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No. 1971 . PERTH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1976
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The new rite of penance offers a great future for the Churth and gets away from what could be seen as a mechanical approach to forgiveness, priests of the archdiocese were told this week. Father Chris Flamer, ex- telling of sins but it is re- confession had been much ecutive secretary of the conciliation with God and on the level of judging casW.A. Liturgical Commis- our fellow man that is im- es, but now the priests would be seen as person who sion, made this among other portant,' he said. in the sacrament, discerned points when he conducted Even for priests It would and healed. three one-day sessions for be a gradual change; paspriests at the Redemptorist toral training for priests on ( • CONTINUED P.2 ) retreat house this week. The study days were to prepare priests for the gradual introduction of the new rite that is available for use in Australia on March 3 and which is expected to become sufficiently wellknown to become standard by Advent later this year.
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In a comment Father Flamer said that a virtue of the new rite was its flexibility and the number of Options that were available. In this way, he said, the introduction of the rite could -be a gradual process and not to burden either for the priest or people. The. sacrament was now • to be seen as a prayer experience with emphasis on the loving Lord, rather than • Priests were active this week studying the impact of the new rite of penance on them- on the : guilt of the sinner. selves and the life of their people. Pictured having a discussion about the subject in "The new form of the f ront of a confessional at the Redemptorist church are from left: Fathers James Mc- sacrament looks to the fuWi lliams, Columban; Thomas McDonald, Scarborough; P. J. Cusack, Norbertine; (front)' ture rather than the past. "By tailing it 'confession' William Foley, Lynwood; Sean Bredin and Brendan Conway, Cammi llians. we have emphasised the
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