Synod bishops ponder "lost sheep"
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VATICAN CITY: At least 15 bishops speaking at the synod have raised the of divorced and remarried Catholics being able to receive uestion q communion.
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, A substantial number urged the synod to find some way of re-admitting divorced Catholics to the sacraments without forcing them to leave second and often stable and happy unions. All speakers, however, stressed the fundamental position that sacramental m arriage cannot be dissolved. Divorced persons who are remarried "are the lost Perth, WA: October 16-22, 1980 sheep, which must be found / Telephone: (09) 328 1388 brought back to the // and fold," said Archbishop Mayen of Central Afri// !can Republic. Archbishop Derek Worlock of Liverpool, Eng//// land . asked whether Catholics in second (civil) marriages must be forever barred from the eucharist Christ the King EuchaI unless they give up the ristic Festival prepararesponsibilities they have tions are well under way assumed in their second and at East Victoria Park marriage. the senior girls are putting The dilemna is compliin an hour a day practiscated, he said, because in ing the liturgical movemany cases the first marments that will be age failed because of misI/ presented during the fortune rather than sin, or gathering in Supreme because of sin already Court gatherings on the mpented and forgiven — evening of November 23. ,hl us arguing at least by The theme of the cele!mplication that some bration this year is Christ tcond marriages are not and the Family and catepermanent states of sin chetical material has which would be grounds already gone out to the for denying persons the parishes while hymns will sacraments. be sent out to the parishes this week. /) 'Continued page 5
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Practising their liturgical movements are Kylie Longva, Bronwyn Patience, Sandra Ditoro, Anna John, Gina Luca and Jacinta Wigham.
W ASHINGTON: Two American moral theologians have defended Pope John Paul's statementthat a lustful desire for one's wife is wrong.
The pope is right say theologians
Pope John Paul II was stressing the necessary link between love and sex in marriage, said William May, Associate Professor of Moral Theology at the Catholic The Pope was talking about University of America. The Pope was speaking of "one using sex in marriage not to share who does not love his wife as a love, but merely to get some pleawife with whom he's sharing his sure out of the marriage partner, life," but regards her only as a he said. Professor May has been married sexual object, May said.
The pope is not opposed to for 22 years and has seven "longing to cleave to your wife," children. May said that in earlier talks the he said. May noted that in the encyclical pope has stressed the joy and delight that should be present in "Humanae Vitae," Pope Paul VI marital intercourse. Continued page 6