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No. 1998. PERTH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1976
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The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace has turned its focus -on women for the 1976 statement released for Social Justice Sunday (September 5).
The popular concept of "At a time when the The twenty-page document, prepared for the Ca- Our Lady is put under scru- Church is becoming increasingly aware of the need to tholic Bishops of Australia, tiny: "Mary, sweet, innocent, identify with the poor, the .lights on the view that "Australia has been a `man's gentle, humble and docile, oppressed and the . persecut.land'.. -From its early his- long suffering and enduring ed, devotion to Mary is tory, women have had im- — one aspect of Catholic more relevant then ever. . portant but separate roles". w omanhood". Looking at women in re"Where is Mary as adult, lation to the community the "The statement", it continues, is a reflection on mature committed woman, statement picks up the catthe situation of women in learning and growing, in- egories of women with Australia in the light of volved in an on-going shar- needs: .Scripture and Church tea- ing in the public work of • Women, mothers at ching; it is derived mainly Jesus?" %.home, in the suburbs, with Turnine to Scriptural corand conversations from no pocket money, or with respondence with a variety sources, the document looks enough money and bored, of women around Aus- at the equality of women and men in Genesis, in the or who need money;. tralia." • Single women, older Twenty provocative ques- writings of Saint Paul and • The new Iona convent, blessed and opened by Archbishop Goody recently, was ready to v,omen, Aboriginal and miin Jesus' approach to wodocthe end of the ,at tions be host to this week the first general congress, to be held in W.A., of the Society of Ausgrant women. ument jolt readers with men in the Gospels. tralian Presentation Congregations. Sister Lucy Briggs (left), of Lismore N.S.W., was thoughts such as: elected president of the society. She is seen being congratulated by Sister Carmel (right) • Are "daughter of Eve" and Mother Albeus, of Iona. (See also Page 5). or "woman on a pedestal" phrases-, that deny the fullness df a woman as a per.son? • Is it possible for women to be chivalrous towards men? • What expectations do we have of stereotype nuns? either by personal interview In future a longer • Is a 'salary' for a woor at preparation courses is man's work in the home period of notification to help the couples approach an answer? of marriage is likely to their marriage seriously; the be requested in the earlier it is received the PIONEER, THEN archdiocese and more more opportunity to absorb CHANGE attention will be paid its meaning. The early Australian woto marriages of per• The time before a man is viewed t the outsons under 18. wedding is taken up with set not only as a pioneer Z These steps were forepreparation and other social who stood by her settler shadowed in proposals put commitments and it is diffi- husband. hut also as a daubefore the Senate of Priests Religious The archdiocesan require- cult to deal in a short time ghter who joined last week by the pastoral ac- be at • least three months widen the "to ommutlities c with factors that may seriment recognises that there and up to twelve months. tivities sub-committee. boundaries, teaThe Commonwealth Gov- will be exceptional circum- ously influence the future pioneering The question of adequate ching, 'nursing. consoling. course of the marriage. about to stances when it will not be already ernment is preparation for marriage listening". to give three • Priests are finding that, has been under discussion increase the time required possible But • circumstances have for some time, including a by law from the present months' notice, but this with the pressure of other changed, it is said; earlier should month. be convenient in the one to days eight full-day study of the subevening meetings and the childbearing fewer and majority of cases. like, more flexibility is re- children, a longer life and ject by a recent gathering This, according to the At the other end of the quired in order to accommoof priests. Federal Attorney-General, is greater demand in the workThe guidelines propose to ensure that couples have scale, couples will be en- date the number of inter- force have raised new concouraged to give even up that the time of notification thought adequately about views that may be required. siderations. to twelve months' notice of marriage will normally the step to be taken. Donald Horne, author of The Senate did not make where this is possible. a specific recommendation "The Lucky Country", a A further recommenda- on the number of inter- theme used in a former Justion is that the necessary views and chose the word tice and Peace statement. is interviews with the priest "several" to cover the situ- quoted: and supplementary instruc- ation. "Men and women go tion should commence as their own ways but men still present priests are At soon as possible after the get the best of the bargain notification has been given. tied to the diocesan regula- because they have more 1937 and issued in tion, first The reasons supporting go . . . ' later confirmed by Arch- ways to t hese moves are: The 'popular stereotypes • Marriage preparation, (• CONTINUED P2) of women all are listed.
Longer period of marria notification proposed
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