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No 3338. PERTH, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1968.
(Registered at the G.P.O.. Perth for transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
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IIASON BAN NO OFFICIAL IttACTION
OBJECT OF PITY
PRESS reports indicating that the Holy See was lifting the ban barring Catholics from belonging to the Masons have brought no official reaction from the Vatican. However, the possibility of a change in attitude in the future was considered possible.
Price 8c.
APPEAL ON EXPELLED PRIEST OF NO AVAIL
CATHER John Reilly, in connection with the S.J., left India from order. Calcutta after the govLast November, Chaernment failed to with- van said that he would draw the order deport- "take action" against ing him. The original Father Reilly for alorder was dated Janu- legedly claiming the ary 17. existence of a secret agreement between the been Jesuit, there has -old that learned 40-year The was nofficially it U Essendon. Indian and U.S. governnative of a that and ban no change up to now regarding the Melbourne, went to In- ments giving missionthe regulations of canon law remain in force. dia in February, 1957 aries "full freedom" to was ordained there convert victims in the He Catholicof subject No new instruction on the in March, 1963. and was country. Masonic relations has been issued by the Holy the pioneer in the relief Father Reilly's suwork of the Palamau perior, however, said See. District famine area of that the priest had Bihar State two years never made any stateago. ment about such an He was not informed agreement. even at the time of his However, it was also learned that the Church's The original statedeparture of the charges ment on Father Reilly's traditional attitude is being restudied by the against him. Doctrinal Congregation in a more favourable alleged claim was made At the end of last last September by Biconsidered light, due to historical changes. It is month, the joint secre- har State's communist possible that relations between the Church and tary of the Indian Home revenue minister. He Masonry could be more favourably viewed in Ministry ordered Father asserted that Father those cases and in those countries where relations Reilly, who had worked R eilly (erroneously are no longer strained by traditional hostility. in the Ranchi archdio- identified by the minicese, to leave India "via ster as an American In 1946, the Vatican Secretariat of State issued Calcutta and never to Father Rally) had made a denial of meetings between representatives of return." the claim when sumthe Holy See and Masonry. The denial came after moned by the commisa group of Scottish Rite Masons had sent a stateFAMINE sioner of the Palamau ment professing regard and respect for the District to answer CONVERTS Church. At that time it was stated, a revision of The plight of the refugee is personified in this picture of a little boy in a refugee At that time, Valerian charges that he was attitudes could be possible if it were clear that / camp for Palestinian Arabs. Destitute people like these are being helped by of using relief supplies of Masonic organisations are essentially fraternal ) Catholic Relief Services similar to our "Project Compassion" which has begun/ Cardinal Gracias the U.S. Catholic Relief Inwith met Bombay and social in character and do not have aspects c its third week last Sunday. Desmond O'Grady tells the story of their plight proselytise ( and what is being attempted on their behalf in his 'Letter from Rome' on page 4. ' dian Home Minister Y Services to of a sect opposed to Catholicism. B. Chavan in New Delhi famine victims. ter 1 —...., ---,-._,- -,.---., ------.. --..-- --,..— ---- ------ --,:,.. -----,_ .---,.--... -,:::,---,...-, ---....------
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PRIESTS DEBATE Popular Priest Dies TWO IETNAM CONFLICT
S OLEMN Pontifical Concelebrated Requiem Mass was offered for the respose of the soul of Father Jeremiah Lawrence (Jerry) McNamara in St. Mary's Cathedral last Tuesday morning, The Cathedral was crowded with priests from the Archdiocese, Bunbury and the Abbey. of New Norcia, Religious and friends of /lather McNamara and the McNamara family.
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said, "in this context of indifferent health, one is tration, their subverWO priests, a Jesuit War in Vietnam?" struck above all by a The United States and sion, their terrorism, and a Paulist, degreat generosity in the bated the morality of its allies are waging a and their guerrillas." use of his gifts." Father Sheerin emUnited States involve- just and moral defence Father McNamara had ment in the Vietnam against communist ag- phasised that "former been parish priest of war before a capacity gression in Vietnam. colonial peoples in Latin Embleton since 1964. He audience in Westfield, Father Lyons said. He America, Asia and Afrientered St. John of God New Jersey, U.S.A. added: "There are lots ca are struggling for excuses for us to pull freedom to determine Hospital about three of Father Daniel Lyons, of Vietnam, but their own destinies by out weeks ago and slowly S.J., chairman of the succumbed to an exten- Free Pacific Association there are no good rea- choosing their own emosive cancer. He died on and authority on the sons," because to aban- nomic, social and politiSaturday night. He was Far East, asserted: "A don Vietnam and the cal institutions." He said rest of South-East Asia "these emerging nations 45. noisy minority of Amto communism "would arae frequently Marxconhalf has ericans SUFFERING inevitably lead to fur- ist-oriented but they are His fortitude in suffer- vinced this nation that ther wars of 'liberation' not playing the game of PANEGYRIC the is not communism ing was a source of ediby the communists." world communism." Bishop M. McKeon fication to all who had real enemy in Vietnam." "They are resolved Was the principal celecontact with him in that CO-OPERATING not to exchange a new JUST WAR brant and concelebrants time. "Moscow, Peking and master for old colonial ,Were Monsignor E. SulTHEORY Hanoi are co-operating tyrants," he declared. The late Father Mc'van, Fathers P. Father John B. Shee- very closely in this — "But we seem to tie up widely Namara was O'Mara, J. O'Brien and C.S.R. editor of the their so-called war of with the regimes that rin, lecturer., he a as used 13. Adderley. Deacon World maga- 'liberation' Catholic against are hostile to social rehad come to make quite and sub Vietnam," he form. and we often disFather s P.-deacon were an impact as an inter- zine, contended that "by South Quinn and T. O'Neill, viewer on television intervening in Vietnam said, because "they miss revolutionaries as the assistant programmes in a new the United States ha want to know whethe: communists disguised as Priest was O'Reilly Father P. G. series run by the Chris- left itself open to the we can stop their infil agrarian reformers." The late Father Jerry McNamara and the master of ce tian Television Associa- charge of obstructing a remonies was Fanational movement astion. ther J. Owing to the proposed mail van drivers' strike, In his panegyric, Mon- marked with sincerity, piring to social proschola ofCorcoran. The Both Father McNa- gress," namely the Na- printing of this issue had to be advanced a day. priests and signor the that clarity Bourke said and force." ueohgregation read the Father McNamara was In giving the short mara's parents and his tional Liberation Front Some readers' opinions, local reports and photo; bass of St. Benedict. without question one of history of Father Mc- brother. Patrick, pre- of South Vietnam. graphs could not be included in this issue. What'"e Panegyric was the ablest preachers at- Namara's life, Mon- deceased him. He is surThe priests exchang- ever is still topical will be included in the next 13re olled by Monsignor tached to this Archdiosignor Bourke said that vived by sisters Jo. ed opinions at the 13th issue. ti01-1rke and the abso- cese in recent years. it contained a deal of Nora (Sister Mary annual Trinity Forum Country and other centres are advised that should i on Was read by "He loved words and, it warmth and friendship Claude, Sister of Mercy) in Holy Trinity High a strike develop extending into next week, the s'ioP McKeon. Mon- was evident, delighted with his fellow priests and Mary (Mrs. G School auditorium in same arrangements will be made as for the last oo 'Sullivan read the in their effective use. and with the people Mengler). Westfield, debating the strike and where applicable they should enquire at aidae3:-ers at the grave- Yet his speaking was in whom he served. May he rest in peace. topic, "Is the United the railyway station for delivery of "The Record." no sense mannered, but "Looking back." he (Profile—Page Five.) States Waging a Just
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