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WINDSOR, England — The Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) has finished its 12 years of work with a report which promises "substantial new material" on the key issue of authority in the Church.
CENTRE GETS ITS FINAL ONCE OVER
The report, drawn up sion is able to present a at the commission's fresh appraisal of their final meeting held at weight and implications," Windsor, will not be the communique said. published until after it The final report conhas been submitted to tained not merely the prethe authorities of the vious agreed statements of the eucharist, on ministry two churches.
say the problem is more a question of the way in which papal authority is exercised in practice rather than the actual dogmatic definitions proclaimed by Pius IX at the First Vatican Council in 1870.
and ordination, and on A communique said one authority in the Church, of the main results of the "but also substantial new c ommission's last four 'ASTONISHING' material both completing meetings held over the last and elucidating the authoryear has been the clarificaAnglican primate Archbition of the four key ques- ity statement." tions concerning the With the conclusion of shop Runcie of Canterthe commission's work, bury, said "astonishing primacy and authority of Anglican-Catholic rela- progress" had been made the pope that were left tions at this top interna- in the 12 years of dialogue unresolved by its 1976 tional level enter a new between the two churches. a greed statement on phase which will be deterauthority in the Church. mined by the reaction of "It is a sign that Anglicans the two churches to have not entirely forgotten their vocation to seek for FOUR QUESTIONS ARCIC's achievement in our own extinction by discovering substantial agreement on the major working for the restoration These questions are: issues that until now have of the one great universal • The interpretation of the kept them apart. church — the coming texts about Peter in the c hurch, which Christ "The present commisNew Testament. promised not even the sion's work is now fin• The meaning of the lanished, and its results must gates of hell could withguage of 'divine right'. stand," he said. • The affirmation of papal be judged by the churches of the Anglican CommunAnglicans have never infallibility, and • The nature of the juris- ion and the Roman claimed to be the one true diction ascribed to the Catholic Church," said the church to the exclusion of bishop of Rome as univer- communique. "On this e very other Christian judgement will depend the church, he said, at the sal primate. " After five years of next step to be taken opening of the Anglican consultative council at further study the commis- towards unity." Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. "We are part of the one, Subiaco parish A GREEMENT Holy, Catholic and Apospriest, Father tolic Church throughout Michael Ryan picEarlier this year the the world — a church, now tured doing a final Catholic co-chairman of sadly in fragments, which check on the new A RCIC, Bishop Alan exists only in parts and 'Clark, of East Anglia, Eng- whose energies are dissip arish centre land, hinted strongly in a pated by unbrotherly conwhich was opened lecture in Westminster flict," the archbishop last Sunday. A bbey that sufficient added. agreement in faith existed Archbishop Runcie asked to enable the two churches Anglicans to follow the to unite. example of Mary by servApart from the emotional ing Jesus Christ with a legacy bequeathed by four combination of passion The new Subiaco parish centre was officially centuries of mutual suspi- and cool reflection. cion and hostility, the "We need to yoke pasblessed by Bishop Healy and opened by the main obstacle to unity sion, and urgent desire for member for Subiaco, Dr Tom Dadour, last remains papal primacy and change, with cool thought infallibility. Many ecu- and attention," he conSunday. menical experts, however, cluded.
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A CTU abortion view condemned A rchbishop Goody said he had the explicit support of all the six Catholic bishops of Western Australia in saying that they are, "Not, just dismayed, but amazed that the ACTU has shown itself so favourable to free abortion on demand. "The Christian conscience of so many will be hurt and disturbed by this decision that it would seem that the secular zealotry of a s ection of the
Archbishop Goody, last week, issued a strong condemnation of the support given to abortion at the A CTU congress.
ACTU has overwhelmed their more complacent fellows. This will be the cause of a lot of bitterness and disunity among its r ank and file members.
"The population o f our schools throughout Australia is already falling, as will also the trade unions of the next generation. Thus an Australia, capable of being developed for the support of millions in plenty, is in danger of opting selfishly for personal gratification and the comfort of the few and disregarding the principles and rights of others when they become inconvenient.