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No. 3370.
PERTH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1968.
(Registered at the CI.P.O.. Perth ,or transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
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POPE PAUL PINPOINTS DIFFICULTIES OF FAITH
He asked for a Speaking at his regular weekly audience reserve." faith that is "free," one that is "sure, sure through an external on October 30, Pope Paul VI observed that congruency of proofs and an inner witness of faith of is becoming more difficult. the Holy Spirit." an act for a faith Some remedies offered, he said are as thatHeisasked "strong, that does not fear to be contradicted by difficulties," dangerous as the malady. for a faith that is "ac-
tive, and gives to chaHe also ascribed this difficulty to and the yardstick of re- rity the reasons for its ligious thought." biblical research that is "deprived of On the other hand, he moral expansion." Finally he asked: -0 praised the attempt to the complement furnished by tradition express the truths of the Lord, grant that my and of the authoritative assistance of faith "in terms access- faith be humble and not ible to the language and presume to base itself the ecclesiastical magisterium (the the mentality of our on the experience of my time." His objection in thought and of my feelteaching Church's authority." ing. this field
centred upon • Pope Paul began by doubt in the power of the "passing over in sil"Rather may it give leferring to the Credo reason itself. ence, softening or alter- itself to the witness of of the People of God "If thought is no lon- ing certain 'difficult the Holy Spirit and that he pronounced on ger respected in its in- dogmas.'" have no better guaranJoe 30 at the end of trinsic rational requirePope Paul concluded tee than in a docility to the Year of Faith. He ments, so too faith itself his audience with a tradition and to the auiescribed this as "a re- suffers from it. We must prayer for faith. petition, amplified with well remember that . He asked God to make thority of the magisteriurn of the Holy Church. explicit references to faith requires reason. It his faith "full, without Amen." This is Kathy. Her home address is Saint Joseph's Orphanage, Station Street, some doctrinal points, transcends it, but it reWembley. Perhaps you will meet her when you go to the Annual Gift Sunday for of the Nicene Creed." quires it. Faith is not Saint Joseph's and Saint Vincent's Foundling Home, on Sunday, November 24. The Nicene Creed, he fideism, that is, belief said, is a "brief synthe- deprived of rational sis of the principal foundations. It is not truths believed by the merely a twilight search Catholic Church," and for some religious exas taken on "the sol- perience. It is possession minty of an official act of truth. It is certainty." The Fund remains of our faith." He observed that an open, and more gifts act of faith has become from parishes, indimore difficult psychoviduals and organisalogically as well. Gifts for the Meeker- Society, $152; H. T. tions are expected. A "Today man knows further list of donations ing Earthquake Appeal Ryan, $10. principally by way of Pope Paul VI's encyclical on birth are arriving at the Total to date, $5,102. will be published next 96. the senses. We speak of week. lie drew a careful disthe civilisation of the c ontrol, Humane Vitae, and his Creed Church Office in a tinction between objec- image. All knowledge is steady stream. At the tive faith, which contranslated into figures of the People of God — although critisists in truths that are time of going to press helieved, and subjective and signs. Reality is cised by many — are not setbacks in the the following gifts have measured by what is thith, Which is the vir- seen and heard. Yet growth of closer relations been between received: Catuous act of assent to faith requires the use of these truths. Perth. $325.49; East the mind, which ad- tholics and many other Christians, o Perth, $40; St. Patrick's, Pope Paul said he was dresses itself to a sphere joint working group drawing the reported to the Bri- $30.55; St. Catherine's, Church's of realities that flee sen$22.66; Attention to "this Apple s„ sible observation. tish Council of Churches at its autumn $270; Attadale,crOs 41ent profession bi$135; Are you getting the most out of "And further we say of Balcatta, $38.08; Basiaith" for two reasons: that the difficulties arise session. your camera? because of the sendean. $43; Baysbasic im- also from the philologiwater, $90; Bedford Portance of the faith cal, exegetical, * Are you interested in processThe working group, representing the Park, $200; Bellevue, historiAnd because of the diffi- cal studies applied to ing your own film? atholic and $113; Protestant churches, said culty of an act C Belmont-Redcliffe of faith that primary font of retoday. $10.20; Bentley, $59; * Would you like to have consisvealed truth which is there had been "encouraging and heart- Brentwood, $62; Carina. On the first Holy Writ. developmen When dets" ening in relations bepoint tently good results? $43; Carlisle, $25.31; Pipe Paul prived of the compleComo, $150.85; CottesCouncil of quoted the tween other Cathol ics and Christians. * What is it that makes a good ment furnished by traTrent loe. $185; East Canning13): "Faith is the (1545- dition and by the authophotograph? begin In commenting on the the Catholic Church ton, $57; East Victoria ,411g of human ritative assistance of the birth control encyclical could well assist the Park, $149; Embleton, salva400. the * Do you want to save money — and ecclesiastical magisteri- and the creed. the group dialogue between us." $25; Glendalough, $79; Llhe root foundation of every justi- urn, even the study of said that "each Church or possibly make some? This report of the Hilton Park. $46.76; 'ation, that is, of our the Bible is full of must be free to state its joint working group is Joonclanna, $129.09; generation in Christ. doubts and of problems own doctrine. This is an its first since it held its Kalamunda, $40.46; our WE HAVE COURSES FOR— !I our redemption and which disconcert faith essential freedom in the first meeting in the Kelmscott., $15; Kenpresent and eter- more than they streng- ecumenical d i a logue. spring of 1967. sington. $137; LesmurLai salvation" (Session then it. When this study (a) Beginners Yi, c8). Others churches, too, Catholics on the group die, $38; • Maddington, is left to individual ini- are under obligation to $54.75; Manning, $105. ( b) The experienced amateur and include Auxiliary BishHe also tiative, it generates such t.le to quoted the a pluralism of opinions discuss, Ind indeed are op Langton Fox of Men- 18; Midland Junction, ( c) Vocational courses for the the already engaged in dis$110; Mirrabooka, $80; lt.hout faithHebrews: as to shake the faith in cussing, their doctrinal evia, David Black, the Mt. Lawley, it $78; Mt. is Possible professional of the future. imgroup's secretary, and 111,6). to please God" its subjective certainty formulations . . - . Each Jesuit Fathers John Yokine. $53.95; Munand to take away its so- Church is under obligadaring, $65; Nedlands, , POr his own part he cial authoritativeness." tion to consider the Coventry and James $140; Osborne Park, Quinn. "Faith is the moral issues forced up$109; Palmyra, $94.22; irki The group reported Queens ttl.aceable principle of on us all by new dePark, $63; L'oristianit WEST AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL that the Commisvelopments and dis- also Riverton, $53; Rockingmirce of Y. It is the Roman Catholic on sion coveries. the OF PHOTOGRAPHY ham, $73; Scarborough, charity. centre of unity.It is "The two papal state- Relations set up by $118.70; Shenton Park. It is 1°01! 309A STIRLING HWY., CLAREMONT. 6010. Archbishop $134; South Perth, $151. religion's basic reaments raise fundamen- Anglican for Ramsey of CanMichael T elephone 3-5245. The imporremedies pro- tal topics for an 09; Spearwood. $22.31; existence." posed for this crisis of tant exchange between terbury will hold its Subiaco, $225.98; SwanPlease send me free literature on your photofaith are often falla- Catholics other first meeting with the bourne, $52.94; Victoria and b graphic courses. holic Ecumenical at C OtibtS cious, he said, citing the Christians, notably the Park, $136; Willagee, attempts to: concept of a hierarchy Commission for Eng- $64.44; Wundowie. $14; urhing to ( Mr., Mrs., Miss his second • Reduce the content of truths, the primacy of land and Wales in Nov- Kellerberrin. $79.28; CI, , for calling Address the of the faith to some conscience and the exer- ember. Mandurah. $30.76; Mertt, '„.en's attention to basic propositions; twofold The group also said redin, $6.15; Norseman, cise of collegiality. 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PROGRESS IN ECUMENICAL MECKERING EARTHQUAKE APPE AL GIFTS DIALOGUE
Two Kinds Of Faith
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