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PERTH, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1968.
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DIMINISHING NUMBERS AS SCOPE GROWS Modern World Secular
Says Pope
POPE PAUL VI stressed the Church's need for priestly and Religious vocations and the freedom that should characterise such vocations in a message addressed to the faithful of the world on the fifth World Day of Prayer for Vocations ( April 28) . The need, the Pope Pope, in his message still receptive to the call said, stems from the stressed freedom of vo- of the Church to do "difthings, heroic plan of salvation in the cations, by which, he ficult mind of God, "Who said, he meant "person- things." The Pope urged famiwanted Christ to be the al and voluntary oblasole source of salvation tion to the cause of lies to be willing to make and of sanctity, and C hrist and of His the sacrifice of a son or daughter to the Church. Who wanted His mis- Church." His message, he said, sion to be perpetuated "There cannot be any through vocations," he said, "un- was also addressed to and spread chosen men, partakers less they are free: un- pastors and educato,'s in the priesthood of less, in other words, "that they may know Christ, indispensable they are offered spon- how to discover, support ministers of the word taneously of themselves. and guide the vocations Some young players from the Marist College, Churchlands, receive instruction in Rugby Union from and of grace among the consciously, generously. which are nascent in the Terrance. A Marist himself, Brother Terrance is at present touring West Australia under the Brother learts of youth." rest of mankind." totally." auspices of Rothman's National Sports Foundation, as coach and referee. As Terry Curley he played This, he said, applies It was addressed also Rugby for Australia against England and France at the age of 18. In 1959 he was Vice-captain of the both to priestly and Re- to those who had experiAustralian side which toured New Zealand. vocations, to ence of life. "Adult voligious This need, arising male and female voca- cations." he said., "are a from the nature of the tions. new hope for the Church, is now more Church." acute, the Pope conFinally, the Pope asktinued, because the ed "all the people of numbers of the miniWillingness to sacri- God to reflect on the sters of the Gospel are fice, the Pope went on, great problem of vocadiminishing, while the is the crux of the probtions" and he cited the fields open to their work lem. The world of reli- admonition of the Secare increasing. The paper said that it They took nothing out gion, discredited by ond Vatican Council. UNDER a little-publiwas like asking a docand all the country of The Second Vatican atheism or hedonism, he which said: "The task cised section of their income was tor to pay his patient a Council's highlighting of said, is no longer as at- of fostering vocations Kenya's new immigra- ploughed back into the fee for being permitted the priesthood of the tractive as it once was. devolves on the whole t o cure him. faithful., the Pope said. But youth, he said, is Christian community." tion law, missionary Church there. Should not lead to Briin mainly societies, "dimming of the mini-a tain and Ireland will sterial, or hierarchical. priesthood . . . In face bills amounting to fact. the more the common thousands of dollars. priesthood is to TWELVE new membe imThese same laws were proved, the more it has ' bet's of the Secretaneed of the the cause of a great inriat for Christian Unity ministry of the flux of holders of British were appointed by Pope hierarchical priestRECORD number of lie film office objected Paul on April 30. They passports to flood into hood, and the more the function Britain and have contri"C" ratings (con- to its brief scene of nu- have been chosen to the latter entrusted to buted to race and politi- demned) were given dity, and issued a state- give the Secretariat a absolute manifests its cal strife there ever last year to motion pic- ment on nakedness in wider international renecessity." since. tures by the American motion pictures. presentation. The Pope added that It said: "In itself nuNational Catholic Office the destinies of Australia is representThis new law, under for Motion Pictures and dity is not immoral and the • Church, and so of E- of the Act, most Of them had been has long been recognised ed for the first time by Section the Christian appointment of lays down that any mis- due to a rash of nudity. as a legitimate subject the the world salvation of Bishop L. J. Goody, sionary- working in the cannot be sculpin and painting • judged as The all-time high total country with the Govbeing founded ture. However, in the Bishop of Bunbury. on c Bishop Goody has alernment's approval of 17 "condemned" rat- very different medium harismatic phenoplena or must pay an initial sum ings was reached in of the motion picture, it ready represented Ausmovements, Which of £.10 sterling for a September. when the IS never an artistic tralia in this field. Last themselves need the ministry year, on behalf of the work permit, then he or N.C.O.M.P. placed "C" necessity. and approval of the Australian bishops, he she must pay £ 5 each labels on two films curhierarchical of history "The long prie sthood." The priestyear for the permit to rently in national re- film production proves attended an internationhood's authority and lease. "Beach Red," a be renewed. the artis- al conference called by P riests, United Artists picture, that dramatic and been the Commission for Ecusacramental ' Power to There are over one and "The Trip," Am- tic effect has menistin. which was "renew the b thousand priests, Bro- erican International Pic- achieved without re- formed after the Vatiloodless c e 1 e bratfon" moin nudity course to • are n thers and Sisters in tures. ecessary for the treatment. can Council. Church and Kenya. The previous record tion picture The Secretariat for the salvatio for temptation "The number of "C" ratings n. of mankind, he Unity is remean an Christian would This exploit said. film-making to initial bill- to the orders was 16 in 1964. the prurient appeal of ;ponsible for the ecuc oncerned of over nudity in this mass menical programme of DEFINITION £.10,000 sterling and an medium is so great tha' the Church, and is conannual bill of over In commenting on the any concession to its cerned with the fosterA s an £ 5,000 just for re- growing use of nude use, even for otherwise ing of better relations additional reason newals, without any scenes in motion pic- valid reasons of art, with other Christian for vindicating the need o additional personnel be- tures, Father Patrick J. would lead to wide churches. cations, the Pope Cited the ing sent. Of 1h Sullivan, S.J. , executive abuse. secularisation wilier). modem world "For this reason, the Nairobi "Catholic secretary of the N.C.The has a offered this National Legion of DeIleed for Mirror" said that this O.M.P., greater a "consecrated Denis Michael Yuen, 15, has been awarded a Lynn was a most unfair im- definition: cency (its title before A COLLECTION for , Scholarship. schooling at the Denis started his has the name was changed N.C.O.M.P. sPecialised missionThe the position on the upkeep of St. Znee of " pre'stewards of Brigidine Convent, Subiaco and went to Trinity Col- aries who after being applied a strict standard to the N.C.O.M.P.) will Charles' S e m in a r y I of God' (1 `-or.rlYst1) their orders to nudity in films. In continue to apply the will be taken through4, eries ,' lege in 1960. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Yuen of trained by v,111 came to Kenya and gave June, 1965, when the policy of resisting every out the Archdiocese addition to the St. Leonard's Avenue, West Leederville. He passed their services free to the film "The Pawnbroker" effort to employ nudity on Sunday, May 5. '44 for I W2 c: released. the Catho- in films." Yocatiorq, c ountry. h;s Junior Certificate with eight subjects.
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