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No. 2698. PERTH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1974
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Australian bishops on matrimony, the family and divorce Family life, divorce and a minimum age for marriage came under close
scrutiny
at
last
week's
meeting
of
the
Australian
Bishops'
Conference in Sydney. In a series of state- 18 could obtain approval call for financial recogments, the bishops said of a judge or magistrate nition by governments of that legislation was con- to marry a particular the work of the mother tinually being brought person of marriage age. in the home. "But we have included f orward which affected "Provision should be family life. two further provisos — made so that it is not It was important, they that the magistrate re- absolutely necessary for said, that all legislative quire "commensurate her to go out to work to intervention by govern- grave cause" which supplement an inadements should give due would not automatically quate family income. consideration to the well- include pregnancy, and "This would be done being of the family. that a period of two The Family Law Bill to months be required be- by making significant come before Federal Par fore the marriage could child endowment payments," Bishop Kennedy liament "does little to be celebrated. buttress the stability of "During this time, we said. "Out of concern for the the family." recommend the couple In fact, not one of the seek pre-marriage coun- well-being of the family," Bishop Kennedy said, suggestions made by the selling." Episcopal Conference in Bishop Perkins said "the bishops earlier this August, 1973, and Janu- that the Episcopal Con- year approved the estabary, 1974, to improve the ference was disturbed by lishment of a National Bill and protect the statistics showing the Social Welfare Secrefamily, had been incor- high percentage of break- tariat. "One of its many tasks porated into the present down of marriages inwill be to conduct reBill, they said. volving young people. He said that the bishops search into all aspects MINIMUM, 18 were concerned to pro- of family life, including In another statement, vide and encourage ade, the factors tending tothe bishops called for a quate marriage prepara-- wards its safeguard as well as those bringing minmum marriage age of tion and counselling. 18 and the provision of In their statement on about its breakdown." adequate pre-marriage the family, the bishops • See also pages 2, 3 counselling to offset the 7,7 difficulties encountered by young couples entering marriage prematurely and impulsively. Releasing the statements after a conference session, Bishop Eric PerConcern that "considerable difficulties are already being faced by/ kins, episcopal deputy / for Catholic Welfare, said iyoung people entering marriage prematurely and impulsively" was that there were now expressed at the half-yearly Australian Bishops' Conference. greater pressures on the stability of the family "The young people "To abandon this, 16 and 18 could obtain than for many decades. themselves apparently because of the dethe approval of a Inflation, increasing judge that they have mands of a judge or magistrate to few, unemployment and housthe necessary pre amounts to a declaramarry a particular ing shortages were requisites for such a tion by the Australian person of marriage among a whole range of significant step", a community that it is age. factors which were havstatement on the de- not concerned about "We would suggest ing a cumulative effect liberations said. the genuine well-being on family life. two further provisos: of its young people "In many cases, it (1) that the magisfaced with this kind is clear to most of PRESSURES trate require 'comof choice. those close to them mensurate grave Bishop Philip Kennedy, including parents, rewhich cause' should secretary of the commitEFFECT S latives (often includnot automatically intee, said that while it "The effects of delay ing their age peers) clude pregnancy, and would be hard to find are likely to have a and the celebrant of (2) that a period of f actual few long-term bad evidence that the marriage that they two months be remoral pressures were consequences; the efare ill-prepared and quired before the marSignificantly greater now, fects of lowering the the likelihood of an riage could be celeit was true to say that age barrier could and enduring relationship brated and during the pressures of the would have some unis remote. that time the couple "consumer ethic" were fortunate conse. be recommended to imposing great pressures "The inconvenience quences for those who seek some pre-maron the family. in delay experienced entered an avoidable, riage counselling. On the call for a miniby very a young troubled and possibly mum couple is neither dra. short-lived union. marriage "We do not believe age, Bishop Perkins said that matic nor damaging "For these reasons," that any useful purthe and provides an op Attorney-General's the bishops said, "we pose or any long-term Department were conportunity for further strongly advocate a significant good will sidering a number of thought and even uniform marriage age be achieved by a reamendments to the Margrowth during that of 18 with a proviso duction in the marriage Act. time lag. that persons between riageable age." , "They have a number of alternatives. We have considered all of these and opted for one. "We would like to see a minimum marriage age of 18 with a proviso that Persons between 16 and
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