CE fI for unity in welcome A rchbishop Goody used his greeting to the new Anglican Archbishop to call for the submerging of prejudice, and the pursuit of unity not only in doctrine but in its practical consequences. S peaking in the Perth Concert Hall on Wednesday at a public reception for Dr. Peter Carnley, Archbiight n said: Goody shop "Of course I welcome A rchbishop Carnley to Perth, because of my hope of acquiring a new friend as genial, cooperative and s traightfoward as his " Unity, true unity, "Nor on the other hand predecessor; delights in pluriformity (in shall we find it if anyone of "Because of the contribu- fact one classical definition us is not prepared to subtionIam sure he will make of beauty is: harmony & merge demonstrated prejudices — no matter how age to the maintenance and concord in diversity). growth of good relations "But if we do desire unity old they may be. between the various eccle- amidst our admissable "We shall never reach sial communities in this diversity of theologies, of unity, I submit with great State; socal and historical tradi- trepidation in this assem"And most of all because I tions we can in no way be bly, unless we all accept a hope that together we may satisfied with a diluted, central focus of unity not be able to strengthen the wishy washy agreement on just with Christ in the impact of Christian teach- the level of a highest com- clouds of heaven, but here on earth. ing and morality in a mon factor. society where both are "We must try to find "A focus, a principle of In St. George's cathedral on Tuesday morning after he had been consecrated and installed as new Anglican surely languishing, not agreement on the level of a unity, an office around archbishop of Perth, Dr. Peter Carnley (right) processes past Archbishop Goody who was an official guest at the ceremony, accompanied by his secretary Father P.G.J. O'Reilly. least because of differences doctrinal and moral princi- which we of every colour, and diversions which are ples — not merely the most country, culture and clan still seen to exist between basic which are often can gather in fraternal US. necessarily somewhat agreement. "Oh, that we could speak vague in detail but upon "I pray for this. with a truly united voice their practical and logical "May the new age beginwithout reservation and consequences for daily livning in these days with our never with tongue in cheek, ing — which is "where each sister Anglican Church with a true unity of expres- one of us is at" — if you under the leadership of sion as well as purpose. will permit an expressive Archbishop Carnley, see "Few, I believe nowa- current barbarism. this ideal vision brought days, seek much less hope, "We shall never find closer and even achieved for complete uniformity essential agreement by through our mutual coopamongst us — or even compromising what each eration with the gentle within our own commun- one of us is convinced to be movements of the Holy ions. truth; Spirit." PERTH, WA: MAY 28-JUNE 3, 1981 NUMBER: 2241
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ROME (NC) — As the effects of a stunning referendum defeat on abortion began sinking in, the Italian Bishops and the Movement For Life vowed to fight for unborn life on other fronts. "Our commitment to defending life will continue," said Cardinal Anastasio Ballestreo of Turin, Italian President of the Bishops' Conference.
Cardinal Ballestrero and O ther Italian Bishops, in R ome for a spring meeting of the Italian Bishops' C onference, played down t he r church's defeat on the eferendum and emphasized that the church W ould against continue to fight "The abortion. on its church will continue path," the cardinal commented. Church said "What the before it conto say now and will c ontinue It s not to say tomorrow. fashion or success t hat tells the church how to
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issued a strong statement declaring that catholics were obliged in conscience to vote for the restrictive referendum proposal as a means of greatly reducing the legal availability of abortions. act, but fidelity to the gos- engage in any other refer- "It must be clear that the On May 18 by a margin of pel and its mission received endum or signature cam- church can never renounce 67.9 percent to 32. 1 perits mission of evangelizing cent Italians voted down a paigns for the moment. from Jesus Christ." and forming consciences popular referendum propmovement the "We have to multiply the He said about the value of life, osal that would have rescentres of help for life. If would try to take up other right from its first concep- tricted abortions to those the State doesn't want to issues not being dealt with tion and in all phases of its cases in which the mother's do it, we'll do it ourselves," adequately by the Italian development. life or physical health is commented Carlo Casini, political system, such as "This is a task that we seriously endangered by a Christian Democratic pregnancy assistance cen- must maintain perman- continuation of a pregnanDeputy in parliament and ters and help for drug ently and pre-eminently in cy. chief spokesman for the addicts, the aged and the our pastoral respon- The current law , passed homeless. Movement for Life. sibilities." in 1978, provides stateIt would try to address Two months before the paid abortions virtually on the that said Casini Movement for Life, initia- issues connected with "A referendums the perman- demand for adult women tor of the anti-abortion ref- common point, the value ent council of the Italian in the first three months of Bishops' Conference had pregnancy. erendum, would not of human life," he said.
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