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No. 2005. PERTH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1976
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Pope writes to French rebel archbishop
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VATICAN CITY (NC). — The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Paul VI sent a lengthy letter to rebel Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre asking him to reconsider his traditionalist stance and turn over jurisdiction of his religious houses to Church authorities. But Vatican spokesman The papal letter, Father adhesion to the Pope and Father Romeo Panciroli de- Panciroli added asked of the the council which each bishnied reports that the papal archbishop "the minimum of op and Catholic must give." letter ordered the archbishop to cede property and finanSEMINARIES cial holdings of the tradiHe said that the letter tionalist institutions to the "asked the archbishop to Pope. place responsibility for his seminaries back in the hands The spokeman said that of the Holy Father. the Vatican was "surprised "It is expressly stated," he that a confidential letter from the Pope given personLONDON (NC). — said, "that right after an act ally to Archbishop Lefebvre The bishops of England of trust and obedience is by a special papal messen- and Wales have warned made, the Holy Father won!ger, was immediately brou- Catholics that supporting Id look after the interest of ght to the attention of those the followers of the sus- persons involved in the best around him and to a wider pended traditional Arch- possible way, taking into faThe new W.A. Liturgical Centre, in Windpublic in an erroneous in- bishop Marcel Lefebvre vourable consideration the sor Street, East Perth is now officially open and and the network of Mass requests and desires of Ar- the public are invited terpretation." to call in this Sunday The Vatican had made no centres, they have estab- chbishop Lefebvre." October 31) between 2 and 5 p.m. ( public mention of the letter lished threatens the unity PROPERTY? until reporters in Switzer- of the Church. The centre was officially The centre occupies the Regarding other religious "The point at issue is land and France learned of opened last week by Arch- former Saint Francis Xavier institutions in set up various it from traditionalist sourc- not whether Mass should bishop Goody on behalf of school premises; one classes. It has refused to make be said in Latin or in countries by the traditional- the Bishops of W.A. in the room will be a liturgical disthe letter public "for the mo- English, nor the cere- ist prelate, the letter said presence of Bishops F. X. play and resource room and monies and rites in which that an "accord would have Thomas, P. Quinn and R. the other will be suitable for ment." the Mass is celebrated," (• CONTINUED P. 2) Healy. training sessions for up to "FRATERNAL" said the bishops in a 50 people. The proximity of Saint According to the Vatican statement released after the meeting of the bishFrancis Xavier Church, next Spokesman, the letter was conference this door makes it an ideal site "serious and resolute, but ops' month. for studying liturgy both in also fraternal in tone." These, they said, were theory and practice. He reported that the let"but symbols" of rejecIts position right opposite ter asked the archbishop t9 tion of the revised liturgy the new Perth Terminal "make an _examination of of many decrees of makes its presence easily conscience over his conduct and Second Vatican the identifiable on the changing and statements, which are Council. equivocal, to say the least." Archbishop Goody has received an acknow- map of Perth.
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ledgement of the prayerful support he cabled THE ANSWER recently to Bishop Donal Lamont, Bishop of At the opening, the chairUmtali, Rhodesia, now under sentence of ten man of the W.A. Liturgical years' imprisonment on a charge of concealing Commission, Father P. CunIke presence of rebels in mission stations. ningham, said that the pre-
Bishop Lamont's reply that he should please God mises were the answer to a reads: — 'qui in diebus suis pracuit long cherished hope that "Your Grace, Deo' (who pleased God in the Commission could find a permanent residence and -Allow me to thank you his days). for the very generous mes"Keep up your prayers place from which to serve sage of fraternal concern please that I may do just the Church. For " six years, meetings which you sent me so oppor- that. tunely• "Very gratefully yours in had been held at members' — Religious residences "I was much comforted the Lord houses and presbyteries; DONAL LAMONT. by the knowledge that you their contribution was not had understood my position only in hospitality, but also ON INSIDE PAGES and that I had the assurance quite substantial contriin Calendar 4 of your prayers. bution by way of telephone Classified "I thank God for the priusace, stationery and other Advertising 10 facilities. vilege He has afforded me in 11 the present difficult time Letters He noted that, in a week 4 in which Archbishop Gooand for the wonderful gift News in Pars dy's episcopal leadership o f serenity which He had Sister Phi lomena Earle added to make the 'going' 11 was being lauded, the Litso very easy for me. Sport 10, 12 urgical Commission was one "Of a bishop it is expected T.V. & Radio (0 CONTINUED P. 5) 10
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