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Australia's first married deacon Australia's first married permanent married deacon was ordained in St. Christopher's Cathedral, Canberra, recently. He is the Rev. Vincent Ernest Dowdy, of Red Hi ll, A.C.T., whose wife, t hree of his four grown children and his grand children were present at the ceremony. His first official act act as deacon at solemn Mary (Mrs. Steele), and her husband from Canafter ordination was to Masses, The permanent diacon- berra attended the ordigive Holy Communion to ate was re-established in nation. his family, His youngest son, Des Married for 37 years, the Church by Vatican II the 62-year-old deacon and several married men mnod, is in Perth and who was ordained by have been ordained in was unable to attend. Archbishop T. Y. Cahill countries throughout the Also present was his brother, Mr. W. Dowdy, of Canberra and Goul- world. 18 and his wife, from AdelHe studied for burn, was formerly Brig0.B.E., months under Rev. Drs. aide, cousin Mr. and Mrs. Dowdy, adier having joined the Per- Kevin Barry-Cotter, DCL, F. Cavanagh, also from manent Army in 1936. He and Joseph Rheinberger, South Australia and their had served in the Citizen DD, at the Archbishop's son, Brother Richard since House, Canberra, contin- Cavanagh, of the ChristMilitary Forces uing his work at home in ian Brothers. 1926. When he retired in the evenings. Military officers were He said he had always 1964 he was Director of also present, including Supplies and Transport wanted to do something Brigadier W. Bunting, the his for Church after Headquarters, Army at 0.B.E., who heads the Canberra. His daughter, retirement and becoming corps formerly commanMary (Mrs. Peter Steele) a deacon was a practical dede by Deacon Dowdy. is a captain attached to way of achieving that. After the ordination, Besides his wife, Mercia Army Headquarters. As a deacon, the Rev. Veronica, his daughter, Archbishop Cahill told Dowdy can preach and Colleen (Mrs. D. Knell), the congregation that the administer all the Sac- and husband and their original diaconate had raments that a priest can three children from Win- been a stage toward except hear confessions. dsor, Queensland, son priesthood but that the Not being a priest he Terrence and his wife new diaconate had been cannot say Mass, but can and baby son from Syd- established as a permanassist the celebrant and ney and other daughter ent entity.
Champion school debaters Brigidine College debating team emerged as ch Inpions for 1972 in the West Australian Secondry Schools Debating Federation contest last w :ek when they defeated Tuart Hill High School in the final. Pictured are (left to right) Elizabe h Casey, the captain; Lynn Curston and Jennifer Harris, who affirmed the proposition "That poli ticians should serve the people and not the party." The team was coached by Sister Helen. Thi s is the school's first senior success since 1964. The debates are on impromptu themes, only ha If an hour's notice being given of the question to be debated. There were 44 competing schools and Brigidine won six debates.
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VATICAN CITY ( NC) : The Vatican looks with pastoral concern on the re-admission of remarried Caolics to the sacraments, and will probably set up its own procedures to handle these controversial "good conscience" cases, several Vatican authorities said in commenting on a juridical process practised in some dioceses of the United States.
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"The plain fact of the practice not for the reAs a result of this juridical process, some Ca- matter is that the mat sults it produced but betholics in a second mar- ter will be reviewed by cause it short-circuited riage are re-admitted to Rome and will be set the Vatican's authority. The Philadelphia priest even straight," he said with sacraments the said that "for centuries" though they cannot prove emphasis. One of the U.S. dio- the Pope had had an ' to a Church court that their first marriage is ceses that has set up pro- agency in the Vatican to allowing handle cases of conscifor cedures invalid. These remarried Cath- some Catholics who have ence and render merciful olics are judged to be in divorced and remarried judgment while strictly "good conscience," that to receive the sacraments maintaining the anonyis, they honestly believe is the Baton Rouge, dio mity of the parties concerned. their first marriage is cese. That Vatican agency invalid. But the decision NEW PROCESS bears the unlikely name to re-admit them to the E of the Sacred Apostolic Bishop Robert sacraments caused some dismay arn ing U.S. Ca- Tracy, of Baton Rouge Penitentiary, a derivative tholics and Church of- announced the new pro- of the Latin word for recess in a letter read in pentance. ficials. Although the parish No such open dismay his churches in June. Other U.S. dioceses priest is empowered to has so far been evident that have such "good forgive most sins in the in the Vatican. One Vatican official conscience" procedures confessional, forgiveness certain extremely Portland. for the was very positive about include the U.S. practice. "We archdiocese and the dio- grave sins must be delemust be open to all pas- ceses of Boise, Idaho, gated by the Pope himself through the Penitentoral efforts to keep and Birmingham. tiary. these people close to the office Some chancery Church," he said. priests in the United ( SEE ALSO PAGE 3) States have emphaticalMINDED BROADly objected to the experi ON INSIDE PAGES Some members of the mentation. 4 Calendar Doctrinal Congregation Msgr. Joseph Baker, Children's World 13 have taken a very broad. marriage minded view of this de- judge of the 4 Louis Editorial .... St. the of tribunal velopment. That congre. Education . that said archdiocese, gation would figure prominently should the Vati- "any decision to under Eucharistic Congress 10 9 . can issue directives for take such practice must Letters of the New in pars .. 12 the so-called good con- be a decision whole Church and not of science cases. New Diocesan Centre 10 One Vatican official one bi.F.:iop." Sr. Philomena Earle Father James McGrath, who is well informed on 16 Vatican procedure, how- head of the Philadelphia Sport . 12 ever, expressed a diver- marriage tribunal said Television that be objects to the Y.C.W. Quest gent opinion. 9
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