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PERTH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1968.
(Registered at the O.P,O.. Perth ,or transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
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fACt PROBLEMS JOHN A. GREAVES reports from LONDON.
AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the bishops of England and Wales has been called for September 17 to formulate a common policy on Pope Paul VI's encyclical on birth control, "Humanae Vitae." THE MEETING HAS BEEN CALLED BY JOHN CARDINAL HEENAN OF WESTMINSTER. Under his chairmanship, the 24 archbishops, bishops and auxiliary bishops will try to agree on a common policy intheir teaching on the encycl ical and its application to both priests and laity. It wi ll be strictly private. There will be no voting and there may be no statement afterwards. BUT IT IS BELIEVED THE CHURCH LEADERS WILL DISCUSS CAREFULLY THE DIFFERENT WAY PRIESTS ARE INTERPRETING AND ACTING ON THE ENCYCLICAL AND ALSO THE VARYING ATTITUDES OF SOME BISHOPS TOWARDS PRIESTS WHO HAVE OPPOSED THE ENCYCLICAL. The archdiocese of S outh wark, covering South London and the S .“tia-East corner of gland, has been exceptionally strict with its clergy so far, demanding total acceptanceof and obedience to th encycliCal. Some of the 'ably the bishops, majority, or to be taking a :.icicile-of-the-road line, 'clewing the ;; an ideal encyclical from which backsliding must be expected. bishops have These largely refrained from .11.g priests whosu5pendspeak S
who /laveeveral so farbishops rnay press forkept silent a
liberal , iiterpretation of the enoclical
PROBLEMS
Although only about dozen priests have
DEATH OF DEAN M. LYNCH THE Very Reverend Dean Michael Lynch, parish priest of Mul lewa, died in St. John of God Hospital, Geraldton, on September 13. He was 72.
The funeral took place at Geraldton on Monday last. The Cathedral was packed to overflowing for the Requiem, which was concelebrated by Bishop F. X. Thomas of Geraldton Bishop B. Gallagher of Port Pine, Bishop M. McKeon, Vicar Capitular of Perth, Monsignor E. Bryan, V.G., parish priest of Morawa, and Father K. F. Spain, parish priest of Dongara. Twenty-five other priests were present. gathered like the rest of the congregation from the dioceses of Geraldton, New Norcia. and Perth. Preaching the panegyric, Bishop Gallagher referred to Dean Lynch as a man of great faith, who was beloved by all his people, whom he knew intimately. Evidence that Bishop Gallagher's words were no empty phrases was to be seen in the number of people, men as well as women, who were w eeping. Dean Lynch was born in Ireland., but came to Western Australia in 1909 when his father, Mr. P. Lynch, bought a property at Mullewa. where Dean Lynch was to be parish priest from 1947 until his death. One of nine children, seven sons and two daughters, he received his early education at Three Springs. Leaving school, he returned to Ireland and later Rome to study for the priesthood, and was ordained in 1922. He returned to Australia and was appointed parish priest of Three Springs, scene of his schooldays. where be stayed for 18 years. May he rest in peace.
so far been. c suspended or ensured as a their result of opposition to the IleYelical, that the it is hoped ;Tree to bishops will a hd policy inmore modithe future and that Qtcady "rebel" priests suspended may be ,beenreinstated. It has dle suggested also that to bishops may agree helpsetting up a fund to JOHN BRYANT, of John is in his leaving dissenting priests M ar is t College, year, and hopes to read stidclenlY finding selves them- Churchlands, arrived at law at the University of tent without a per ma- school with a big smile Western Australia, and home or funds, adequate on Wednesday morning. later to qualify as a soliTile small despite the weather. He citor and b a r r is tei-. active lay group of had learnt the previous Speeches like his prize„1v,1-1° ,have intellectuals evening that he had won winning one on "politifling been cam- the Lions State Final -f cal assassination — dercYclical against the here—their en- the "Youth of the Year" livered at very short tist lat- competition. He will go notice — promise well number is iibont 400—are given as to Melbourne in Decem- for his future. claiming ber with 11 other finalHe is a sportsman, phries t More than 100 ists to compete for the too. In 1966-67 he toured hem are t a know n to national title and a prize India as a member of s nents of convinced oppotrip to America. Even if the Australian Schools the teach, tioti. n, 8 on encyclical's he misses America, he cricket team. will have a chance of John is the son of Mr. %tinned contracep- Fiji, New Zealand or the and Mrs. R. J. Bryant, on Page 16.) Antarctic. of Mt. Lawley.
School isn't all work. In fact at the age twins Julie and Jenny Dwyer have reached there's sti l l lots of play about it. Julie and Jenny, who live at Carlisle, are pupils at St. Patrick's School, Havelock Street, West Perth — the junior annexe of Mercedes College.
HELP IN CATHOLIC FAMILY PLANNING THE priests senate of the Melbourne the following motion: ceptance of his teaching -We, the members of authority as Vicar of archdiocese has resolved that the the senate of priests of Christ on earth. In parthe archdiocese of Mel- ticular, we accept unreopinion of Catholic doctors should be bourne, express our servedly the teachings sought regarding the best way in which deepest loyalty to Pope on marriage and contraPaul VI as pastor of the ception expressed in his married persons can be helped to pan whole Church and we recent encyclical, 'Hutheir families in conformity with Pope affirm our complete ac- manae Vitae.'" Paul VI's encyclical on birth control, "Humanoe Vitae." At a meeting in Mel- for adequate medical bourne, the senate un- help and guidance in animously endorsed a Christian family planfour-point plan recom- ning; mended by Father Eric • Conducting conferPerkins, director of the Catholic Family Wel- ences on marriage designed to help people in fare bureau. a better understanding The plan urged: of the Pope's encyclical; • Seeking the opin• Giving more encouions of Catholic doctors as to the best way in ragement to groups such which married persons as the Christian Family and other in the archdiocese can Movement, be helped to plan their appropriate lay groups families in conformity in parishes to study and with the moral direc- discuss the encyclical tives of Pope Paul in his and, under the guidance of pastors, to dissemirecent encyclical; nate this knowledge • After consultation with the doctors, formu- within the parish. On the question of lating plans to meet the p resent and future contraception, the .senneeds of married people ate passed unanimously
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