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4UREAU afiRCULATIONk
No. 3279.
PERTH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1967.
(Registered at the O.P.O., Perth for transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
Price 8c.
Relief Of Poverty Is Clear Duty Of All Christians
Comparison Of Systems
to was a State examination
visit ON Paerthbriefbefore the —if the student passed, the and only about 35 per
commencement of became school year is Father G. cent did, then he For Rottinghuis, from Sari- a "select student." kei, Sarawak, where he these select students is principal of St. An- there were places in thony's Primary and Government and Governnment-aided schools, Secondary Schools. of which St. Anthony's F ather Rottinghuis, was one. Hol• who comes from Thc unsuccessful can• land, has a roll-call of would have to didates his in girls and boys 890 schools, private to go schools. While here he is inter- which were not Governwhich • viewing Education De- ment-aided and high ' partment officers and mostly charged the principals of Catholic fees and suffered being not of isability the d compare to schools • system which they have able • to attract teaching FATHER ROTTINGHUIS in Sarawak. geared to staff because of lack of e. financ and system, English the Secondary Schools PrinHe said that the per- tion. On recommendathe system in operation cipals Association, of some principals of tion after passes here. If the two systems centage of which he is the presithe of cent per 25 or 20 have enough in common, :hree yews ef secondary tudents dent. enter may LAST YEAR THIS PROJECT RAISED ABOUT S270,000 the closer facilities in education in another s He is happy with his 6. Form for examination Perth would be more State Depending on this re- pass level. St. Anthony's WHICH WAS PUT TO GOOD USE IN OUR NEIGHBOURING advantageous to the all the students was the students will be had 83 per cent passes sult, seleca Again low. parents in Sarawak who West Australian in the national primary, COUNTRIES. the in this at wanted their children to iion was made of matricu- and in last year's Senior quivalent go on for higher educa- lev:.1 and .% in those e must quit. Cambridge there were they or lation to go tc had failed This is the text of the letter: tion. If they are not who who are 100 per cent passes. latter these is t I Those Ivate schoo's. comparable, he said that former his of One Father of it would be wasting the se'ected went on te the object enquiry be- pupils here in Perth doTo our Priests, Reli- • raising themselves out of elusively ours, or rather parents' money if they senior sec(:nt.;ary school, Rottinghuis' would have ing nursing is Miss gious and Catholic peo- their destitution witli-1as gilts to be used by us they also for the betterment l out the help of others. cannot be worked to- equivalent to our inter- cause private schools. Teresa Ngu Siew Ding. ple. to to•go mediate. our starving brothers? gether. a is today these:of The world first the of one was us God gave On leaving Perth on She At the end of five F ather Rottinghuis world of contradictions earthly gifts to be sharl We are very pleased Anthony's St. of rebatch will he 10 ebruary F • said that in Sarawak years of secondary eduand reaching Form 5 w hen Nowhere is this contra- ed among all for the , to note that there is a primary education was cation, the students sit turn to Sarawak will make an they had 93 per cent diction more obvious physical and spiritual ! growing awareness free. After six years for the Overseas Senior t here he report to the passes. than in the distribution betterment of us all. Yet among us Australians of nofficial primary education there, C a m bridge, Examina- u God's earthly gifts. of the richer countries ap- the desperation of these 04.4.041.0040.N4P , 04.411.4.#0.14.41,P4 Here in Australia we pear to be unwilling to people and a deepening dossess in varying de- share their wealth; in appreciation of our regrees an unprecedented fact they use it to maim sponsibilities. enjoyment of his gifts— themselves even richer. But as the gap becomfortable homes, fine tween the richer and bacy at the Council are time we must ever look clothes, excellent food. Is this contradiction poorer nations increases almost unlimited enter- between the rich and year by year, so must misleading, Father Wilt to the present. the poor nations to be our understanding, our tainment. Father Holy the "So observed. gen Beyond our shores lies found also in our own awareness of the tra"In the Council there has to publicly rise up were two ways of treat- and warn the world the contradiction — mil- hearts, in the hearts of gedy, continue to grow; A PRIEST -JOURNALIST who covered ing subjects—orally on about the theologians lions of fellow human the Christians of this na so must our conviction, are questioning beings living in the t ion, of this diocese' to do what we can, the floor and in writing who Vatican Council II warned in Milwaukee The Holy Father in the everything — Eucharist direst poverty, sufferine, Are we content to ac deepen. from hunger and mal- cept God's earthly gilt, ( U.S.A.) that the opinions and spirit of third session sent a let. Presence, Papal autho- nutrition, Continued Page 2. incapable of as though they were exthe top-ranking rity. virginity. etc." to ter "pseudo -council," rather than that of Father saying, that to e#04.4.4.0.4.4.4.0.4.04...#00#440001.41.041.414,0 ,, , , 411,04.4104,0411."114114.0114114.4.4,41.41,1.40.#0000.#4..e.e, ,P41 •04,###~41,,M4P the on subject the treat priests, confusing ore itself, Vatican II floor was equivalent to nuns and laity. treating it in public view. Instead each indif CATHER Ralph M. is every Sister to be- vidual was advised tc -general I Wiltgen, S.V.D., di- come a mother voice his views in writ, rector of the Divine as these news stories en- ing and submit them t,, Word News Service, courage them to be." he the Council presidency. said in an interview that remarked. The Pope promised to Or, he added, because examine them atten, a few people who had minhis voices minority views at the a bishop tivcly before God." Council — views which ority opinion — actually were overriden by the rejected by the Council ON EVERY Council Fathers—today —confused readers preS UBJECT are getting all the pub- sume that since he was he Father Council a licity. Minority views reject "This stubborn mino- must be expressing the ed at the Council arc rity refuses to accept spirit of the Council. still being expressed on the supreme teachings every subject treated by . of the Church and in R EJECTED the Council. he warned effect is a pseudo-coun, Priests changing 0V IEWS cil in contradiction to Mass on their own the spirit and intention Father Wiltgen cited not acting according t(of the General Council." the example of celibacy. : the guidance of the he charged. He said all the discus- Council." he said. As a result teachings sion in the press urging . Every Council Frither. are reported in the press change of celibacy laws he said, was given in opposition to actual is in contradiction to thc • right to speak his vice. Council documents, Fa- decision of the bishops. Once the bishops acted ther Wiltgen said. The Council over- however, under "And readers assume whelmingly "approved guidance of the Ho.* these teachings are the and confirmed" the obli- Spirit, it was up to the intent of the Council. gation of celibacy in the proponents of minorit\ Such confusion is ex- Latin Rite, he said. The views to accept their de tremely unhealthy. Sis- document on priestly cisions. ters are leaving the con- life and ministry re"Instead, members of vents and priests are de- ceived 2,390 affirmative t h e pseudo - counci' fecting." he said. and only four negative quote Pope John as sayThe intent of the v otes. ing. 'Let's open the win Council can he found in "Basically, do we not dow and let in some its documents, he said. as Catholics accept this fresh air.' But they de But not enough refer- principle of faith, that not quote that part o' ence is made by the when all the bishops of his opening speech t( press to their real con- the Church together the first session in whict tent. with the Holy Father he says the sacred de- In the presence of a large gathering of their relatives and friends, those four young ladies Wit the first step "Nuns think they're approve of something, posit of doctrine con towards becoming Sisters of Mercy, when they were clothed as Novices in the Convent Chapel, victoria Square supposed to give up tea- as Catholics we must ac- tamed in the teaching5 on Sunday, January 29. ching and go into social cept this guidance'?" he of the Council of Tren• Monsignor F. O'Connor officiated at the ceremony. The preacher for the occasion was Father J Hogan, C.SS.R. work. Actually the asked. and of the First Vaticne -ho took for his theme "My Grace is Sufficient for You." Council supported the Claims that Pope Paul , Council must be guard- The new Novices are (left to right) Sister M. Julie Anne Genovese (Perth), Sister M. Michele Wynne (Dublin, t eaching apostolate. Nor cut off discussion of celi- ed--though at the Kim( Eire), Sister M Richard Ruck (Perth), Sister M. Timothy Casey (Dungannon, N. Ireland).
N a joint Lenten Pastoral Letter, the Bishops of Australia have sponsored Project Compassion as one of the means available for the performing of penance.
PSEUDO -COUNCIL SPIRIT DANGEROUS
MERCY RECEPTION CEREMONY