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No. 3262.
PERTH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1966.
Price 8c.
(Registered at the G.P.O., Perth for transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
Attackers Make Task "Unbearable"
Poverty Group Wants Action
POPE PAUL VI's task is made "almost unbearable" by Catholics who use the Ecumenical Council as an excuse for a ttacking Catholic truths, John Cardinal Heenan of Westminster said in a special pastoral letter.
THE Inter - Religious
Committee Against Poverty has called upon the United States Congress to act promptly and adequately to provide funds for a continuance of the war on poverty.
He also called for prayers for peace in Vietnam.
It also asked President Johnson to urge Congress to this action. Cadets from H.M.A.S. Leeuwin, Preston Point who received the sacrament of Confirmation last week The committee, comHE Pope is the Vicar act as a team. The laity are pictured here with Bishop M. McKeon after the ceremony. posed of Protestant, 1 of Christ upon earth. cannot do their duty unCatholic and Jewish leaUpon him rests the chief less zealous priests train ders., declared that it responsibility of ruling and guide them. Priests "is deeply distressed by the Church of God. He in their turn are powerthe delay in renewing must sometimes feel that less as pastors without funding the Econoand his burden is too heavy a devoted laity to lead. mic Opportunity Act for to bear," the Cardinal "The Holy See has fiscal 1967." said. left the bishops to de"Over the two short "His task is made al- cide the best ways of years during which this most unbearable by putting the Council deprogramme has operatthose Catholics who are crees into effect. You ed," the committee deusing the Council as an may think that your clared, "it has benefited excuse for attacking the bishops are being rather missions of the nation's truths of faith. On the slow about it. I want poor, and has thus eve of the feast of Our you to know that experistrengthened our whole Lady's birthday the ments are being carried society. We join all who Pope spoke of his grief out at this moment in esire to work for the d that some think to reach many places to discover elimination of poverty, the non-Catholic world what methods are most and we strongly support by such means. This is suitable for our country. an enlarged and strengquite false. Christian As soon as we are reathened Office of Econounity is a glorious and sonably sure of what to mic Opportunity with a growing work of the do next you will be con1967 appropriation on Holy Spirit. sulted by your priests. an expanded basis." "Protestants and Ca- Then together you will The committee said: decide to how set to tholics now genuinely "We respectfully ask seek to understand and work. It would be foolthat you, Mr. President, cherish each other. But ish to spoil this great urge upon Congress to this does not involve in- enterprise through lack and immediate full sincerity. We do a poor of patience. funding of this proservice to our separated gramme and that the brethren if we pretend act immediateCongress NIGERIA, whose 40 million people been strides that any Catholic doghad making good from a simple pastoral life toward ly to move for the pasdevelopment of rich natural resources, has been racked by internal tribal and political difficulties in ma can ever be dissage of this legislation." "The priests too will r ecent months. Here at a village pump, women and children draw water in a less developed section carded. soon be asked to discuss At a press conference of the country. "It is our duty by word and example to how they can take a called to state its views, bring the light of faith more decisive part in the committee voiced to those walking in the affairs of the dioconcern that public indarkness. It would be cese. The Church wants terest in the war against tragic if in our anxiety everyone., both in the poverty seemed to be to co-operate with our parish and in the dio- AN English missionary Many churches are al- waning. Committee f ellow Christians we cese. to have a voice in priest who has spent most empty, especially members said they will were to forget that most all that concerns the the past 14 years in the Protestant ones. Wc take immediate steps to of our fellow country- good of souls. Last of Nigeria warned in a lethave a number of native acquaint members of men profess no faith at all, the bishops, having ter published in London putting it mildly to say the Northern soldiers Northerners who are their respective churchall. Look around you. taken the advice of theii of the rapidly deterior- that all is not well with ( Moslems) murdered Catholic, so we are not es with the continuing How many of your priests and people. will ating position of the Nigeria. We were all so Ibo officers and many too badly off. But the need for an active effort neighbours, good people attend meetings of the Christian churches in happy when the army of the Ibo rank-and-file. greatest part of our on a national scale to as they are., will think Senate of Bishops. This Nigeria since the army took over and we ex- This mutiny split the strength has gone." eliminate poverty. Of going to church or Senate will be like a mutiny of July 29 pected great things. army and as you know chapel on this or any little Council made up "In fact, slowly and the armed forces are the of bishops representing Other Sunday?" Father John Brady, steadily Nigeria was be- only instrument of each country and meet- Holy Ghost power. Father, in ing placed solid on founing regularly in Rome a letter to relatives in dations. Then came the to advise the Pope." Manchester, said: "It is crack of July 29 when IMPOSSIBLE Cardinal Heenan askThe Cardinal also said "The news from all that though the Second ed his people during the official government cen- TWELVE revolver shots shattered the Vatican Council ended month of October to tres is so small and nearly a year ago, few pray for their separated trivial that we cannot quiet of Liverpool's new Catholic results have been seen brethren. England was imagine what is going so far in Britain except once called Our Lady's on. Lieutenant-Colonel cathedral. for the changes in the Dowry., he said. "Yet toGowon is a Christian P. Lucas, Wielding a World War I .45 revolver, Mrs. H. R. 0.P., C. Ross, Mass. day most Englishmen do and a very devout An- Humphries, an acoustics expert 0.S.M., J. Russell., P. ,was testing sound "The chief effects of not even know that Cunningham and Mr. H. glican., but I doubt if he effects in the wigwam-shaped cathedral, due to the Council are still to Mary is their mother. realises the job he has Child, president of the be felt," he added. "You We must tell them. be opened on Whit Sunday next year. Mrs. HumCatholic Social Aposto- set himself—the imposMust not think that the phries thought this the best way of checking "PEOPLE'S Week" late. sible job of trying to reHoly "Our Father Council's decisions have wrote to me this month Each evening there discipline and unite a sound in such a huge and at present empty buildis to be held in already been forgotten. in his own hand. He ing. will be a Bible Service divided army. Soon you will hear of begged me to ask priests Inglewood parish from "What we fear most the new ways in which and people to help him Monday, October 17, to or Mass with maximum She was very satisfied. And so was the choirparticipation of the con- is a total breakdown of the decrees of the Coun- in what he called master, Phillip Duffy, after a trial with thel his gregation according to law and order for the cil‘vill be put into prac- 'difficult ministry.' Offer Saturday, October 22. cathedral choir. "The acoustics far surpassed our what is permitted by simple reason that tice." your Masses and Holy Some of the Vatican the Decree on the Lit- neither the armed forces expectations. They're tremendously flattering." One of the most fruitCommunions and the Council decrees will be urgy and its Instruction. nor the police are com- he said. f9l results This is the second petent to deal with such cil was to of the Coun- October devotions for considered by speakers Catholics from throughout the world will be make clear Pope Paul's intentions— on topics such as the "People's Week" held in an evenutality." the coming to Liverpool for next year's opening. It layman's place in especially for Vietnam laity, the Church today. Inglewood parish in t ' Writing on the effect t'lle Church. Cardinal and world peace — and unity, the liturgy, the last few years. Its aim the present crisis has will be a national event and a landmark in modHeenan said. "Priests for all who dwell in community and fellow- is to give the spirit of had on the churches, ern Catholic history in Britain. Liverpool, while 4rld people. we are - Father Brady added • the most Catholic city in Great Britain, has so , Va tic Second the aPostles We can all Mary's Dowry. Pray al- ship. do so that God will send Speakers us will include Council and register it "All the Ibo Christians far managed with a pro-cathedral the size of any God's Work only if we many holy priests." Fathers Joachim, 0.F.M, at parish big parish church. have left the North 1 1111•11.•••••••11
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Revolver Shots In Cathedral
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