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No. 3422.
PERTH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1969.
(Registered at the G.P.O., Perth, for
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DIVORCE BY CONSENT BILL PASSED IN GREAT BRITAIN
Innocent wives divorced without their consent and children will be the rincipal victims of a bill allowing divorce by consent. p
The bill was approved thought difficulties were The deliberate delay in by a half-empty House of unnecessarily being put its coming into force— Commons last month in the path of Catholics New Year's Day, 1971— and needs only the and others who believe was put in the bill to Queen's signature to be- in the indissolubility of allow for such supplemarriage. come law. mentary legislation to be "As the wording stood, completed in the meanEven the "Guardian", the most liberal of Bri- it gave them a loophole time. There is no guarantee tain's serious daily news- but with the word 'conthat the present parliapapers, criticised the fin- sent' it does not." A second amendment ment, now nearing a ancial arrangements for election, such wives and children, allowing one side suc- general will to oppose exist long enough to arcalling them "the totally cessfully divorce after five years if range such safeguards. innocent bystanders." grave financial or other The Divorce Reform hardship would result Bill has been opposed all was also approved. along by Catholics and From The bill, like other others. Its opponents JOHN GREAVES specific permissive legis- have called it the "CasSir Edmund describes a hazardous moment in the ascent of Everest, when the rope of the Sherpa guide in lation produced during anova's Charter". The slipped,then caught again on a ledge of ice and all was well. He is here addressing the assembly at 'Iona' LONDON the present Parliament, press, however, generally Presentation College. From left: Mrs. Kitching, Mothr-General Albeus, Sir Edmund, Mother Carmel, head r eceived the approving has looked on it with apteacher at 'Iona', and Mother Bernard, Provincial of the Presentation Sisters in WA. The bill makes "the blessing of the Labour proval, as has the liberal mass of influence of irretrievable breakdown party government. The Labour govern- Britain generally. of marriage" the sole Abse's comment was: ground for divorce in- ment was not responstead of any of the old sible for it in itself. it 'Although there may be by Susannah Carr conditions of marital was a private bill—that thousands of divorces offence: adultery, deser- is a non-government--- after January 1, 1971. He left reluctantly but not before listening to the Iona, College anthem and a song---'My Prayer for You' tion, cruelty, perversion, introduced by a Labour there will be tens of non - consummation or party member. Leo Abse, thousands of long over- —which, said Head Prefect Kerry-Ellen de Gruchy, w as a special prayer for him. and was voted on freely due marriages helping to madness. In both the Commons stabilize the families of Sir Edmund Hillary, In general, it allows and the House of Lords Brita in." known throughout the divorce by consent of without regard to party. world for his wonderful both sides after two teat in 1953, will be reBut the government. years' separation and membered by all the studivorce after five years' which can shelve any dents of 'Iona' for his separation—even if one such privately proposed visit l in 1969. egislation wishes it on partner objects. Persons who thought the second Bishops' Synod the excuse of more would solve concrete and topical problems in the And, as he himself During the final brief urgent other business. Pope Paul VI has ask- hoped, they debate, a last-minute am- allowed would relish Church have been disappointed, Bernard Cardinal parliamentary ed Catholics to think Alfrink of Utrecht said recently. the idea of meeting him endment was approved time for this bill to be about communion among again . . . allowing divorce after debated at sometime. There were many in — length. the faithful as one of two years when both The Australian Educathe Netherlands, he said,i D the most I ts significant sponsors were conin I Parties "consent, instead tion Council, which inMOON MEN who expected the synod' cepts to such arise a hurry from to push it the of the original phrasing, cludes the CommonWithin two weeks, to try to solve such probWhich said when the through—perhaps in fear second Bishop's Synod. wealth Minister of Edulems as the status of Pope of Paul, Perth a growing speaking has seen public to the arcamOther party "did not cation and Science and paign against it—that his first general audi- rival of the first man on priests and the celibacy Object". the State Ministers of tight legal safeguards re- ence since the close of the moon, Neil Arm- issue. These were never Education, is conducting Dr. Hugh Gray, a non- garding the discussed officially. the synod, strong, said: and the first man economic "It a survey into the physiCatholic member of the rights of divorced wives means more than a com- to climb Mt. Everest, Sir A person's judgment A suggestion that the cal needs of State eduHouse, on whether the synod opposed this and separated children munity, which has a so- Edmund Hillary. without was a success or a fail- Baptist Union of Scot- cation departments for success. He were not included. cial exterior; it means But the two visits ure depended on what he land should withdraw the next five years. more than an assembly; from the Scottish CounThe Catholic Schools more than society, more could not have been had expected it to do. cil of Churches because of WA. have been invitmore different. Armthan family and more of the admission of Ro- ed to conduct their own R ATIFIED than any form of human strong and fellow-Ameriman Catholic observers survey of needs. can astronauts Michael solidarity or collectiv The Cardinal said it was defeated by 320 votCollins and Buzz Aldrin ity. This project, which was important to under- es to 153 the at were union's given a rousing wel"It means the Church will involve all Catholic stand that the collegiality centenary assembly in —that is, humanity ani- come while Hillary slip- of the Pope and the bishschools in W.A., has now Edinburgh. mated by an interior ped in quite unnoticed. begun at the Catholic ops was reconfirmed, A further amendment principle. This principle and that this was import- that Baptist membership EducPtion Office. UNIQUE is not only sentimental ant in the light of the in the council The survey, which may should or ideal or cultural, but 'Iona' College was the document on the subject cease if Roman 'Catholics affect future patterns of is mystic and real, ani- only school in Western that was presented to the State aid. must be commated, that is by the viv Australia to have the synod, which had a pre- were eventually admitted pleted by early next rewas members full as ifying Spirit — the spirit privilege of meeting this conciliar spirit. year. votes to 211 jected by of Christ, by His grace great man and to listen John Donovan 197. and His charity. OPTIMISTIC to his words of wisdom. Rev. William Glyn MorOTHER PAGES He said the synod gave gan of New Cumnock. Page a new content to the who proposed the withHUNGARIAN DISCUSSION idea of collegiality, church his said drawal, addWomen's Page 13 He packed the whole CATHOLICS ing that collaboration no malice, bitterness TO CELEBRATE school hall and answered with the new secretariat had R.P.H. Presentation 19 or hatred against Cathoquestions fired at him for of the synod was of the lics. The Catholic Church at least 30 minutes. Political Forum He greatest importance. in Hungary will celebrate took it all in his that contended He stride the millennium of Chris- and his manner revealed "I don't want to be Catholics did things that Sports unscriptianity in 1972. pessimistic actually and, to some were him as a quiet, courteous, Juniors A special commission, thoughtful man — far extent, I would like to tural, and there was a appointed by Hungarian from the adventurous be optimistic, although danger Baptists may Without Apology . 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