. the Silver Jubilee of his was appointed Superior Waverley, Victoria, as Jubilee Mass, which was He pointed out that Marchers carried ban- • The present govern- ordination to the priest- of the Oblate Mission was Iona College at Lincelebrated by Father some of the norms and ners proclaiming in ment should execute hood on Sunday, June House in Camberwell, dum, Brisbane. An ObRyan and attended by post - conciliar agencies Vietnamese: -To have promptly those mea- 12. Victoria, and was ap- late foundation in Adea large crowd of Reli- deriving from the Counwas also establishof laide Provincial pointed Peace and independence sures which it should Father Ryan, who prescriptions are Province. ed during Father Ryan's gious and laity from the cil's we must defeat commu- have initiated when it came to Western Aus- the AustralianLesmurdie term of office. linked with the closely Archdiocese. nism;" "Union with took office; tralia three years ago. He came to proposed — and already office communists is suicide:" of term his after was ordained in Ireland begun — reform of the "We want a truly demoin 1941. After his ordi- had expired. Roman Curia. cratic constitution and nation he worked for MONASTERY BUILT The central post-congovernment by the three years during the • to commission cilar People." Father during was It war in a parish in Liverreferred Pope the which Ryan's term as Provinpool. Banners with English is headed by Eugene inscriptions read: "No • There should be no thing odd the Catholics Cardinal Tisserant, dean compromise with evil" discrimination for or of the College of Cardigo in for." and "U.S., Koreans. against any religion. nals, and Arnleto CardiDECLINE IN FAITH nal Cicognani, Papal Aussies, New Zealanders party or members of the —thanks." old or new regimes. "All Cardinal Heenan told Secretary of State. violent movements and 2,000 nurses from all Archbishop Per icle According to a mani- acts injuring the lives. IOHN Cardinal Heenan over the world at a conwho served as Felici. festo read from the plat- properties and freedoms of Westminster has ference that because of Vatican Council's form, the demonstration of the people must be warned Catholic nurses the decline in faith there the ecretary-general is the was held because "the severely punished . . in London that if abor- has been a widespread s secretary-general of the disorders produced by a legal becomes in tion those when lack of proportion in violent minority duped especially Britain, etythanasia — viewing the sanctity of commission. struggle have and ensnared by the forms of the legal destruction of human life. been recognised as beCommunists during re- ing in line with the comthe aged and incurable "People will parade cent months" and -the munist strategy of revo—will follow. to defend the lives of c autiously reserved attilutionary war." This alThe Cardinal, refer- murderers, people who tude of those responsible so seems to refer to the ring to an abortion bill will lead processions f or the fight against the recent disorders. now before parliament, and demonstrate in their communists. who for a The manifesto ended. said: "There has been a thousands against those While did not know to distinguish friends from "Our entire bloc of Catremendous decline in who defend themselves tholic citizens resolves foes." the acceptance of the from aggression — these A F TER a poste_ to struggle to the end on moral law. Who would are the people who will graduate course These references were behalf of the foregoing have believed it possible destroy life in the womb of three years in Obviously to the Bud- policies within the limits even ten years ago that and put to death those Canon Law, Father dhist -led agitation of of law and national orin England an abortion who are growing old Michael Keating has the past three bill will go through al- and have contracted in- obtained the doctormonths. der, in accord with the Claiming to speak "in Gospel spirit of justice most unchalleged? How curable disease. ate in that subject in the name of a bloc and charity." "Make no mistake, Rome. Father Keatof strange if only Catholics two million were to stand up for the once the abortion bill ing will return to The meeting ended citizens," the Catholic manifesto with the vast crowd sanctity of life in the has gone through, the take up duties in the aff irmed: womb — as if being next move will be eu- Archdiocese next singing the Vietnamese • The present war in hymn to Our Lady in against abortion is. like thanasia — the destrucmonth. Vietnam is a war Father E. Ryan, O.M.I. fish on Fridays, some tion of the old." on all time of war.
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