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PERTH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1971.
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British Bishops In Protest On Arms Sales London: The proposed sale of arms by Britain to South Africa was condemned by the English and Welsh bishops' commitee on race relations.
T he statement of the mittee on race relations stressing was set by Cardinal c ommittee, that it reflects only the Heenan in October, 1970, co-ordinate the opinions of the com- to mittee itself, recommen- Church's work for immided that the bishops grants—many of whom "give urgent considera- are West Inclians and tion to this question." Asians.
Pope Says Mass For Brother
POPE PAUL VI celebrated a Requiem Mass for It followed the recent his younger brother, Dr. Francesco Montini, in resignation of two comthe papal private chapel only a few hours after mittee members when received news of his brother's death at Brescia, he Heenan. Cardinal John Italy. of Westminster, refused From left: Father Ricardo Lombardi, Si., Sister Anita Wenden, MM., FathEr to permit a statement to Dr. Montini, 70 ,died Letters of condolence Luis Dolan, C P., and Father Russell Hardiman at the seminar on Christian renewal committing be issued on January 8 of a heart began coming in from at Trinity College, Perth ' See Page 3 for full story.) the Catholic bishops to attack after finishing a various embassies to the arms pposition the to o day's work at the medi- Holy See and from ItalCLOSE sale. cal laboratory of the Fate ian heads of state. The draft LONDON---A conRELAT Catholic IONSHIP Several stitution for a national Bene Fratelli Hospital in Pope had last seen his groups, including Pax A MUST brother Brescia. on December 8, Christi, a Catholic peace organisation of the 8,000 He was one of three when Francesco visited The Catholic Church priests in England and movement, and the CathMontini brothers and him at the Vatican. may not feel this is the Wales calls for an annual olic Institute for Interthe only one to remain time to seek membership national Relations, have clergy conference. R USSIAN in the family hometown. in the World Council of Participating in the AUSTRALIAN MEN over 35 -married and single the arms denounced Churches, but the Church W RITER'S conference would be The other brother, Ludare now able to become permanent deacons sales proposal. should co-operate with without having to become priests. four elected delegates ovico, 74 lives in Rome. PRAY ER Pope Paul heard the GRAVE CONCERN representing the WCC, the secretary different This was announced this week at the AustralNOBEL Prize winner of the Vatican SecretarIn late 1970. Britain's age groups of priests news of his brother's Bishops Conference at St. Paul s Seminary, ian late 1970. evening the death in Alexander I. SolCatholic Renewal Move- from each of the 19 dioiat for Promoting Christhe Soviet tian Unity, said recently. Sydney. ment, an unofficial group ceses, plus three milit- and celebrated Mass a zhenitsyn. writer, has written a In that seeks changes in ary chaplains, two sem- few hours later. an article in These permanent deac- priestly ministry in AusMontini died with his prayer. many Church structures. inary priests and a uniL'Osservatore Romans, ons would be allowed to tralia. wife at his bedside. He The prayer published Father Jerome Hamer expressed regret that the versity chaplain. weddings, Tlus will draw togethofficiate at English and Welsh bishThe draft constitution had returned home from in the French Catholic said the secretariat was funerals. baptisms and er the work of the last clinic the remarked and magazine Informations ops had "failed to give was drawn up and circustudying the best means also distribute Holy five years all over the a lead" on the arms sales lated by a working com- that he was not feeling ( atholiques Inteniation- of such co-operation with Communion and preach. world to promote the requestion, which it called mittee of bishops and well. He had been upset alis, starts: all the calm and seriousUntil now, the diacon- newal of seminary eduthat day hear to that a "How easy it is for ness necessary. "a matter of grave con- priests. ate was the training cation with a view to the me to live with you. 0 cern." According to the pro- close associate had died. He pointed out that ground for prospective future needs of the He went bed to and died Lord! posed constitution, "the the question was under Church. CONSIDER IT DEEPLY object "How easy it is for study by a joint WCG priests only. of the national three hours later. Vatican has apThe It is expected that the The family immediateme to believe in you-" Catholic commission. Earlier, the bishops' conference of priests is proved a training pro- "National Basic Projustice and peace com- to provide an opportun- ly telephoned the Pope. Solzhenitsyn's win was He said that although gramme for permanent gramme" will make prowho was working in his criticised by the Soviet it was up to the WCC to mission urged Catholics ity Lir members of the deacons, and this will in- vision for local varia"to give deep considera- clergy elected by their private office. He then press. It described the decide whether to accept clude studies in Scrip tions and also encourage to his private move by the Swedish a candidate tion to this matter in brethren to discuss the went church, "it ture, Theology, Church collaboration between Christian conscience and life and ministry of the chapel to pray alone. The Academy as "political." always remains for the Law and the Liturgy. seminaries, co-operation to represent their con- priest in England and next morning he offered He had been expelled Catholic Church to dewith seminaries of other MEETING clusions to members of Wales and to make re- his daily Mass for his from the Soviet Writers' cide whether it is expeddenominations, and closParliament." brother. Meanwhile meeting a Union in 1969. commendations to the ient or not" to seek memThe eight-member corn- bishops' conference." of key significance is to er links with universit . • bcrship. be held in Sydney at St. In accordance with :. "In any case, it is not John's College. Univer- cent directives from tt,e o ir collaboration with sity of Sydney, on Janu- Holy See implement. tale world council that is ary the decisions of the Vati25-29. in question in the under- Priests from the staffs can Council. taken study. —This study of all the diocesan semFOOTNOTE: There are aims only at finding what 'naries of Australia, and 35 bishops at the Confforms this collaboration observers from Papua ence. Two bishops a can best take in the and New Zealand. as well one substitute will DOM MATTHEW KELLY, OSB, monk of the future, with respect to a as most of the seminar- elected to iepresent AusBenedictine Abbey, New Norcia, will receive his full identity proper to ies for Religious Orders, tralia at Lie World Synod Priestly ordination at the hands of Bishop the Catholic Church and will meet with the Bish- of Bishops' scheduled Francis Carroll, DD, to assure that she can ops' Commission for for Rome on September DCL, of Wagga Wagga, NSW. on Saturserve In the best manner Seminaries to start work 30. day, January 23. the cause of unity of all on A basic programme Patrick Kelly was born on April 4, 1916, in The conference ends toCanChristians." of education for the morrow (Friday). niain, NSW, which alsd produced Bishop Carroll himself as one of its noteworthy sons. ENROL NOW FOR Educated at St. Pat-, obtained in the meanrick's Christian Brothers time at the University CATECHISTS' of College, Goulburn, Pat- W.A., he re-entered the SCHOOL THE VATICAN press office said there was no rick earned his livelihood monastery of New NorEnrolments for as a truth the to reports that the Church's central adminbutcher when World cia in 1966, taking Mat1971 term of the Cate- istration here had authorised bishops in the War II broke out. thew as his religious chist School may be United States and Canada to experiment with new Enlisting in name, and continued his the made now at the Catho- forms of granting absolution R.A.AF., he for sins. trained as a member studies for the priestlic Education Office, 77 Of air -crew in Canada, hood after completing his CARDINAL Sir Norman Gilroy, Archbishop of St. George's Terrace, Federico Alossandrini. that some of the worlds and Was novitiate. chief of the Vath-:-In bishops may have asked Sydney, has been named Australian of the Year— Perth. England, later posted to His father died in 1968 much to where he took The school will begin press office, said variw_ls for permission to implehis surprise. up duties as a navigator, but his elderly mother, departments ment this power in sudThe announcement was made last week by the at Mercedes, Victoria Vatican s ing some active ser- now living in the Sydney Square, on Monday, Feb- were reviewing a war- den disaster, or where chairman vice over of the Australia's Day Council, Sir Nor- ruary 8, Suburb of Gladesville, Europe. time permission of Pope priests are unexpectedly at 7.30 p.m. man Martin, in Melbourne. Back in civilian life will have the privilege of Pius XII for possible ex- i ncapi tated, Courses will availbe as after Cardinal Gilroy, who turns 75 this week and who seeing her son ordained, the war, able in Lower Primary, tension of general abso- through illness. ,exPerience in he gained and attend his first Mass has offered his resignation in compliance with Pope Middle Primary, Upper lution into missionary the Lands in the Gladesville parish Paul's suggestion that prelates 75 and over should Primary, Secondary, Sac- lands. "ePartment in N.S.W. as church. Allessandrini denied a sworn resign, said in surprise: red Doctrine, Spiritual- In 1944 instruction emthat any directive was branching valuer, later On his return to New "Good gracious me, I don't know why I was ity and Liturgy for all powered military chapout into busiin the hands of the ness nn his own as a real Norcia, Father Matthew, chosen." groups, a course in relilains to bsolve soldiers world's estate bishops, as after completing his education Knighted by the Queen in 1968. Cardinal Gilroy's gious for in danger of death and some of the reports had agent. course of theological stu- greatest Ris initial adults and a course for perm itted triumph was the hosting of Pope Paul's missionary said. He also stated entry into dies, will take up assignthe m parents if a sufficient priests to grant general that the Vatican had Norciaonastery of New ments connected with the four-day visit to Sydney (see above). absolution if people raven no permission to was terminated pastoral and educational He told the national paper, The Australian, that number is interested. by Those who wish to enwould be denied the Sac- North American bishops serious ed With ill-health. Arm- apostolate of the Abbey he had his retirement plans well marked out. rol at Catechists must raments for a ionm time. to experiment the degree of and Diocese of New Norwith an "I'll just give up all official duties and go to have B the approval of a achelor of Vatican circles do not e ntirely new order of Economics, cia. live in the retired priests' home at dwick " priest, discount the possibility r onFession
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CARDINAL GILROY - MAN OF THE YEAR