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PERTH, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1969.
PRIVATE Papal Flag and Message ANGLICAN left on the moon INITMTIVES 111,41 , #41,41
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A number of Anglican clergymen in Britain, in some cases with the approval of their bishops, have defied the official rejection by their Church of a union with the Methodist Church. They did so by holding services and receiving communion with Methodists in each other's churches on July 13. Sermons at these ser- has been a setback, but /ices made it clear that how much of a setback few individual bishops only time will tell. But commentators m any ind some clergy and looking on the bright Methodist ministers side reject any idea that 'lave decided to go this is the end and that ihead toward stage one all the churches are go-)f the unity plan on ing back to where they initiative were before. own their commentators Some waiting for without have welcomed the rejecofficial sanction.
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tion of the present conThe plan. approved by the Metho- Methodists, who have dists but rejected nar- come out of the affair rowly by a vote of the with enhanced dignity, Anglican convocation, in- had reluctantly agreed to volved intercommunion accept the Anglican epiand mutual recognition scopal system and also of ministries through a the mutual recognition Service of Reconcilia- of ministries, but these had obstacles tion.. Objections, princi- major pally to the latter, by the been bitterly opposed by strong Anglo - Catholic strong minorities. This was a first well scetion of the Church of which England was a major meant attempt swung the has produced much that factor „•. Anglican vote below the friendship and underPhoto by Courtesy West Australian" necessary 75% required standing. A second effort may have much more for approval. chance of success in a BISHOP TOO few years' time. Anglican Bishop William Greer of Manchester said in a statement read in his cathedral on July 13 that he will be We have been re"very happy to give perby the Aposquested ask who mission to those tolic Delegation, Sydit for baptized Methoney. to express the dists of good standing in Pope Paul sent to the U.S. government a parchment containing the Latin text of Psalm 8 and a their own church to re- feelings of gratitude and pleasure of Pope ceive Communion in the dedicatory inscription which he penned with his own hand at the end of the psalm. Paul VI for the very Church of England." He letters and mes- s many The dedicatory inscription of Pope Paul read: obsaid he also saw no sages of loyalty and jection to any Anglican FOR THE GLORY OF THE NAME OF GOD, WHO GIVES ernment to witness the launching of Apollo 11. He had pre- of good standing receiv- devotion which he has received from AustraMEN SUCH POWER, viously attended the launching of Apollo 8 on December 21, ing Communion in a lian Catholics during Methodist church. 1968. WE PRAY AND WISH WELL FOR THIS WONDROUS the past month. Since a that Indications they are too many to ENDEAVOUR. "rebel" group within the be answered indivi8 PSALM Church of England is POPE PAUL VI—A.D. 1969 dually he wishes that shaping up over the mer0 Lord, our Lord, how glorious is your name over all the gratitude be exhis T he Pope asked Archbishop Luigi Raimondi, Apostol ic. ger issue were strengthearth! pressed through the ened by the report that You have exalted your majesty above the heavens. Delegate in the United States, to present the document to Catholic Press of AusAnglican clergymen deOut of the mouths of babes and sucklings you have fashioned tralia. Dr. Thomas 0. Paine, administrator of the National Aerotermined to go ahead praise, ".„. , .."‘Pw4P.ININIVMANNINIKINAP4.4.4.41 . nautics and Space Administration. It was subsequently with the unity project because of your foes, to silence the hostile and the vengeful. Photographed in miniature and placed, together with other are setting up campaign When we behold the heavens, the work of your fingers, the R EQUIEM MASS headquarters in London. messages similarly place— in set stars you the which and moon photographed, in a specially prepared A Requiem Mass for gathIf the movement What is man that you should be mindful of him, or the son c apsule to be carried aloft by the astronauts and left on the momnetum, it the late Father H. A. any ers of man that you should care for him? lunar could cause complica- Lalor, SJ, will be celesurface. You have made him little less than the angels, and crowned and embarrass- brated at the Convent of tions A small papal flag was among many other flags also taken him with glory and honour. Shepherd, Good ment for both churches. the You have given him rule over the works of your hands, to the moon. The Anglican rejection Leederville, on Saturday, putting all things under his feet: all sheep and the birds of unity with the Metho- August 2, at 10 a.m. D The gesture of the Pope, a spokesman at the Apostolic of the air, the fishes of the sea, and whatever swims Relatives, friends and dists has caused intense members of the the paths of the seas. former isappointment. .elegalion here explained, is intended to stress the spiritual d 0 Lord, our Lord, how glorious is your name over all the significance of the As it is, everybody ap- Catholic Girls Movement history-making space mission. earth. pears to feel that the re- are especially invited to A rchbishop Raimondi was invited as a guest of the govsult, although expected, be present.
Stage one, which was troversial
A DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION WRITTEN PERSONALLY BY POPE PAUL VI AND A SMALL PAPAL FLAG WERE AMONG ITEMS THE ASTRONAUTS OF APOLLO 11 TOOK WITH THEM AND LEFT ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON AFTER THEIR MEMORABLE MOONWALK ON JULY 21.
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