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No. 3593. PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1972.
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Irish may end ':special" position of the Church DUBLIN ( NC) : Pressures are growing on Irish Government leaders to abolish constitutional provisions giving recognition to the "special position" of the Catholic Church in Ireland, observers say. With demands mounting for a token "gesture" which might ease Protestant f ears in Northern Ireland and cool the sectarian conflict there, even Cabinet Ministers in the Irish Republic are said to favour the change. Cardinal William Con- voting papers for the ern Protestants to back committee which is curway, Primate of all Ire- plebiscite on voting age. up their suspicions of a rently examining all asland, declared months threat to pects of possible constiInformed sources say Republican ago that he will not the government here will force them into a "Cath- tutional reform. "shed a single tear" if shortly consider this This committee may op- olic State." the article giving the tion and are likely to The moves to delete be a long time reporting, Church its special status, take it. Article 44 of the Article 44 are independ- but the autumn plebisis deleted from the coun- I rish Constitution, ent of other campaigns cite offers the Prime try's 1937 Constitution. which contains the dis- for reform of the Irish Minister Mr. Lynch, an Constitution in regard to opportunity to go one Irish Prime Minister puted paragraphs, dethe ban on divorce, and step of the way toward John Lynch has been fines the state's attitude for a liberalisation of broader reforms. towards religion. It slow to move on the dethe anti-contraception And, observers says, mands. Until recently he reads: laws. he can gain political viewed the matter as not STATE'S ROLE The calls for a change praise for himself and very urgent and asserted "1. The State acknow- in State attitudes to div- remove one of the source that the constitutional provision in question is ledges that the homage orce and contraception reasons for the festering without any practical of public worship is due will be examined by an Northern Ireland crisis t o Almighty God. It shall all-party parliamentary if he takes it. significance. hold His name in reverLynch said he saw no ence, and shall respect need for special action. and honour religion. A change in the constitu"2. The State recogtion requires approval nises the special position by national plebiscite. of the Holy Catholic and Sister Philomena Roman Church as the 7 PRESSURE ON THE Birth C ontrol . . . 4 guardian of the faith Miss Edith Westhoven at the Catholic Education Office processing applicaPRIME MINISTER Sport .. .... 16 professed by the great Calendar 4 tions for the spring course of theology that starts on August 22. Notable Recently, however, both majority. Children's World 13 Television . .... 12 among the enrolments is the increasing number of Catholic lay teachers British and Irish politi"3. The State also re- Editorial .... 4 U.S. Presidenc cians have pressed him cognises the Church of 9 who are sponsored by both secondary and primary schools. Further, . . 8 Working Mothers strongly to act, pointing Ireland (Protestant), the Education . . . it is hoped that parishes will be sponsoring catechists to attend this series out that militant Protes- Presbyterian Church in Letters . . . .. 10 "Myth" .... .... .... .... 11 which will concentrate on morality, sin and conscience. tant politicians in North- Ireland, the Methodist Penanc e order 9 Y.C.W. Quest . .. .... 9 ern Ireland persistently Church in Ireland, the point to these very para- Religious Society of graphs to convince sup- Friends in Ireland as porters that Eire is a well as the Jewish Con"theocratic" state, dom- gregation and the other inated by the Catholic r eli . ,us denominations clergy and ultimately by existing in Ireland at the Rome. date of the coming into A national plebiscite is operation of the Constischeduled for late Fall in tution." There is to be no overall policy change in the retentio n of fourth-grade boys at parish primary schools in 1973. any case on a proposal— These paragraphs have also involving a consti- influenced court judgThe immediate hope is that rationalisation of existing fac ilities will take place between neighbouring schools. tutional amendment — ments on a few occasions to lower the voting age in the past — for examThese conclusions are this present term, the omical retention of in the Republic from 21 ple, on spelt out in the latest vacancies they are likely fourth-grade boys in parjudgments to 18. Campaigners for a Church bequests and on edition of the Catholic to have for next year. ticular schools. change in constitutional custody of a child in a Education Circular, a It is suggested that this The survey indicated references to the Church mixed marriage case. publication of the Catho- list should be published that much confusion is point out that this issue Such cases are still lic Education Commis- in The Record as a use- experienced by parents could be included in the quoted by some North- sion. ful guide to parents. who had expected to enThe third hope is that rol their boys in the apThe circular summarises the findings of a the raising of this par- propriate primary class survey that was conduct- ticular issue will lead to of a secondary school ed in all Catholic schools, better dialogue between but who found that enprimary and secondary, primary and secondary rolments for the particuearlier this year. No one schools. lar class had closed. This would apply to particular option, for or From some replies to against retention of pup- areas where upper prim- the survey it was raised USUALLY COME BACK FOR ils, clearly emerged from ary grades are feeding whether the retention of the survey; this confirm- into already overcrowded grade-four boys would AND ANOTHER ANOTHER ed an expectation before boys' schools and where require more discipline, AND ANOTHER. . . the survey was launched. the local schools have with perhaps the employAmong several conclu- uneconomically sized ment of a male lay teachsions reached by a com- classes. er being required. mission study of the find- It is felt that in some The commission points ings was that laying situations boys are need- out that this might be down a policy would lessly transferring to advantageous for school isolate the fourth grade State schools. and also that in many from larger question As a final measure, an instances now boys are issues and procedures architect is currently receiving full primary that may have to be de- studying the question of education from Sisters— veloped, and such a prefabricated and move- and part of their secondpolicy might have to be able classrooms as a pos- ary education, in some 0611° later modified or even sible solution to the econ- instances. reversed. On the practical side, 1digip y it was felt that parents given 12 Material connected with nominations formally should be esmonths' notice of any the early churches in WA tablished in WA before w ith Vitamin C added significant changes in en- will be displayed at an 1890 have been invited to THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN rolment and that such exhibition organised by take part and to ( to keep winter coughs and colds at bay) feature CARS notice given this year the Catholic Historical documents and other would not be operative Society in the foyer of items relating to their AUTHORISED GENERAL MOTORS before the commence- the A.N.Z. Bank, 84 St. first ten years in the HOLDEN DEALER ment of 1974. George's Terrace. Arch- colony. The invitation A practical second NORTH sugwill Goody bishop open has been accepted by the SOUTH 1308 Albany Hwy. gestion towards the rat- the exhibition at 3.30 p.m. A nglican, Congregational, Cannington ionalisation of existing on August 22 and it will 46 5478 67 6066 Methodist and Presbyfacilities is that schools run for two weeks. PHONE: 68 1826 PHONE: 68 1826 daill oommillialimmunianwastramituriapviana, should list, by the end of All the religious de- terian Churches.
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