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No. 3387. PERTH, THURSDAY. MARCH 6. 1969.
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WHEN the priests of the Archdiocese of Perth voted recently on who should represent them on the newly formed Presbyteral Council—or Priests' Senate-- they were implementing the second stage of a process which started in the Second Vatican Council. That Vatican II was a visors on parochial mat"Pastoral Council" be- ters ranging over a wide came more and more field from the adminievident as it progressed. *ration of the SacraIt's accent was on the ments to parish bouncare of souls and conse- daries, finance and the quently on the office of provision of schools. Bishops as pastors, and The new Council, conthe priests as sharers in f this office, united with sisting of elected priests, member s, him by their ordination. ex-officio by the This was a theme taken nominations up with vigour by His Archbishop and repreGrace the Archbishop in sentatives of religious the homily at his en- orders, is Bishop M. Mcthronement at the end of Keon, V.G., and Monsignor P. Quinn, V.G. - last year. ( ex-officio), Monsignor The first step in ensur- E. Sullivan, Monsignor ing that the clergy J. Murphy, Fathers J. V. should be, in the Arch- O'Sullivan, P. Carmody, bishop's words, "vitally R. Healy,A Morahan, M. important auxiliaries of Toop, W. Foley, B. every episcopal effort," Whitely, J. Nestor, B. was to invite them to Hickey, M. Keating elect a Vicar General. (elected), Dean W. Their choice was MonBrowne, Fathers J. signor P. Quinn, who O'Brien and P. Ahern with Bishop M. McKeon, ( Archbishop's appointalso appointed a Vicar ments), Fathers E. J. %era], now ranks as A fter the Holy Spirit Institute of Sister Formation was opened last Thursday evening, His Grace the Archbishop met members of the faculty S.J., K. and management committee. Pictured the second official of the Stormon, with his Grace are from left to right ( back row : Father J. Russell, Father P. Cunningham, Sister O'Brien, C.SS.R., J. M. Concepts, Sister M. Cecilia, Sister Batholomew, Archtocese. Father K. O'Brien, C.Ss.R., Father M. Keating. ( Front row): Father T. 0 Reilly, C.M., O'Brien, 0.F.M., and C. The Presbyteral Coun- Ross, O.S.M. (elected by Monsignor J. Murphy, His Grace, Bishop M. McKeon, Monsignor P. °Jinn. ( SEE STORY PAGE -.) cilor Senate of Priests, Religious priests). is the second stage, for the priests elected to it The third stage, the Will serve for two years formation of a Pastoral as the Archbishop's ad- Council, is yet to come. HOME
Christmas stays put on Superior meets Archbishop December 25 in Britain
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General of the Jesuits arrived in Perth from Singapore last Saturday. Petilr'o 'd . a courtesy call on His Grace the Archbishop shortly after his arrival. Father '‘rruPe is visiting the inf Australian Province of the Jesuits in order to gain first le about the work in Australia, and to preside at a Pan-Asian conernce °rrnation of %rem the Jesuits. While in Perth, Father Arrupe visited St. Louis' School, He left07, and held meetings with the Jesuits at St. Thomas More College, Crawley. rctr ck Adelaide by air on Sunday, March 2. Pictured above are Bishop M. ( left), His Grace, the Archbishop, and Father Arrupe (right).
The British governPressure for a movment has turned down a able Christmas arose this past year when proposal that it should Christmas fell on a Wedconsider the idea of a nesday. This resulted in movable Christmas on fact in much of the industrial and commercial the last Sunday in De- life of the country being cember. at a standstill for the whole of Christmas James Callaghan, Home week. Secretary, who would be the minister responsible 'Lords Spiritual' for any such move, was asked in the House of An amendment has Commons "in view of been proposed to the the difficulties arising House of Lords Reform out of Christmas being Bill to provide seats for celebrated in mid-week" Catholic bishops or to consult the churches clergy in Parliament's interested upper body. and other bodies on the possibility The amendment was of Christmas Day always being celebrated on this introduced by Norman last Sunday. St. John-Stevas, a Catholic, and supported by Sir Callaghan replied: "I Cyril Black, a Baptist, have no reason to be- and Peter Mills, an Anlieve that there is any glican. widespread opinion in The amendment would favour of a change of the traditional date." grant an additional 16 "Lords Spiritual" apart Past from the Anglicans. Eight of these would be Experience for Catholics and eight Told by a member, for other denominations. Gresham Cooke, that the All would be selected by idea had considerable the Prime Minister after support and that the consultation with church churches had no theo- authorities. logical objection, Callaghan said: "I could not St. John-Stevas has alencourage any thought so proposed another that we will embark on amendment that would the existing this. Experience of at- remove tempting to get a fixed doubt as to whether a Easter must make any- Catholic can hold the one chary of attempting office of Lord Chancelthis one."
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