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VATICAN CITY: Pope John Paul's long-awaited Brief on Christian Family Life affirms and confirms Catholic theological and moral teachings on marriage but baulks at specific solutions for the problems he freely admits to exist.
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On Tuesday the Vatican he has entrusted the 40 The document admits role of mother and par- but offers no more than automatically excluded. released the 167-page, propositions, put forward that a number of difficult ent, as well as an end to encouragement to pasMarriages of mixed 33,000-word Apostolic by the synod, to be taken areas exist but only discrimination against tors to continue preach- religion are to be pastorExhortation, Familiaris up by ~he newly-form~d generic solutions are women. ing and pursuing the ally supported because Consortio (The Family in Council of the Family offered or the Church is The pope continues his pastoral practice laid of their difficult situathe Modern World), headf!d by Perth-born urged to double its clearly stated support for down: tions. which is the papal state- Cardmal James Knox. efforts to preach its P_ope Pau(~ _condemnaMarriage preparation ment that traditionally In broad theological teachings in an effective t,on of c!._'!_1~cu:rl means of is to be encouraged, and Re-married divorcees has followed the Synods sweeps the pope's latest pastor_al way. contraception. the liturgical richness of are to be kept in union of Bishops. The 1980 document reiterates and with the Church but not Synod of Bishops studied expresses again the The pope recognises In the critical fourth the wedding expressed. the theme of family life. theology of marriage the emerging role of chapter on pastoral care Baptised non-believ__The pope reveals in the enunciated by the women in society but of f amities the pope lists ers who may be marrying opening pages of this Second Vatican Council pleads also for their a number of situations in church only for social present document that and Pope Paul VI. being able to fulfill their confronting the Church reasons are not to be
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PRICE: 30 cents admitted to the sacraments. Civil marriage by Catholics, de-facto and trial marriages are to be consistently opposed by continuing pastoral action. '
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APPEAL FOR PEACE IN POLISH CRISIS
VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II made a strong appeal for peace in Poland after hearing news that his native country had been placed under martial law because of the growing crisis between the communist government and Solidarity, the independent labour union. "Polish blood cannot be spilled because too much has already been spilled, especially during the last war," said the pope last Sunday in a brief speech to 200 Polish pilgrims at the Vatican to hear the pope's noontime Angelus. "Events in the last few hours require me to turn my attention once again to the cause of our homeland and to call for prayers," Pope John Paul said, putting Poland into the care of Our Lady of Czestochowa, patronness of Poland. Vatican sources said that because of a cut in communications with Poland the pontiff was unable to get in touch with Polish Church leaders.
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During the annual youth Mass held in the University Sunken Garden last Saturday night, CPY youth worker Colin Allica (right) leads the singing of the responsorial psalm. Bishop Quinn (left) presided at the Mass celebrated by Fathers Kevin Davis, Barry Hickey, John Jegorow, Steve Truscott and John Dwyer. The servers were Graham Douglas and John McShane.
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on Perth Mass to impress on their young lives a sense of Archbishop Goody direction and of purpose in conformity received a -special greeting with his teachings. from the Vatican Secretar- He prays that this experience of solidand communion in worship will lead iate of State for the Youth arity them to give of themselves even more Mass celebrated at the Uni- generously in the service of their fell ow ! versity Sunken Garden last human beings. Young people must be truthful wit- -tr: Saturday night.
nesses of the Gospel to other young peo- _.
The text of the letter from Cardi- pie. They have a p_ressing responsibility to their own generation an~ to ~u~ure gen~rnal Casaroli reads:
Your Grace 1:he Hot/ Father was most pleased to be mformed of the forthcoming annual Archdiocesan Youth Mass to be celebrated in the Archdiocese of Perth on 12 December 1981. His Holiness sends his affectionate greeting to all the young people taking Pa_rt in this joyful event and prays that this celebration may encourage them to deepen their perception of what it means to follow Christ, to have faith in him and
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ations to hold on to their spmtual hentage, to purify it and deepen it, and to pass -tr: it on undiminished, as a most valuable and 'indispensable contribution to the building of a better society. As a pledge of his love and esteem, and as an invocation of God's strength and peace in Christ and through t~e. Holy Spirit on the organisers and participants in this Archdiocesan Youth Mass, the _. Holy Father cordially imparts his Apostolic Blessing. • • • .. • • .,..,.., .. • •••• • •••• • ••• • ••• • •• • ••
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