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MANY MORE AT CONFESSION; A U.S. SEQUEL
MEMPHIS (NC). --- A survey of priests in the diocese of Memphis showed a sizeable increase over last year in the number of individual confessions heard during Holy Week in almost all parishes. Some pastors reported "more than double" the volume of 1976.
The Memphis diocese concept of individual conwas the scene last Decem- fession in the eyes of my ber of two diocesan-wide people, I commend the rereconciliation services, fea- sults of this survey," the turing general absolution, bishop aid. that drew nationwide at"As I had contended tention and controversy. from the beginning, the reSeveral pastors who had conciliation effort and all been in the same parishes that went with it — includfor a long time said they ing the general absolution had never before had as — had the direct opposite many calls for confessions effect from what my critics during a Holy Week period (4. CONTINUED PAGE 2) as they did this year. Only one pastor said he found a "significant" drop • Mr. FRED McKENNA, of Scarborough (second from left) is at present enjoying a in the number of confesvisit from his two sisters from Belfast, Miss MOLLIE McKENNA (left) and Miss NELL sions heard between Holy McKENNA (third from left) whom he had not seen for 33 years; they are three of the Thursday and Easter Sunfour surviving McKenna children, Mr. McKenna being the youngest of eleven. Mr. • day as compared with that McKenna was pictured at the vocations Mass in Saint Mary's Cathedral last Sunday same period last year. night with Mrs. EILEEN McKENNA and their son, Father BRIAN McKENNA, of Nedlands. Two others reported the number about the same as or only slightly below that of a year earlier.
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Bishop Carroll T. Dozier of Memphis has said many times that his granting of general absolution to thouADELAIDE. — The sands during last year's re- Direct or of Catholic conciliation services would Education, Mr. John not have an adverse effect On individual confessing ha- McDonald, has called on the Commonwealth bits in the diocese. "To my critics who have Government to restore been warning that through the real value of its my granting of general ab- grants to non-governsolution I had harmed the ment schools.
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the recommended percentage of State standard costs.
THE FIGURES
Mr. McDonald said the commission had recOmmen-tied -that 1977 grants should be tied to: • Level 6 schools — 40 per cent of State standard costs. • Level 5 schools — 35 per cent. • Lod 4 schools — 30 He said that the most equal to 40 per cent of the per cent. • Level 3 schools — 25 needy schools should be average cost of educating a per cent. getting $40 a child for ev- child in a State school. ery $100 spent on each child "But the real value of • • Level 2 schools ---‘ 20 in State schools. grants has steadily dropped. per cent. • Level 1 schools — 15 But this year they would "Our most needy primreceive only about $30. ary schools this year will per cent. "In fact the grants this Mr. McDonald was ad- receive only 32 per cent, dressing a meeting of Pa- of this 'State standard' cost. year will range from 12 per rents and Friends' Associa"Secondary schools in the cent to 32 per cent at prition delegates. greatest need are getting mary schools and from 11 per cent to 30 per cent at "I am asking for no more only 30 per cent. than recommended in 1975 "The Schools Commission secondary," he said. "Salaries and other costs by one of the Government's recommendations were deown expert advisory bodies signed to help our schools have risen. "But the grants have sim— the Australian Schools' plan for the future on their Commission," he said. own capacity and to attract ply not kept pace, even with average costs in State "In fact, it is less. and hold enrolments. schools, as they were in40 PER CENT tended to do. CATEGORI ES "The commission recom"Catholic schools are do"After the commission's mended that by 1977 the report non-government ing all they can to cut costs, C ANNINGTON: 1308 Albany H/Way. 68 1826 most needy schools should schools were graded in six or at least hold them down. 4 881 I1C 0891 get Commonwealth grants "However, even those categories, according to their schools classified as being needs. "Level I schools were in greatest need will get seen as needing least help. tot al Government funds and level 6 were those nee- amounting only to around half the cost per pupil in ding most. "The coMmission actual- the State system. "This includes both Fedly recommended eight levels Prayers for Priests is an apostolate of prayer to assist all priests in eral and State funds.. but this was never applied. t heir Vocation of Life and for the increase "In primary schools the of Vocations to the Priesthood. "That decision to restrict funding to six levels has average total grant from This devotion is held as a Holy Hour at the Carmelite Monastery, Adelma directly cut the amount of Government sources in 1977 R oad, Nedlands, each first Sunday at 3 p.m. will be $371 a pupil. grants to some schools. "Average cost of educa"On top of this the GovBe sure on Sunday, 1st May, to make your priest the gift of your ernment has indirectly cut tion for each State primary Prayers. funds' to* all schools by fail- pupil is about $710, While tt. ing to maintain its grants at OP CONTINUED PAGE 2)
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