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PERTH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1968.
OVLIIFLOW AT TALK BY Dr. BILLINGS
(Registered at the G.P 0 Pert:- .or transmission by poet as a Newspaper.)
Price 8c.
SURER THAN PILLS The Ovulation Method of family planning is the surest of all. More so than the contraceptive pill, and very much more so than the old 'Rhythm' method of family planning so long familiar to Catholic husbands and wives. This was the message .of Dr. John Bi llings, eminent Eastern States wecial ist in the problem, which he del ivered to audience after audience in a packed 36 hour visit to Perth at the end of last week. Public interest was so So many people wanted to hear Dr. John Billings speak on the Ovulation Method of family planning that the meeting had to be transgreat that over two hunferred from the hall of the Redemptorist Retreat House, North Perth, to the Monastery church, which was packed to capacity. dred people were unable to find seats for Dr. Billings' public lecture in the Redemptorist M onastery Retreat House, North Perth, and the whole venue was transferred to the Montypes who go in for bru- pastor of Coulsdon, near spokesman A for F urther donations tality or vindictiveness. London, and Father Archbishop C. Cowdeastery Church as being have been received at the only place capable the It would be more accu- Paul Weir, former assis- roy of Southwark said Church Office as a of -accommodating Catholic rate to describe the epis- tant at the nearby par- in fact that four priests contribution everyone. Over seven tow copal action as blunt, ish of North Cheam. PAGE TWO Mr' ards the Lord hundred people were Ma unimaginative and in yor's Appeal for the Present., including a Meckering earthquake the present atmosphere . B RITAIN'S two Catholic weekly news- inevita number of non-Cathoble." A total of $1,704.03 lics, for whom the Ovu"Anyone who has criticised latest attack papers the have been involved in the lation Method has an was received this week. It came from ClareObvious attraction. Humanae Vitae dispute bishops there vocifersmall on the by a mont, $166; Cottesloe, must now be aware that During his visit Dr. $2 ($185), Dianella, ous group of laity that has received there is a growing reBillings spoke to priests, doctors, Religious and $65; Doubleview, $50; much publicity for its campaign against vulsion among the eduFremantle, $110; Flocated moderates against the general public in a reat Park, $154; Gosextremism on both series of notable encyclica control, Paul's Pope on birth l lec- pells, $73.35; Hamilton * Are you getting the most out of wings. These moderates tures in which he out- Hill - Jandakot, $43.53; Humanae Vitae. . . . know that the only your camera? lined the results of in- Hig hgate Hill. $194; gainers from strong-arm vestigations and ex- Kenwick, $21.03; Maida Both the "Universe" and the "Catho- tactics are the well* Are you interested in processtoeriments conducted in Vale, $24.90: Maylands, meaning but misguided Melbourne over the ing your own film? last $36; Medina, $10; Mel- l ic 'Herald" objected in particular to the militants on left and ten years and more * Would you like to have consisa team of research by ville. $60; North Beach, lay group's charge that the bishops had right who would welworcome a schism for difkers from Melbourne $50; North Fremantle, tently good results? $25; Rivervale, $42; been "brutal and vindictive" in their ferent reasons . . . University, the Royal Wembley, $130: Wem* Who" is it that makes a good "The bishops have a Wonien's Hospital. Melbley Downs. $43; Pin- recent firm instructions to the clergy to right to assert their photogra aubourne, and Monash jarra. ph? $36.65; Toodyay, U accept the papal line officially and thority over priests niversity. $15.22; Convent of * Do you wont to save money — whom they consider to The conclusions to be Mercy School, Harvey, publicly or give up their ministry. be damaging the Church or possibly make some? drawn from the investi- $35; Anonymous $2. The "Universe," which at their heads by a but . . . a - softer apgations showed three Included in our total proach would in the cirbasic facts, said Dr. Bil- this week were amounts has generally supported group of laymen. We cumstances surely WE HAVE COURSES FOR have that forget never must the encyclical the from l ings. These were that Kalgoorlie. from been $332, beneficial to all." first, said: "If Humanae there have been tabu!very woman has a ( a) Beginners ,'safe" period; that the and Boulder, $101, al- Vitae was a shock com- lated no fewer than Fate Of The 55 determination of this ready handed to the ing suddenly out of the 72,000 different kinds of ( b) The experienced amateur and Lord Mayor's Fund in clear sky, it should not organised Protestant period is not difficult; Kalgoorlie. The Last controversy week and that over ( c) Vocational courses for the the fruits of an amount for $152 was have been. The sense of Christianity, enstruaLirregularity private judgment on "rebel priests- now that of shock for came because professional of the future. cycle is no put down as St. Vincent longer a years now there has faith and morals. If the the bishops have laid problem. down their ultimatum de Paul Society, this The Ovulation Meth- was meant for the Re- been so much permis- Church has as the first has concentrated siveness in so many of her marks that she is RI calls for a measure of demptorist Monastery. other directions." one as well as holy and largely on the fate of , disciPline on the part of and apostolic, the 55 who recently Catholic The Society had alilosband In the past three WEST AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL and wife. But ready sent extensive because there is a signed a letter to the it is this months, the paper condiscipline should, material and financial "Times" of London ordained centre ivinely OF PHOTOGRAPHY d declared tinued, the bishops have enhance Dr. Billings, aid to Meckering as was -dealt very patiently of unity whose rulings bluntly declaring their 309A STIRLING HWY., CLAREMONT. 6010. the quality of rela on faith and morals it is rejection of the encyclireported in the October tionship between 24 issue announcing the with dissident clergy. of the essence of Catho- cal teaching. T elephone 3-5245. ern. But in the end the bishMost of them have AernierlyWives who had appeal. ops have to meet their licism to accept." Please send me free Ilterature on your photofeared pregmanaged so far to keep The total stands now ,4 11 ,neY, With a resultant own inescapable respongraphic courses. Herald," "Catholic The out the $6,806.99. of ;11gidity at popular press The Church sibility both to the Holy ,BuLsbands,towards their Office has requested See and the faithful which has been more in- with no action as yet ( Mr., Mrs., Miss could now that those parishes who clined to support the having been taken "er into a much more their care. to committed Address s views of the dissenters, against them. In Southhave held appeals under atisfactory With them relationship this system, send their also objected to "this wark archdiocese, the Fruits Of Private In fact, he amounts Post Code.—..... ....t ype of emotive reflex ecclesiastical authorities in as soon as, Judgment could now possible so that the 4ave they . . . One can accuse are obviously reconsidAge a "honeymoon a ........... Phone No...... 'They have not de- these prelates of ering the cases of two cheque can be presented Occupation to the Lord Mayor's served to have the ad- many things, .but they recalcitrant priests, FaPAGE SIXTEEN Bur Earthquake Appeal. jective 'brutal' thrown are not exactly the ther - Kenneth Allan.
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