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No. 3565. PERTH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1972.
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BISHOPS S AK OUT ON MORALS THE BISHOPS OF AUSTRALIA met last week in Sydney and drew the attention of the nation to the critical area of moral c onscience. In a long statement ( see page 8) they repeated the Church's attitude that consciences need formation and systematic development.
They directed their re- the Episcopal Conference ops in Rome last year marks specifically to situ- last August for the final ( together with Archbishations in Australia where six months of the two- op Goody of Perth and Freeman, striving for civil rights year term of office of the Archbishop and concern for Aborig- former president, Card- who was nominated by ines demand attention inal Gilroy, who retired Pope Paul), reported to last year after 25 years the conference on the from Catholics. Further liberalisation as head of the confer- synod. of laws that made div- ence. The Bishops' Conorce easier must be reAt the opening session ference this week desisted, they said. of this week's meeting cided a convention It was the right of Archbishop Freeman told covering every aspect every citizen to scrutinise the assembled bishops of Aboriginal life the declarations of all he believed the conferwould be an integral political parties on the ence presidency should part of the 1973 Intermatter of abortion to see be rotated among memnational Eucharistic that unborn life was pro- bers. Congress in Meltected. There will be an elecbourne. "Abortion is an effort tion of officers of the In the meantime, to solve one person's conference for the next the bishops decided, problem by violating an- two years at the end of intensive studies of AT AQUINAS COLLEGE this week, 170 religious and other person's right to this week's meeting. the situation of the are attending the first theology course of the new laity life," they said. The bishops sent a Aborigines would be for the formation of Catholic teachers. programme message to Pope Paul exmade in preparation Sydney.—Noted Australian economist Dr. Cohn are some of the committee: Sr. Raphael, Pictured pressing gratitude for his for a successful con- Clark has described the condition of the aborigworld leadership of the Mother Albeus, Bro. D. O'Grady, ( co-ordinator ), Frs. vention at the Conines as the gravest social problem facing Australia. Church, pledging their gress (to be held FebA. Kelly and P. Callahor, C.Ss.R., ( lecturers ), Bro. R. loyalty to him and seekruary 18-25, 1973). One And as the theme — ship—had been going on B. Healy, Fr. J. Nestor, Miss E. Westhoven ( Project ing his blessing on their of the speakers at the chosen by Pope Paul-- for well over a century, Secretary), Sister Gema. The Australian Bish- deliberations. convention will be for next year's Internat- but was little known. ops assembled in SydThe Apostolic Delegate economist and writer ional Eucharistic ConArchbishop Knox spoke ney this week for one of to Australia and Papua Dr. Colin Clark. gress in Melbourne is enthusiastically of the their two biannual meet- New Guinea, Archbishop Christ's statement: "Love work he had witnessed inas. Paro, attended one sesone another as I have at Bourke, N.S.W. being The week-long meeting sion on Tuesday and loved you" a work and carried out by the Indian is being held at St. Paul's spoke to the bishops on study programme con- nuns of Mother Teresa's National Seminary for the need for priestly cerning aborigines will Missionaries of Charity Late Vocations at Ken- training to continue to inhave a key place on the in the field of welfare sington, under the chair- clude a solid study of Congress agenda. which he described as manship of the Confer- theology. by stated was This but essential". "simple ence President, ArchAlso on Tuesday, ArchArchbishop Knox of Mel- In the home situation bishop Freeman of Syd- bishop Cahill of CanberWith catechetics the bourne at a press con- they were teaching the ney. ra and Goulburn, one of subject of wide discus- ference during the Aus- mothers how to care proArchbishop Freeman the bishops' delegates to Aus- tralian Episcopal Con- perly for their dwelling was elected President of the World Synod of Bish sion at present, the tralian Bishops this ference meeting in Syd- and (with the co-operaweek heard a report on ney. tion of the Sisters of a recent conference in The Archbishop was re- Mercy from the local Rome of catechetical ex- plying to questions about Catholic school) they perts from around the the convention on the were helping the mothworld. aborigines to be held dur- ers send their children well-groomed and Monsignor J. F. Kelly ing the Congress with the off of Melbourne, the author support of the Australian dressed to the State or of many of the catecheti- Bishops. Catholic school. cal books used in AusPeople involved in all GUIDANCE? tralia, spoke to the bish- fields of work with the ops about the Rome aborigines would be inThese were simple, but meeting which he attend- vited to participate in the essential things, Arched as one of the Aus- work and study pro- bishop Knox said. Archbishop In the past welfare tralian delegates. gramme, made had He emhpasised three Knox said, and it was agencies USUALLY COME BACK FOR points arising from the hoped that as a result of efforts to provide the A NOTHER . . . AND ANOTHER Rome meeting: the discussions proposals aboriginal people with for action would eventu- houses—but, he asked, AND ANOTHER . • NEW METHODS ate. who gave them guidance? • Catechesis is not the with "It must not end in Speaking just the work of the talk . . . . but in prac- background of years in school, the parish or of tical action," he said. the Church's diplomatic the family, but of the He said it was propos- service, Archbishop Knox whole Church commun- ed to have study groups declared that anyone ity. throughout coming from overseas established • It became clear at Australia; in addition and contrasting the way the world conference there would be the parti- in which white Australthat the major emphasis cipation on the part of ians lived with the condion catechesis in the fut- the bishops of Darwin tions of the aborigines ure should be directed and Broome (Bishop could not but be apFor over a century Perth Building Society has aided towards adults, espec- O'Loughlin and Bishop palled. prosperity by encouraging thrift and security for the ially parents. Jobst) who were involvHe noted the way in individual, through home ownership. O The message of the ed in direct mission work which aborigines had Church's teaching must among the aborigines. risen to the top in the Today, Perth Building Society has assets exceeding be conveyed in new ways The problem, Arch- field of sport and said he $150 million and over 75,000 individual investors. i n an audio-visual age bishop Knox said, was a they was confident that THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN that is so different from complex one: in addition would come up in other A ranee of saving and investment facilities are availthe age in which so many to the aborigines in the ways and that with the CARS able at the four conveniently located branches. people today were mission areas and coun- support of the entire A UTHORISED GENERAL MOTORS brought up. try districts, there were community this would New methods of cate- big groups of aborigines eventuate. HOLDEN DEALER chesis using audio-visual living in the cities-12,000 The Archbishop said aids were mentioned at in the Sydney suburb of the Melbourne conven1308 Albany Hwy. the conference and there Redfern alone. tion would be the first Established 1862. Assets exceed $150 million Cannington will be further discusThe work of the national survey of the Head Office: 25 Barrack Street, Perth. Telephone 259855. PHONE: 68 sions during the meeting Churches among the ab- problem sponsored by 1826 Offices at Terrace and City Arcade, PHONE: 68 1826 of various aspects of origines—often in con- the episcopal conference. Perth and at Floreat Forum. 4.4110111111 P.I.S 96 catechetics. ditions of extreme hard[More on Page 31
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