A ttrr No. 3353 ,no.. o
PERTH, THURSDAY, JULY 1 1, 1968.
'Pope Re - affirms Doctrines Of faith PATRICK RILEY writes from VATICAN CITY.
POPE PAUL VI solemnly concluded the Year of Faith by proclaiming a "Credo of the People of God" reasserting the principal tenets of the Catholic faith. He affirmed many of the doctrines under critical examination or even heavy fire from certain contemporary theologians.
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CONDOLENCES FROM THE VATICAN CITY cables, telegrams and cards of LETTERS, sympathy continued to arrive at St. Mary's
Cathedral as we went to press last week. As a sample of the tributes from far and wide of the earlier ones to arrive we were able to print about a third of the total. Two cables from Rome were received on Wednesday. Holy Father deeply grieved news death of Archbishop Redmond Prendiville and expressing hearfelt sympathy Your Lordship
and bereaved Archdiocese lovingly imparts clergy and faithful Archdiocese Perth special apostolic blessing in pledge of comforting graces and offers prayers repose soul of Archbishop Prendiville who for many years gave himself devotedly to flock entrusted to his pastoral care.—Cardinal Cicognani. Deeply grieved death Archbishop Redmond Prendiville most willingly extend Your Lordship. clergy, religious. faithful Perth sincerest condolences assurance prayers eternal repose noble soul.—Cardinal Agagianian.
proclaimed that this respect to recall HE original sin "is that, beyond scientifi-
transmitted with human cally verified phenonature, that the Church mena, the intellect which is—among other things God has given us reach—"a visible society in- es that which is, and not stituted with hierarchi- merely the subjective cal organs." that the expression of the strucPope as St. Peter's suc- tures and development cessor enjoys infallibi- of consciousness; and on lity when he teaches ex the other hand that task c athedra, that the of interpretation — of Church "is necessary for hermeneutics — is to try salvation," that the Mass to understand and extri"is the sacrifice of Cal- cate, while respecting vary rendered sacra- the word expressed, the mentally present on our sense conveyed by a altars." that the bread text, and not to recreate and wine "have ceased in some fashion this to exist after the Conse- sense in accordance with arbitrary hypotheses." cration." The Pope pronounced MORE SOLEMN this credo during a concelebrated Mass on the He referred to "the steps of St. Peter's Basiinstruc tions which we lica in the presence of a crowd estimated vari- regularly give" and addously from 20,000 to ed: "But to day we are given an opportunity to 50,000. make a more solemn utterance." Then, after TO PRIESTS referring to St. Peter's Pope Paul also de- own "true confession, kered a personal mes- beyond human opinions, sage to his fellow of Christ as the Son of Priests, which he de- the living God," he scribed as "a simple out- launched into the propouring of our heart." It fession of faith. Six priests in the Archdiocese celebrate their Silver Jubilee of ordination this year and their brother was a four-dimensional The profession priests through the Perth Clerical Golf Association arranged a celebration for them recently. of Each has vision of the priest or will be holding their own remembrance on the day of their ordination as well. in faith began: "We bethe modern world, ex- lieve in only one God, ploring the sacred char- Father, Son and Holy The combined celebration started with a concelebrated Mass in the chapel of the Redemptorist Retreat acter of the priest, his Spirit, Creator of things House followed by a dinner. Pictured are the concelebrants as they spread their hands over the ofgift of himself ferings. They are Father Gaetano Nanni, 0.M.I., Monsignor James Bourke, Father Thomas Prendiville, vislible community, his to the world in such as this Father Alphonsus Folan, 0.D.C., Father Joseph Depiazzi and Father John O'Dwyer. which ascetical our trancharacter, and his mem- sient life passes, of bership in the Church. things invisible such as iwo dozen cardinals the pure spirits which and other prelates con- are also called angels. celebrated the Mass and Creator in each man with the Pope around a of his spiritual and imvast square altar set up mortal soul." below the It spoke of God's pergiant of the porch columns fections such as His omof the basilica. nipotence and infinite , Pope Paul had opened knowledge, His provitne Year of Faith 12 dence and love. It then Months earlier for three moved—or returned—to declared purposes: "The the mystery of the Trir estoration of a realisa- nity: The Father, "who tion of God for the mod- eternally begets the ern world, the protec- Son;" the Holy Spirit. ARITAS Internation- water in the sea," the the Evangelisation of tion of the Church from "who proceeds from FaPeoples, and by non- "THE FAITH OF faith to read the actual alis "is trying des- bulletin said. ifilternal dangers to the ther and Son as their perately to pursue its organisations Can t a s Internation- Catholic aith, and MANY HAS BE- decrees of the Council Christian eternal Love." It de- own efforts" to save mil- alis then gave some sta- such as the World Counand be guided by them. clared Christ to be "one OBSCURED COME cil Churches of refugees lions from of and the tistics on death by hunin substance with the This cer WHERE? emony mark- Father." death by starvation in ger in Biafra, which is Oxford Committee for SINCE THE SECOND not 0illy - the Famine Nigerian formal Relief (Oxfam). the Biafran blockCOUNCIL VATICAN surrounded and , th°se of that "If invited to accept It professed faith that year, „e end of the first but the Son of God "was in- civil war, that interna- aded by armed forces of BUT THIS IS NOT THE novel doctrine, we "The Holy Father is five tional agency of Catho- the Nigerian Federation. "ar should D.o s of Pope Paul's carnate of the Virgin lic charities declared in following the aid opera- COUNCIL'S FAULT." 'Where ask quite simply: .ntificate and the in the Council is Mary by the power of end a bulletin. the 19th tions with the greatest this Cardinal John Heenan teaching the Holy to be Spirit and was 1,200 A DAY centenary of M interest. He has made of Westminster said this found?' The agency pointed Peter artyrdom of Sts. made man." and Earlier in his sermon, The profession of faith out that at Pope Paul "According to latest huge contributions to in a sermon in Westthem the Paul. Cardinal Heenan said: introduction to turned to Christ's "new VI's request it had been reports. about 300 per- them as his personal minster Cathedral, at "All, of course, Prqession of faith commandment to love carrying out "a vast sons are dying daily in acknowqC°fIlttaii!led n gift," the bulletin •said. programme aid of from the Mass concluding the ledge the pre-eminence the Credo one another as He loved refugee camps, while po 11 People of God, us," to His sufferings the end of last year," in 900 succumb to this torof charity. Even those The bulletin, which Year of Faith. chl„)e_1,3,a1-1,1 spoke of the and death on the cross, that part of Africa, ment outside the camps. was published ignorant of scripture 0„ 'um s 'duty in "L'Os"There is nothing in commonly quote the to carry to His resurrection, as- where civil war has That's a total of 1,200 servatore Romano," the , the tflore to study cension and future ad- been raging for a year. dead per day," it said. the documents or deci- text 'And the greatest of Vatican City daily, conseht !Y and to pre- vent, to the judgment these is charity.' So far, Caritas InterThe international or- cluded: "Thanks to later sions of the Council to manner ever He will bring upon all "The implication is a dapted nationalis has organised ganisation said its help contributions received disturb the faith to sue- men — "those who have 24 charter of that faith and the wor44,1,', only recently from Gerflights, each to refugees in the G generations the r esponded to the love qLon,o,rn„ able of them taking ten tons Nigerian - Biafran war man Caritas and from either the learned or il- ship of God are irrelevant; what matters is mysteries and pity of God going to of aid such as foodstuffs had Rowever, been made possible Misereor (German Ca- literate," the Cardinal being nice eternal life, those who to people and he added. that anod medicines into by various national Ca- tholic overseas relief care the have refused them to kind to animals. But Biafra, for a total value tholic charities organi- agency), the programme tot toll.lu,st be "greatest the "Unfortunately, writend going to the fire of $400,000. ttao,, narrri exercised "Yet before sations, by other Catho- is continuing with 12 ers have attributed to true charity, like hope, presupposes faith. You Christian that is not extinguish- the present tragedy .1"tior. of lic organisations and or- more flights.the Council their own cannot love or hope in a ed." that population , such ganisms such as the Va- * See story on Austra- strange views. I recoms itnPortant God in Whom you do in SEE PAGE TWO ger help is only a drop of tican Congregation for lian aid. — Page Three, mend all who prize the not believe."
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DEATH TOLL COUNCIL MOUNTS IN NOT TO BIAFRAN WAR BLAME C