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PERTH, WA: JANUARY 8-14, 1981 TELEPHONE: (09) 328 1388
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Rome seen as centre V ATICAN CITY (NC) — Christian church unity must c entre on Rome, Pope John Paul II told Catholic and Protestant youths gathered in Rome for an ecumenical peace vigil.
The European youths, led exist the church nor sub- to ourselves and our broththe by Br. Roger Schutz, of the sist, as such, independently ers we cannot celebrate together, eucharist lord's said. he church," the of comecumenical famed munity of Taize, France, He called the church "The since that is the sacrament met in Rome for a pilgrim- v isible sacrament of of unity." age of prayer in the parish (Christ's) saving unity" The Papal comments churches and catacombs of and said that "the very reflected strong approval structure of the church, of the youth pilgrimage to Rome. Br. Roger said Rome was with its hierarchy and sac- Rome and of the purposes chosen as the site of the raments, does nothing but of the ecumenical compilgrimage "because this is express and realise this munity of Taize, which the place for an ecumenical .essential unity received draws scores of thousands of young people from from christ its head." encounter. the world every around ecumenical for Pleading universal the is "Here Sisters Florentine Byrnes and pastor to whom are efforts, the Pope said, year to meditate, pray and \ Rita Faulkner with the papa/blessentrusted all the baptised, "Fidelity to christ imposes dialogue in an ecumenical ings presented to them on Tuesday and the church of Rome is on us the grave duty to atmosphere. The young people on the night for 60 years spent as Sisters the one which resides in reconstruct full unity. of Saint Joseph. charity over all the chris- He praised ecumenical ecumenical pilgrimage p rogress but warned were housed by Roman tian churches." he said. Br. Roger expressed sur- against eucharistic sharing families and catholic institutions around the city. In prise at the size of the prior to full reunion. youth pilgrimage but "It is true that we share a a ddition to common attributed it in part to an common patrimony in prayer at major churches Entering the order the same year was Sister Florenand in the catacombs, they ; The Record of Saturday, August 31, a wareness among the many areas," he said. tine Byrnes who grew up in Kalgoorlie and who at the * there has been not- broke into numerous small "And crisis a is "there that young 4, parish Perth : Cross 1918, West in Southern the * notes, age of 16 became a postulant at the able progress in under- groups for prayer and * in ecumenism." * reported: "Miss Lila Faulkner, of Gold- convent. * • * standing, charity, and group discussions in at further no be can "There * ing Street, a young lady who was a Sister Mary Rita Faulkner spent 24 years in the * reunion of all prayer in common, even if least half of Rome's 300 the in delay * : she where WA to returning * favourite in the parish, went East a few Eastern States before out of honesty and loyalty parishes. Christians," he said. taught at a number of country convent schools. * focused Paul John Pope St. of novitiate the enter ;days ago to Sister Florentine taught in all but two of the Orders * * on two themes — church ;Joseph's convent, North Sydney". schools in WA. * * unity and reconciliation, celebrated McKeon : On Tuesday night in St. Columba's Church South Bishop Quinn and Bishop * Perth she celebrated the 60th anniversary of her reli- Mass for the two diamond jubilarians and nine sisters: and the Christian task of :gious profession. * building a "civilization of celebrating silver jubilees (see page 3). . love" in the world. In his seven-language address in St. Peter's Basilica the pope particularly stressed the "profound mystery" of church unity and the need to express it in a visible way. "In the first place," he said, "This unity of the church, given by Christ, marred by Christians and SYDNEY ___ Christians must mobilise against those who seek to destroy the therefore ceaselessly to be f amily, the very core of national and international stability, Cardinal Freeman said rebuilt, was especially entrusted to the Apostle in an end- of -1980 broadcast over Radio 2SM. Peter. Protectio0 of marriage very core of our national condemned and rejected." issues still urgently "It was not to John, the and family life had been and international stability. At the same time-, the demanding our individual great contemplative, nor ously backed by the This summons was vigor- Synod called upon us all to and corporate attention. to Paul, the incomparable S d of Bishops, which ously backed by the Synod do our share in resisting theologian and preacher, m in,,Rome, under Pope of Bishops, which met these evils and in getting One way in which you can that christ gave the task. . . r aul's direct leader- recently in Rome under the behind moves to resolve display warm, practical but to Peter alone." during September- Pope's direct leadership. those things which erode help to our lonely brethren He added that "the chaALSO NEW NI% is by joining those many HONDA It emphasised that any family life. In his risma of St. Peter passed to AVAILABLE AT broadcast, the car- pressure exercised by Abortion, divorce, unem- unselfish, dedicated men his successors." dinal said: RIVERTON Governments or public ployment, inadequate and women who, while the e Ph: 457 1977 xplosive issues of authorities for "sterilisa- incomes and family allo- shunning personal public- "This is why at a very 41! times demanded tion or contraception and wances and the brutalising ity, do so much for those in early time the church of a0ction, not words; actions the procurement of abor- of children for pornogra- need of real companion- Rome played a leading t i• counter role. Idermini those evils tion must be completely phic purposes are among ship. "St. Irenaeus, Bishop of the common good; action to Lyons, at the end of the reinforce t hose second century, proclaims o ur nthings „; upon which HOLDEN that every church desiring &Tend—ed."°nal welfare apostolic that preserve to A s it tr tradition must for this puranspired, nothing c hallenged pose make sure that it t han the us more in 1980 remains in communion tnarriageuniversal threat to and family with Rome." I life. The pope also bluntly s nherent in this was a ummons to all rejected non-institutional to Christians 1308 Albany Highway, Cannington Christianity. w homobilise against those Perth Side Carousel Ph: 451 2333, A/h 457 4413 sought to destroy the "Christians do not pre-
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