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No. 4652. PERTH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1973
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Church body says 10,000 rally, hear Aquinas Procession this Sunday 'adult' TV too early Mrs. Whitehouse '4,11 , 1,0.041,04.4,P4.4.4 , 04.40. MMO.4.4^#4.4, 04,,,
LONDON — Television programmes of an "adult" nature, containing material likely to be offensive to children, should be delayed until after 10 p.m. instead of after 9 p.m. as at present, it is recommended in a report issued recently here. The report — Broadcasting, Society and the Church, compiled by
the Broadcasing Commission of the General Synod of the Church of England — says that since television companies imposed the "nine o'clock rule," there has probably been a tendency for children to stay up later. "A change to a ten port that the viewer has grammes in view of the o'clock rule would be certain rights over the fact that two independmore realistic," says the material broadcast — ent surveys had shown report. though what these rights that the majority of are is impossible to de- viewers are interested in NOT NEUTRAL fine. seeing Christian proThe report rejects the "At bottom, they seem grammes on TV and notion that television to rest on the expectation radio. producers can be neutral. that editorial decisions Christians must de'Broadcasting does not by producers will be velop special techsimply reflect the atti- taken in the light of niques for the media, tudes of society but helps viewers' own sensibili"which are not those to mould them. It follows ties; and these feelings of the pulpit." that producers cannot . . . give support to the idea disclaim responsibility that broadcasting ought It adds: 'Christian for attitudes they help to to be purposive." "broadcasts should be propagate," it says. more evidently groundAs for the BBC, their The commission found view was that standards ed in the fundamental great difficulty in getting were credal affirmations and not permanent. to grips with the question They did not reflect an more sustained attempt of objectionable material eternal but merely a conmust be made to relate on television, but it re- tinuing view, liable therethe Biblical message to cognises that there are fore to change. the human situation." standards which must be And, it recommends UNCONVINCED maintained. the setting up of an The commission was Anglican Radio and Tele"There is a feeling expressed in much of the unconvinced of the need vision centre similar to evidence given to the for more television, given the Catholic centre at commission," say the re- the demands the medium Hatch End, and the makes on time, talents Methodist centre at and national resources. Bushey, with interchange On advertising on TV, of personnel between the ON INSIDE PAGES the report says that this three. Sister Philomena ... ... 6 element helped to create unrealistic desires and Moora Plan ... ... ... 5 ambitions which would Marriage Topics ... ... 3 breed discontent and "deaden our sense of reNewman Sermon 2 sponsibility for the real News In Pars ... 9 needs of the world." The report emphasises K arrinyup ... ... ... the great opportunity for Aquinas 7 presenting Christian pro
Moral pollution was the most dangerous threat to a stable civilised society, Mrs. Mary Whitehouse told a rally of 10,000 Christians of all denominations in Adelaide, last Sunday. Mrs. Whitehouse is leader of Britain's National Viewers and Listeners' Association. Mrs. Whitehouse is Light' rally next year. leader of Britain's Society was on the National Viewers and threshold of discoverListeners' Association. ing a new concept. of "What is at stake in freedom, Mrs. Whitethis day and genera- house said. tion is whether or not "Let's get this on the the democratic way of record, I'm not inlife can survive," she terested in turning the said. clock back." "The philosophy of I ' wouldn't give a life behind the per- second of my time or missive society was, my energy to doing 'What I want I must that. have because I want "I believe there's it'. something fresh and 'This philosophy, if new, something of the unchallenged, would real essence of freelead to anarchy in dom waiting for us political affairs; the here in a way we've breakdown of indus- never had before, if we try; the destruction of would, all of us, search the moral law; the our hearts, find out in of the what and in whom we breakdown and, family; more believe, and declare it. deeply still, the aban"I believe that's donment of the con what's happening in cept of man as a Australia today and spiritual being and a what's happened in son of God." Britain. After the rally an "This is only a organiser said it was launching pad for just the prelude to a great miracles which national 'Festival of will now follow on."
The function will corn- a guard of honour for the mence at 3 p.m. Blessed Sacrament. M.T.T. buses to Aquinas There will be a special will leave from Council blessing for the sick and House, St. George's Terrace aged during the procession. at 1.15 p.m., 1.35 p.m., L47 A special place near the p.m., 2 p.m., 2.15 p.m. and altar will be reserved for 2.30 p.m. There will be ade- first Communicants. quate public transport leavAll priests, nuns and ing from the terminus near brothers are asked to asthe College after the con- semble in the main quadclusion of the procession at rangle of the College near 4 p.m. the chapel, and to march in The Rosary will be re- procession with the Blessed cited at 3 p.m., and this Sacrament on to the arena. Afternoon teas will be will be followed by prayers, readings and hymns as the available before and after Blessed Sacrament is car- the procession in the Colred around the main arena lege Hall on the ground floor of the main classroom by Bishop Quinn. block. Cool drinks and ice The sermon will be creams will also be availpreached by Father Ronan able around the grounds. Kilgannon 0.F.1V1., of the Afternoon tea for all religFranciscan Friary, Midland. ious will be available in the Folk hymns will be led College Dining Room after by the Trinity College Folk the Procession. Group. Students from St. There will be ample parkLouis School will carry the ing for buses and cars in canopy over the Blessed the College grounds. The Sacrament. Catholic Policemen's Guild The Y.C.W. movement will direct traffic and parkwill provide flag bearers as ing within the grounds.
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Siena School captain, Robyn Snowden and fourth year student Margaret Laracey, will make a commentary as eight other Siena students and two standard bearers present symbolic gifts to Bishop Quinn, at the Eucharistic Procession and Festival, that takes place this Sunday at Aquinas College. The gifts will reflect the theme of renewal and reconci l iation which are to be the two main thoughts in the forthcoming Holy Year celebration in the archdiocese.
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BELLEVILLE, ILL., — Catholic Communications Foundation secretary, Charles Reilly, urged citizens to make their objections known to the television stations regarding controversial topics. He told representatives of the Catholic Knights and Ladies of Illinois, that the closer the source of protest is to the television station, the more effective the results.
Reilly said he believed it. No one can do the job Wood said that CBS that the influence of local for you. Each of us must has taken certain calcucitizens outweighs the shoulder a personal re- lated risks with proimportance of national sponsibility for our own grammes it expected agencies, including the good, for the good of our would be controversial. CCF, when it comes to families, and for the good He said this was done objections to controver- of our Church." in view of changing_ sial fare on television. CALCULATED tastes and standards of "In this age of com- RISK society and the growing puters and automation, Meanwhile, Columbia maturity of audiences. the voice of the individual Broadcasting System preHe cited as examples must be heard as never sident Robert Wood, said before," Reilly said. "On the programming to the two-part episode on occasion, we all have the which some viewers ob- abortion in the "Maude" feeling that our opinion ject is mature subject series; the drama "The matter — but matter which CBS has Lie" which dealt with doesn't that's simply not true." chosen to broadcast in marital infidelity; "Sticks Reilly said the media order to raise television and Bones," about a need to hear from re- from the escapist ment- blinded G.I. returning sponsible and ality that had earned the from Vietnam; and such men pictures as women more than ever. medium the reputation of motion "Make no mistake about a "vast wasteland." (CONTINUED PAGE 3)
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