No. 3661. PERTH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1973
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"Peace depends on you, too," says the Pope in message "Peace depends on you to" is the cry of Pope Paul VI in his message for the January 1, 1974, World Day of Peace. "To regard struggle "Peace depends on you "Certainly individual too" is the cry of Pope among men as a structu- influence on public opinPaul VI in his message ral need of society is not ion can only be infinitesfor the Jan. 1, 19'74, Wor only an error of philos- minal, but it is never ophy and vision but also vain," he said. Id Day of Peace. "Peace lives by the sup"Listen to me again, a potential and permanyou who have arrived at ent crime against human- port, though individual and anonymous, that the threshold of the new ity," he said. people give it — The year 1974," the Pope bePope Paul urged "men of peace to me of command, men of cul- affirmation gan. "Listen must progress from beagain." ture, men of business" to ing individual to being He reaffirmed his mes- "give your action a collective and communal. sage of last year, that strong and wise orienta"It must become the "peace is possible," and tion towards peace." affirmation of the people said it is more than just and of the community of possible — it is a duty, OPINION peoples. It must be trana moral necessity, a "suslated into conviction, Citing the force of pubobjective." ethical preme lic opinion on political ideology and action." Criticizing the politics action, he urged all peo- ( • See also Page 2) 10, 0.44.4.4 , #####,MINONAINMONINANKPANNINMINIsiNsirs.#4,11,41.4,41.4^#4.4.41P.P.e of fear and of balance of ple to work for peace power, saying it operates and to make their voices on "the outspoken and heard. sceptical conviction that, in practice, peace is im- cNIMINP#441,04.41,41,04,1"0,41.4.00.0.04 possible."
IDEAL "Peace is the ideal of mankind. Peace is necessary. Peace is a duty. Peace is beneficial," the Pope said. "It is not a fixed and illogical idea of ours; nor is it an obsession or an illusion. It is a certainty. Yes, it is a hope: it holds the key to the future of civilization and to the destiny of the world. Yes peace." Pope Paul denied that peace is the "pale and timid abstration" of contemporary political experience and thought, and he dismissed the idea that man is "a permanently insoluble problem of living self-conflict" as a "crude — realism" Which thinks force is all that matters. The Pope argued against "the confusion of peace with weakness (not just physical but also moral), with the renunciation of genuine right justice, and equitable With the evasion of risk and sacrifice, with cowardly and supine submission to others' arrogance, and hence with acquiescence to enslavement."
REPRESSION "This is not real peace," he said. "Repression is not peace. Cowardice Is not peace. A settlement which is purely external and imposed by fear is not peace. "The recent celebration of the 25th anniverarY of the Declaration of Human Rights reminds us that true peace Must be based on a sense of the untouchable dignity of the human person, from which arise inviolable rights and corresponding duties." lie called for a "fundarnetally spiritual concept of humanity" as a basis for peace.
When a Catholic acts Bishops to be briefed "against conscience" on use of the media bishop's ruling
WASHINGTON (NC) — The fourth Communication Institute for Bishops sponsored by the U.S. Catholic Conference is to be held at the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Notre Dame, from January 6 to 10.
The purpose of the institutes is to help the bishops to use the media with confidence. The institute will provide: • On camera television experience under the direction of professionals, followed by individual counselling and criticism. • Small group talks and discussions of such topics as cable TV, the Catholic press, development of programme concepts for local station use and the use of videotape for personal communication. • Large group talks and discussions on more general issues related to the communication aspect of a bishop's work, such as communication in the context of the Church today, the theory of religious communication, the issues of world justice and peace as they relate to the diocese, and the future of religious network programming broadcast by affiliated television stations. The faculty of the institute will be drawn from professionals in the field of communication, the faculty of Notre Dame and the U.S.C.C.
OTTAWA, Canada (NC). — "To follow one's conscience and to remain a Catholic, one must take into account first and foremost the teaching of the magisterium" (the Church's teaching authority), the Canadian bishops said in their recent "Statement on the Formation of Conscience." "For a Catholic 'to foll- wnether a given course the teaching of individual ow one's conscience' is of action is acceptable theologians or individual priests, however intellinot, then, simply to act or not." "When doubt arises gent or persuasive." as his unguided reason Factors contributing to dictates," they said. due to a conflict of "my" The bishops explained views and those of the current confusion in the conscience as "that ul- magisterium, the pre- minds of many, they said timate judgment that ev- sumption of truth lies on are: • The notion that if ery man is called to make the part of the magisas to whether this or terium," the bishops ex- something is legal it must be moral; that action is acceptab- plained. • Widespread propaThey said that there le to him without violatsub- ganda concerning sexual ing the principles which must be a religious and will permissiveness; he is prepared to admit mission of mind • Individualistic ethto the authentic teaching as governing his life. authority of the Pope — ics; "If he goes against even when he is not • Economic inequalithose principles, he is speaking ex cathedra, ties; said to be acting "against when he exercises the • And the depersonalhis conscience." authority of his office in ization of society and Conscience, they said, defining a doctrine con- the exploitation of man. "It becomes, the duty is "not simply some 'still cerning faith and morals small voice' which is ev- to be held by the whole of the individual to acquire the necessary inoked by some mysterious Church. mechanism within us Such papal teaching, formation and attitude in when we are faced with they said, "must be care- order to make the right a practical decision as to fully distinguished from decision. "This is a never-ending search which every man must undertake for himself in order to find out what is worthy of a man what is not worthy and its all appeal to special a makes Record The of a man." parish clientele to maintain the efficiency of Record In discussing the quesSales during, the holiday season. tion of law, the bishops From the principle that people cannot purchase said that "the spirit of The Record unless it is on sale, a special plea is God's laws take priority made to all churches with an influx of holiday over the letter." visitors to make sure that sufficient copies are Masses. all available at The test of saturation selling is to have a few ON INSIDE PAGES unsold copies remaining after the last Mass. A Classified complete sellout is only a partial success. 10 Advertising ... Orders placed by phoning our receptionist World 7 Children's ( 25 9088) or telegraphing The Record, before 9 a.m. Embleton Church Thursday wil l be fulfilled. Unsold copies need not Opening ... 6 be returned and it is hoped that they be put to 11 good use by being distributed to the sick and con- Letters ... Sport ... 12 valescent, confined to their homes or hospital. TV, Radio 7
Fourth church this year • Pictured above is the new Church of the Holy Trinity Embleton, opened on December 12 by Archbishop Goody. the fourth It is church in the Archdiocese to be opened this year, the others being Doubleview, Lynwood and Merredin. Other churches to be opened shortly in the new year are Wembley Downs and Maida Vale; building also has commenced at Bassendean. The first soil for the
new Embleton Church was turned by the parish priest Father L. Leunig on July 29 this year. On Sunday following t he opening, 21 children from State schools in the parish made their First Holy Communion and two chi ldren were baptised at the new f ont.
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