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No. 1968. PERTH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1976
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Growth in Religiou life In the shift in today's society where peoOle participated more in decision making, many kople lacked the human skills to listen to #ach other, a Marist expert on the religious life said this week.
Brother Ronald Fogarty, re-activate in a new way of an Australian Marist Bro- life". "We are seeking that orther of international repute, was commenting on iginal dynamism that existthe programmes that he is ed in Mother McAuley or Woods, Tenison currently conducting with Father the major orders of women (founders of the Sisters of religious in Western Aus- Mercy and the Sisters of St. Joseph respectively). tralia. Each age, including our Brother Fogarty is in Perth on his tenth visit in own, imposes limits on that charism, according to Bronearly four years. In that time he has done ther Fogarty. a complete programme with the Federation of Sisters of DYING AND Mercy (West Perth), is RISING conducting a programme In all religious life, there for the Union of Sisters of is a dying and rising; reMercy (Victoria Square) and newal will never stop in the • Brother RONALD FOGARTY, visiting Marist expert on the Religious life, pictured in Perth this has launched a programme Church, he believes. with the Sisters of St. John week with Sister MARIA GORETTI, Provincial-Superior of the Union of Sisters of Mercy. Brother Fogarty puts his of God. finger on people and not on structures and organi'RENEWAL' HAS sations as the real heart of the problem. HAD ITS DAY During his present visit It is not a problem only he also conducted the annu- of the more recently founal retreat for the Sisters of ded religious orders of men St. Joseph at South Perth and women in the Church; Arcording to Brothel he finds much the same difFogarty the word 'renewal', ficulty with the monastic in vogue since Vatican II, orders with whom he works has had its day; it has be- principally in the United come too associated with States which along with changes whereas the empha- Canada and the U.K. he sis has now shifted to visits frequently. growth and development PARENTS AND Within the Church. "Ten years ago we just CHILDREN talked about change; we Nor is the lack of skill VATICAN CITY (NC).— If a conclave spoke of adaptation without to participate in a new conany sense of what we were cept of life restricted only were held soon, U.S. cardinals would constitute adapting to", he observed. to religious orders. the second largest bloc of votes among cardin"When today's parents IDEALS OF R OME (NC). — earlier, the debate was post- feat for the Catholic Chur- als now eligible to elect a Pope. and youths are in conflict, FOUNDERS ch and the Christian Demreguto trying are parents of Italy's ma- poned. Leaders "Now there is a return At this time, 99 cardinals vote in a conclave to 120. Legislation ordinarily by lives children's their late jor political parties de- cannot be passed when a ocratic Party. to the sources of Christian be under age 80 and All must be under age 80. would they which to rules applying All parties have been trylife, and a return, in the recided last week to post- caretaker government is in For months, strong ruto elect a Pope. eligible thus cona ing to avoid a referendum ligious orders, to the ideals were accustomed in parliamentary power. pone mors have circulated that a said. he society," forming they on abortion because of the founders, to re-disThe number of Italian consistory to create new broader debate on Given the complexity of considered the last referen(• CONTINUED P. 3) cover, to re-express and to grounds for abortion the abortion issue, many ob- dum traumatic for the na- cardinal-electors would ' be cardinals will be held soon. 24, constituting 24 per cent during the country's servers felt that the race tion. The rumor is based on of conclave voters. conthe against referendum, the fact that two positions governmental crisis. communists, especiThe Paul In 1963, when Pope sidered close even before the The decision increased Government's fall, would ally, feel that an abortion was elected, 28 of the 82 in the Roman Curia, the Church's central administraalienate would referendum nationa that likelihood the electors were Italian. They tive offices, which are usube lost by the Parliament. Catholics of groups certain wide referendum would be then constituted 34 per cent ally held by cardinals, are The referendum could be held this northern spring to delayed one year if nation- who are becoming more of the voters. now filled by archbishops. determine the fate of Italy': wide elections were called. sympathetic to the Coma car• the U.S. of 11 Ten Party. munist laws Archbishop Corrado Bafanti-abortion present But almost all Italian polsupported dinals could vote in a con- ile heads the Congregation Communists Last year proponents of iticians have opposed the • major Christian Democratic clave for Saints' Causes and Arrelaxed abortion laws gath- calling of elections. today. chbishop Eduardo Pironio is ered 800,000 signatures on Italy's 1974 referendum legislation before the GovThe average age of car- proprefect of the Congregapetitions to force a refer- on divorce, in which voters ernment's fall as a signal that they would make good dinal-voters would be 66 tion for Religious. endum on abortion. iao'• supported the introduction years, compared to 72 in The Italian Parliament, in of divorce into the coun- partners in government. Several major archdioA referendum campaign 1963. an effort to avoid the refer- try, was interpreted as a decese often headed by carthey would which in have endum, has ben working If a conclave were immi- dinals, such as Westminster to oppose the Christian De- nent, Africa would be rep- in England and Manila in quickly in committees to ON INSIDE -PAGES mocrats would only hurt resented by eight voting car- the Philippines, are not at prepare new abortion laws. 4 the image they want to give. dinals. In 1963 only Cardin- present headed by cardinals. Debate on a Bill which Calendar The Christian Democrat- al Laurean Rugambwa of would permit abortion in Classified Pope Paul could name up the first trimester if a docAdvertising 10 ic majority had declined Tanzania, to 21 cardinals in the next -Salaam, steadily in recent elections, tor authorised the mother's Letters D voatrecl. -es 11 consistory and still be within while the Communist party's request was scheduled to be 4 News In Pars Asian cardinals vot- the quota of 120 voters. Five vote had risen. debated in the Lower House Their present strengths ed in 1963, while nine could The last cardinal to turn of the Parliament January Sister Philomena te made tweedName cc amt.' il Earle 5 stand, respectively, at about vote today. 80 was Australian Cardinal 13. CANNING HIGHWAY 12 35 and 33 per cent of the Pope Paul has limited the Norman Gilroy whose birthBut because the Italian Sport (opposite Boans, 11 electorate. number of cardinals who day was January 22. 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