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No. 3563.
PERTH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1972.
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ANGLICANS, CATHOLICS NOW OUT Of THE TRENCHES, SAYS DEAN
LONDON (NC) : "We have successfully got out of the trenches we had occupied since the 16th century."
This was the reaction to the Anglican-Catholic "substantial agreement" on the doctrine of the Eucharist given by Anglican Dean Henry Chadwick of Christ Church, Oxford, at the London news conference at which the agreement was announced. Bishop Clark said he said that some bishops The Catholic spokesman at the same confer- believes that the agree- regard certain press ence, Auxiliary Bishop ment may contain too statements on the agreeAlan Clark of Northamp- many ambiguities. ment as misleading and ton, said: "We know we Archbishop George that bishops in both could have done it bet- Dwyer of Birmingham, a Churches "are still studyter but we wanted to pub- member of the English ing the conclusions of lish and show we were and Welsh Bishops' Nat- this group of theolognot just an esoteric ional Theological Com- ians." group." Bishop Clark is mission, expressed "pubthe Catholic co-chairman lic gratitude" to the HIGH CLAIM? theoof the official joint inter- logians involved in "From unofficial first reachnational commission of ing the agreement. He reactions it seems that the Anglican and Roman said they had achieved some bishops will regard Catholic Churches. considerable measures of 'substantial agreement' Bishop Clark said that agreement but that "it is as too high a claim," an any discussion of inter- not clear that full agree- office spokesman added. Some Protestant church communion raises the ment has been reached. sources have condemned question of the mutual recognition of the two the statement, as has the One hundred and twenty-six years to the day of the lan ding at Fremantle of the first Sisters of Mercy, the NOT SIMPLE churches' Holy Orders. "The statement is very Catholic Priests' Associa- newly elected Provincial Superior for W.A. (Union) Mother M. Goretti (right) is pictured in the grounds of This is the commission's much a theologian's doc- tion, a group of clergy Victoria Square Convent where the pioneer Sisters are b uried. With her is Mother M. Kieran ( left), retiring Provin cial of the Perth Province and Mother Marie-Therese next topic—to be consid- ument written in diffi- with strongly traditional Mother General of the Australian Union of the Sisters of Mercy who has come from Canberra to attend the ered at meetings during cult theological language. views. the coming year. The For the ordinary man it These priests called on Chapter. (See Page 3). first will be at Whit- raises almost as many the Catholic Bishops to sunday, at Woodstock questions as it solves. "reject the commissions' College, New York, and "It may be that at- false principles, which the second next autumn, possibly at Gazzadda, tempts at such a recon- are irreconciliable with ciliation should be by- Catholic belief and tradItaly. passed and instead that ition and which, if not new formulae and ex- clearly and emphatically NOT RATIFIED could do pressions should be repudiated, Bishop Clark, speaking great harm to true ecuIt has taken us some tion shown to Christ pre- these difficulties or diverfound. In fact, WHAT does it say? auththe for both churches, said ors of the statement have menism." What does it really time to find the right sent in the Blessed Sac- gencies can be resolved the commission is askmethod but we are now rament, and so forth. by the principles we have ing people to read the made a valiant effort to commentators mean? Many convinced that we know this. do the These are of sort Yet we do assert in the elaborated in the docustatement and feed pointed have howout, back "But they will have to ever, that the mixed com- questions being asked it. final paragraph that we ment. their comments. It is this: We ask one are convinced that find simpler and clearer mission has the official about that statement all Continued on Page 4 The document, he language if the people approval of the Vatican on Eucharistic doctrine another: What is your said, is only the that or this faith on Anglican/Rofrom the opinion of the are to be convinced that as well as of the Angli18 commission man Catholic Interna- point? theolog- Catholics and Anglicans can Church and that this tional Commission Over two years we had ians who composed now share a common agreement is the first it. It was not discussing been the published which was on faith in the Eucharist." joint statement on the authoritiesratified by the Eucharist, ministry and New Year's Eve. of doctrine to issued be by either The Catholic InformaChurch, he It would not be dis- authority in the Church? said. tion Office in London such a body since the ReThen, in the meeting courteous to say: Read it. formation. At the same time such Many Anglican leaders an answer would not here are reacting in a Bishop Alan Clark meet the objection that By very cautious way toit is not altogether clear ( Auxiliary in Northward the agreement. what the statement does ampton and co-chairsay—at least to those un- man of the AnglicanCommission acquainted with "ecu- Catholic concerned). menical" language. USUALLY COME BACK FOR For there is no doubt that when Christians ANOTHER . . . AND ANOTHER meet together and pro- last September, we decided limit to ourselves AND ANOTHER . . . duce a common statement, they run a grave to one subject only, and Are you telling your risk of enshrouding their to ask one another: friends what they are misWhat is your faith in serious thinking in a new sing by not reading The the Eucharist? What do kind of language. Record. you believe Christ has reTHE METHOD vealed concerning this The statement merits great sacrament? The result is our stateLast week The Record patient reading. Every was the only paper in sentence resulted from ment. This is no mere theoAustralia that printed the debate and discussion Eucharistic Agreement in over two years by the logical debate, for there S.M.C. full. Front page comment members of the commis- can be many theologies Fans are superbly designed, silent in sion who, in fact, come but only one faith. today. More on Page 4. Operation and economical to operate. Five speeds. from all over the world. Though we have to use S uggested Yet I feel that the so- theological terms, .we price: called ordinary reader have sought to reach the The Church has suffered may 56 in. $51.50 well be helped in level of this faith by in Townsville, lashed by 36 in. understanding what has which each of us is saved. $42.90 THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN c yclones. See p.7. Sole been done if the way it We could not go all the distributors: CARS was done is clearly des- way together. We say cribed. quite clearly that we have AUTHORISED GENERAL MOTORS Dean Hazlewood preachWe are 13 people on reached a substantial HOLDEN DEALER ed at New Norcia. See p.10. this commission, nine consensus. Anglicans, nine Roman In other words, there 1308 Albany Hwy. Catholics. are some things we must 896 Hay Street, Perth Mercy killing is being At each meeting we en- still study. Cannington discussed every day. 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