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No 3417.
PERTH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1969.
Pope Says: Church can't Be Invented
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ONE PEOPLE OF GOD
In efforts to modernize and update the Church, one cannot invent a new Church according to one's own opinion or personal tastes, Pope Paul VI told a general audience recently. During his first audience in St. Peter's Basi l ica his return from his summer home at Castelince s gandolfo, Pope Paul stressed the necessity for f aithfulness to the Church. He noted: "Life chan- and schemes invented by ges today in such a radi- these new and often imcal manner that it is not provised teachers." Among the dangers possible to keep to the forms which fashioned it was "presumptuous or negative criticism, isoyesterday. It is right. "We cannot—we must lated from the global not—remain bound to vision of reality or from the past . . . We would the total consideration of say more. We ourselves the living truth of the must promote progress Church or even from the at all levels and speed up historical sense with developments which pro- which certain of its (igious modern civiliza- aspects must be assestion offers man so that sed . . ." he may be more man and A DANGER that all may enjoy the "Many say that, in benefits of a better speaking today of the world. "This rush forward Church, they are inspired does not authorize us to by a prophetic breath deviate from the right and assert things that direction which past tra- are risky, and, at times, dition marked for our inadmissible, referring to the Holy Spirit as if the progress." Divine Paraclete were in A frican and European children point a lesson for their elders as they mingle happily and freely at the altar where Pope Paul gave them T RADITION any case at their dis- Holy Communion during his visit to Uganda. This meant that there posal. "Unfortunately, they was something in tradition to which we must do this at times with the be faithful if we did not tacit intention of setting want to be degenerate themselves free from the Church's teaching authand unhappy. T he Bishop of Geraldton, Most Rev. F. X. "Identification of this ority, which still enjoys 'something' constitutes the assisatnce of the Thomas, D.D., B.A., Dip.Ed., announced the one of the most delicate Holy Spirit." following appointments this week: and complex problems of Lastly, there was also Monsignor 0. O'Connor Parish Priest of the innovating process of another form of faithfulCarnarvon in succession to the late Venerable the modern Church. It is ness due the Church, the A rchdeacon McKay, Rev. Father M. Moffatt to a twofold problem: What faithfulness of love. Despite vigorous protests and a last-minute appeal to gov- be Parish Priest of Northampton. to retain of the old and This, he said, did not What to introduce of the mean "passive adhesion" ernment officials, Bishop John Jobst, S.A.C., of Broome, has new." out of inertia or spiritual been unable to prevent the desecration of ground sacred to This would lead to laziness or for fear of necessity for a faithful- losing the esteem of Aborigines in the North West. ness to the Church, others. A large herd of cattle was driven over the area. "founded on the authorCHURCH MOTHER ized and responsible asThe Aborigines be- Normally only tribal iniRather, he said, "love lieve that if a sacred tiates are allowed to see sessment of the constitutive or historically ac- does not disguise the s tone on the site is it. quired and not arbitrar- faults and needs that a ther with tampered ORDERED OFF 1137 alienable elements of filial eye can discover Seminarians of the creator the with link the Church in Church. The bishop visited the Westminster archdiocese the insti- even in Mother broken. t,u,ional as spirit will be cattle-raiser concerned will conduct a 40-hour well as in the Indeed, the more one noctrinal fi notes them the more he and asked him to use fast in Trafalgar Square eld." an within The site is The Pope stressed that observes them, the more another route, but he from Oct. 24 to 26 to reserve. boriginal A the assessment must not he suffers and the more About a third of the was ordered off the climax the "Focus on remedies. 'be either hasty or Famine" arbit- he thinks of campaign are ranch. there borigines rary!, "But it is a clear eye, a A John Donovan After conferring with against poverty. Christians. the tribal leaders again, "One cannot invent a loving eye, which wants The project is supportOne missionary said Bishop Jobst sent a teleOeliv Church according to above all the good of the over gram to the Minister of ed by the Catholic bishone's own opinion or per- Church. Is there perhaps that driving cattle nothing good left in the the sacred ground was Native Welfare asking ops Commission for Jussonal taste," he said. Church . . . Do not the like desecrating a Chris- him to withdraw the per- tice and Peace and the brothers who are still tian church, and that mit allowing the drovers i nter - denominational TODAY the to cross the sacred Christian Aid. with separated from us often t ampering "It is rare today admire and envy all the sacred stone would have ground 3' the Aborigines' that therenotare There will be telephone persons, which the been similar to a sacri- reserve. links even good and religious treasures with similar events Roman Catholic Church legious act toward the When this was not in North America. Persons, the young espe- possesses and defends? Blessed Sacrament. done he flew to Perth ciallY, who believe they Lester Pearson, in Tor"Does not its tradition Before the cattle drive, and appealed to the are in a position to de- —today the most slanonto, and the Anglican Minister person, in trinon-Christian but three nounce the entire histori"Cars have been my life for a long time. dered aspect of our bal leaders, Nagamura, the permit was not with- Bishop, Trevor Hudlescal past of the My 17 years experience in all phases of the Church, ton, of Stepney, London, Church—shine through Jacamara Par and Jimi drawn. motor business means I can give you the right ticularly that of the great men and great Chiirch Bishop Jobst respects will be among those takafter the Council works? Does it not give Djaindjanu, approached sort of advice about buying a good quality ing part.. Oi Trent, a Christian Aboriginal strongly the traditions as unauthentic, used car at the price you want to pay. us, down to this day, ex- mission worker, Albert and way of life of the unsolete Others include Maland by now not amples of wisdom and of Phone me on 61 6736, or call and see me valid for Kelly, and told him they Aborigines, and has said colm Muggeridge, noted our times. personally." sanctity? Aborigines wanted should to see Bishop that j ournalist and broad"In terms by now con"To love the Church- Jobst. integrated the into be caster. vential but also extreme- This is today's need. This community Bishop Jobst flew out Australian superficial and inexact, is our duty. Criticisms Rice-and-water meals from Broome to confer and not assimilated. 'neY declare usefully with "I don't say assimilate. will be served by nuns them. They told him allY that an emphati- and reforms are e epoch h is possible on condition drovers were eiosed, about to I don't like that word," from the Far East at the preconciliar, juri- that they are promoted Integration Square on the next day. said. drive cattle through the he dical, au the thoritarian, etc.), by true love. To love it, sacred ground and asked means Aborigines should USED CAR The events will end other beginning of an- as Christ loved and for him to try to prevent it. be allowed to keep their (free, adult, pro- the reason He loved it SPECIALISTS with a joint service in traditions of way and P2letiC, etc.), to be the in- and sacrificed Himself Bishop Anglican Jobst was life, church and the key to inteof 495 Albany Highway, Victoria Park Tel: 61 6736 -liglirated at once in ac- for it, and, as a result, taken to the site and gration, he feels, is edu- St. Martin's-in-the-Fields torciance with John Donovan Peter Atkinson Earl Asquith criteria our sacrifice." shown the sacred stone. cation. opposite the square.
BISHOP'S PLEA FOR ABORIGINAL SACRED GROUND IGNORED
NEW APPOINTMENTS
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