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PERTH, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1971 .
Members of Churches need courage, Pope says
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V ATICAN CITY (NC).—Members of a Church with difficulties need courage "in this eset b difficult hour," Pope Paul VI told the Italian Bishops' Conference. The Pope also ap- bishops and the ACLI, proved the Italian bish- the Pope said he regardops' severing connec- ed "with regret" the retions with a 700,000- cent move into the politimember Catholic work- cal arena of the ACLI and the abandonment of ers group last May.
its original mandate. Papal comment on the The Italian bishops leftist tendencies of the Just a cross section of more than 500 parishioners who turned out for the opening and blessing of their new Our Lady of Grace Church Christian Association of had withdrawn their ofin North Beach last Sunday. They saw many years of hard work ear fruit. See Pages 8,9 and 15 for more on this church, a welcome Italian Workers (ACLI) ficial approval of the addition to the fast growing suburb of North Beach. which the Pope had ACLI on May 8, allegedly helped found in the late because the association 1940s as an answer to had advocated active cocommunist roads in lab- operation with Marxist our, was unexpected be- politicians and labour cause the press release leaders and had adopted of the bishops' meeting Marxist-sounding terminPOPE PAUL VI will issue an Apostolic Exhortation on the renewal of a free, total and irrevers- wide the good news of did not allude to the con- ology. ible giving to Christ of Christ the Saviour. troversy between the t he Religious Life in accordance with the teaching of the Second Vatican that capacity to love, the bishops and the associaThey are living witnesChristian need to possess and that Council. It will be released today. tion. ses of the love of the freedom to regulate one's principles Lord. For the second year in The Exhortation, which the most generous-heart- necessary discernment own life which is so preHowever, both Pope comes five years after ed endeavour are expos- for safeguarding a row, laymen priests or at- cious for a person. It is and certain experts were Paul and the bishops' the Council, takes into ed. taining what is essential a living sign in the midst in attendance at the conference spoke of the account the necessary He expresses once through the changes that of the People of God. bishops' meeting. need for an apostolate distinction expressly more his esteem and af- must be made and Pope Paul also looks at among the workers to made by the Decree Per- fection for the religious through the search for four sections — forms of render an "intense relig- fectio Caritatis, between life. He recalls the re- new forms with the apTempestuous the religious life, essenious, moral and formaReligious Institutes in sponsibility of bishops proval of the Church. The main point of tial commitments, life discussion at the six- tive assistance to all the strict sense and So- and priests in its regard of style, rest oration THE APOSTOLIC DeleA foreword recalls the spiritual strength. cieties of Common Life and he asks the laity day meeting was the workers." Council's teaching: the gate to Australia and preparation of these reand Secular to Institutes understand what a Meanwhile, the vice The Holy Father in- vpluable stimulus is of- religious life is the pro- In his Concluding Ap- Papua-New Guinea, the lated to the ministerial president of ACLI, Mario priesthood and justice Fortunato, stated public- tends, by this Exhorta- fered to them by the ex- fession of the evangelical peal, he urges all relig- Most Rev. Archbishop within the ious to undertak.e an au- Gino Paro, will arrive in in the world, the two ly that the association tion, to encourage relig- ample of religious for counsels Perth for a 12-day stay principal topics on the would continue to act on ious in their efforts for their own progress to- Church. The Church re- thentic renewal. tomorrow, Friday. cognises and authentiagenda of this fall's ses- the basis of Christian authentic renewal, at the wards holiness. He tells them the task sion of the world Synod principles despite disav- same time putting them Pope Paul then declar- cates this stable form of is a sublime one, in pro- He wants to meet as life. of Bishops in Rome. owal by the Italian on their guard against es his intention to assist portion to its difficulty, many clergy, Religious the deviations to which religious to exercise the It is distinguished by for their evangelical wit- and lay people while he The bishops confined bishops. their discussion of the ness is more necessary is here. See Page 3 for clergy and justice to the than ever in the world of his tour programme. See Only ambition Italian scene. Specifics t oday in order to spread also editorial on Page 4. The Pope told a crowd of their recommendations were not released, at St. Peter's Square but presumably will be that after eight years as voiced by the four Italian head of the Church, the delegates to the synod. Second Vatican Council
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Government can do more for refugees says Archbishop Gleeson
.Pope Paul told the acterises our pontificbishops his only task ate's principal feat.tluring their brief aud- ures." ience was to offer them "From every part of encouragement. ADELAIDE, Australia (NC).—Archbishop John W. Gleeson of Adelaide the world messages of "This is the command congratulation are reach- has urged the Australian Government to do much more than it has for of Christ to Peter and ing us for the anniver- relief of East Pakistani refugees in India and to grant tax deductibility for it is our specific function sary of our election to made to the worldwide appeal for refugee aid. as well: take courage!" the chair of St. Peter. donations the Pope said. Even if we prefer to In a letter to Prime ing details of the crisis, sources of the voluntary He added: "Also you, keep silent about ourself, Minister William McMa- and I am sure your own bodies," he said. as every member of the we cannot silence our hon ,Archbishop Gleeson, information would conThe tax deductibility, toward all chairman of the advisory firm our reports." Church of God today, gratitude he said, would encourage have need of this the public and business pas- those who are expressing committee of Australian The Archbishop expres- groups "in making a toral encouragement. We their good intentions to- Catholic Relief, said the sed pleasure over a re worthy are .passing through response this ward our office on this response of the Australdifficult hour . . . it is a anniversary, and espec- ian Government to the cent Government contri to a general appeal for for the tempestuous ially toward those who needs of East Pakistani bution of $500,000 our brothers and sisters hour." buttress it with their refugees was "most dis- refugees but added he in such dire distress." had been hopeful the prayers. appointing." R egret Donations government "would give The Pope said it was "We hope these prayeven a larger amount." M EANWHILE, the C oncern sUPerfluous for him to ers will obtain for us the tell the bishops, teach- grace of responding to The Archbishop said Church Office here has He told the Prime Miners of the the ACR had already do- received more than $6.800 writletter was ister his Christian life, the vocation of love that for the relief effort in In"how and where to gain the resurrected Christ ten to express "the con- nated $30.000 of its emer- dia. that Donations should be courage." He recall- addressed three times to cern we are all feeling gency funds in the Pakissent to the Office, Victorand it hoped the tani crisis response of Simon Peter, and of ful- about the magnitude of ia Square. Christ to the the disaster now taking to contribute more. disciples unworthily as filling less their Austcare, which is coboat was being the pastoral mandate place among the refubuffeted: ordinating the relief ef"You of little entrusted to us for gees from East Pakistan Distress faith, forts in Australia, is also into Inhave fled why who are entire flock. you Christ's afraid?" "We look to our Gov- a ccepting donations, dia." ernment to give help on which will go in,o buy"This is our only and Speaking of the con- supreme personal ambi"My brother bishops in the scale required and ing food and medical suptroversy between India have given harrow- which is beyond the re- plies for the refugees. the tion."
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