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No. 1982. PERTH, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1976
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ope seen in Govt. move on marriage law A proposed extension of the time of notification of marriage is the first indication that the Government is becoming concerned about trends in marriage, according to Father Barry Hickey, director of the Catholic Marriage Guidance Council.
Perth delegates to the recent National Laity Conference, Mr. Harry CHILD (left) MIOLIN.
The Federal Attorney Father Hickey noted that be strengthened by some General, Mr. Ellicott, ann- the Catholic Church youth sort of instruction. ounced that the time of no- and marriage groups in Pertification would be raised th had been providing a mafrom the present seven days rriage preparation course PREPARATION, LAST to one month. uninterrupted over 25 years; YEAR AT SCHOOL . . Catholic efforts appeared to People under 18 intend- be alone in offering "It is a misunderstanding any coning to Marry without paren- sistent service to youth in that the Church is aiming and Mr. Jim tal consent will have to unto prepare people for wedthis regard. dergo. pre-marital counselldings, whereas the real eming, and financial assistance He said that a big prob- phasis should be on preparawould be given to agencies lem was that the present tion for marriage as a lifeengaged in pre-marital edu- courses were reaching only time together." Father Hickcation. ten or twenty per cent of ey said. Father Hickey said that Catholic marriages and it . The other area of marrigovernment concern to date was hoped that others were age preparation needing at- . receiving adequate pre-marhad been with the breaktention, he said, might he down of marriage and the riage instruction from clergy the last year of a youth's salvage of a few through or other sources. secondary schooling, in some the Family Law Act. form of programme run ki USE OF FUNDS conjunction with parents. ,
National laity discusses role in Church ADULT 'CATION
Perth delegates returned from the first "GOOD GESTURE" Father Hickey said that It was when a youth left The group stressed it.: Motional laity conferrepeated call from asscn.• The. new proposed regu- he hoped than any funds school that he or she enterence with on added esblies of laity in recent year: lations was a good gesture forthcoming from the Gov- ed a new lifestyle geared to for some substantial form of and would have a general ernment would be put into the selection of a partner, teem for the way laity adult education. beneficial effect on the com- improving the present cour- he continued. ere participating in His overall impression sensus of personal opinions ses and making them more munity. The group noted the rapid Father Hickey said that attractive to the young peoPerth parish and dio- was that Australian lay Ca- from the particular groups He noted that the Austra- ple who it NN as clear that the Christtholics are, by and large, in which delegates found changes of the world that did not attend at cesan pastoral councils. conservative and he sensed themselves. ian teachings of the Church are creating confusion and lian Bishops had recently present.
on marriage were not being that Catholics are sensing requested that the time of Mr. Jim Wolin and Mr. among delegates a pre-occuof marriage Although young cottples shared by a large section of some of this confusion in its notification Harry Child attended the pation with simply making CHOKE OF SUBJECT should be increased to three who attended courses Were society today and he welconference, the first of its present Catholic approaches effect on their faith. months. generally in the last stages comed any move by the kind, held in Sydney over stronger rather than looking Jim Miolin said that afThe conference called for their marriage, Government at new issues in life to whi- ter early objections were to the Anzac long weekend. support "In a certain number of before individual Catholics expressed to a plan to over- offices and personnel at na- cases of breakdown of mar- their motivation could still these ideals. Their contact with 8! ch delegates coming from 20 should be applying their organise both delegates and tional and diocesan level riage, the couples' probably and for parishes to look at A ustralian dioceses, revealed Christian outlook. should never have married the subjects for discussion, their resources for adult eda variety of levels of parand it is doubtful if present it was resolved to let the ucation. Both men explained that subjects emerge by free sugticipation 11 laity in the moves can overcome that delegates to such a meeting gestion and for the deleChurch. problem," he commented. could not be expected to be gates then to choose a MISSION fully representative of their workshop on the subject of LOCAL ACHIEVEMENT CATHOLICS ALONE? diocesan thinking on every t heir reference. Specificall . a nation-wide K nowing what had been issue. course on education for maachieved locally, Jim Miolin "For others however, there Harry Child attended the rriage was urged on the is a chance to Strengthen felt that Many other dioHence the various conclu- 1.u , oup on Catholic adult edAustralian . bishops. their motivation if the perceses had a long way to go. sions are felt to be the con- ucation. iod before marriage is lengJim Miolin attended a thened. workshop on Christian forMatiOn, spirituality and mi• ssion:
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