No. 2685. PERTH. THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1974
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Council on tertiary students needs, youth, euthanasia The Diocesan Pastoral Council is concerned about the provision for the pastoral needs of some tertiary students.
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At its full-day meeting lot of attention had to be amount of evil can be at St. Charles Seminary placed on the develop- done." on Saturday it recom- ment of an alternative The family mended that the Catholic life style. He said that the family Education Commission A Redemptorist priest, unit was an important should: give further con- Father Don Minius talk- educational area in the sideration to the pastor- ed on the religious aspir- development of values. al needs of people at ations of young people in Attention had to be tertiary educational insti- a special section of the given to how educational meeting. titions. resources could be pourHe outlined the values ed into the family, for A sub-committee of the courioil reported to the of young people and the example, through in-sermeeting that it had gradual development of vice training. looked at the question of the present "counter-cul- ( OCONTINUED P. 4) the appointment of chap- ture" as a reaction to lains th teacher training past values. ON INSIDE PAGES He said that the values colleges. 4 of emphasis on the per- Calendar The committee had felt son and relationships, Classified that the counselling role community, and meanAdvertising 10 of the' chaplain was ex- ingful sexuality held by Education File 4 t remeTy important. many young people could Heart Transplant 2 It ecognised the short- turn sour if Christianity Letters 11 age Of priests in the dio- was not involved in Music 11 cese ..e.n.d the difficulty.in- them. News In Pars 8 appointing volved. in "Never before has the 7 chaplains. Church been needed as Our Historic Link The -council discussed much as it is in this rap- Sister Philomena Earle 9 the question of whether idly changing culture," Sport 10, 12 chaplains were needed at he said. "Unless Christianity is Theatre 8 these institutions and the practical problems involved a tremendous TV, Radio ..._ 8 in finding suitable personnel. There are already full time Catholic chaplains at the W.A. University and the W.A. Institute of Technology — Fathers Brian Murphy, Jesuit, • Father W. Smok, 0.F.M is pictured giving the final outdoor benediction of the Blessed and Vince Harkins, SerSacrament to the over 400 members of the Polish community who went to Clontarf on Sunday vite, respectively. In a segment of the to take part in the Corpus Christi procession that paused at four shrines erected in the grounds. meeting devoted to the Father Smok is assisted above by Monsign )r W. Dzieciol. subject of youth, the { council was told that a
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A meeting or the members of the Catholic Marriage Guidance Council has inclined to the view that a minimum marriageable age of 18 years for both male and females, ought to be set in Australia, as against the age of 16.
They decided this re- relationship with their with their children. cently at a meeting to children. The Attorney General's discuss proposals subThe councillors felt propoSals raised the mitted to them by the that there was a need to question of compulsory De- consider parents more counselling for marrikt Kevin James Holden, we combine all this A ttorney-General's partment, Canberra, that than at, present in the ages under 18. ith the most competitive prices in town. the present law specify- question of permitting ing the minimum age for under-age marriages. While a majority of the males (18) and females Catholic counsellors were situation present The made uniform be (16) <, a cecicio," was in favour of such a for both. made by a magistrate step — that is being freThe Catholic council- often placed almost too quently mooted both in lors felt that the age of much of a burden on Australia and overseas — 16 was too young for him, they said. The mag- there was the possibility rLarri9,e si e P p—swi istrate could interpret that such a step was an of that age has had little the law but there were infringement of the libeconomic experience in many other factors as erty of an individual to earning money or assess- well. marry; also, it was seen ing its real value in rethat such counselling lation to family life. It might be necessary would have to be done A UTHORISED It also seemed to them to take parents' objec- for up to six weeks and GM GM DEALER Hof DEN to be too young an age tions more seriously this by an approved to be asking people to and on the other hand„ agency and that such make a life-long com- also to enquire if the work would require finmitment to each other parents' objections were ancial support to cope "lue ALBANY HIGHWAY THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN CARS! and too young to ask not themselves springing efficiently with the numCANNINGTON TELEPHONE 68 1826 OR 68 4044 them to take up an adult from their own problems ber of couples involved.
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