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CALL FOR REASON TO MEND RIFT SYDNEY — "My plea and argument is that in searching to heal the dreadful and enervating scandal of disunity among Christians we should not demand more detailed doctrinal agreement than is absolutely necessary," Archbishop Goody told the national meeting of Australian Bishops.
" We should not "In other words, our att- 14th and 15th centuries require that what we achment ot the terminol- who were in contact with see as logical and ogy and to the philosophi- the Scholastic Renaissystem of Thomistic sance. t heological conse- cal Aristotelianism particuquences of accepted larly in the area of metaf undamental pre- physics i.e. with the expect Anglicans and mises necessarily be categories of "substance" bLiuYtherans, for example, to a ccepted in every and "accidents" and in the follow our Thomistic detail by those who, specification of things by method. Continued Pg 3 because of their long "matter" and "form". separation from us do 410.410-0-4o-0-10-0-40-40,-411.4.-0-41* not see things in exactly the same way a s we do. They think in different categories and often cannot accept the logic of our line of thought.
Bishops' telegram
Bishops present at the National Conference of Australian Bishops sent the following telegram to the Pope:
Bishops of the Church in A ustra- John Paul!! so strong and constant Archbishop Goody who,express loyalty to Peter's Vicar, in his love of the Mother of the ha for many years was a member of the Vatican thank God for giving John Paul to Church. In Christian accord with secretariate for the promo- the Church as source and rock of his wish the conference assembled tion of Christian Unity Catholic unity at time this her and on Thursday prayerfully associated addressed the Australian bishops on the final report thank God that the Virgin Mother itself with the consecration to Her of the Anglican Roman of the Word incarnate, to whom He immaculate heart. James Cardinal Catholic Commission in His agony for man entrusted Freeman, President, Episcopal (ARCIC). John, hay once again protected Conference. Some of the 66 interstate and 64 local servers at last Sunday's Mass I "What we are seeking in ecumenical dialogue is an "This has led to serious to open the national conference of St Stephen's Guild.
acknowledgement that we disagreements, e.g. conhold substantially the same cerning "transubstantiabeliefs on fundamental tion" and in our different matters of doctrine not understanding of such that necessarily we use the basic expressions as "subsame theological or philo- stance" and "accidents". sophical systems in our attempts to explain or for- "We ourselves use these mulate our beliefs. words with completely different meanings when we "What has brought me to are speaking of theology adopt this less rigid atti- than we do when speaking tude towards necessary ordinarily. "The crowning glory of this building (cathed- doctrinal agreement has — Substantially' and ral) is the celebration of the Church's ritual and been a number of recent 'accidentally' assume quite which have different meanings accordceremonial for the community which brings to developments occurred in the course of ing to what we are talking life its stone, stained glass and wood," Monsig- various dialogues. about! Can we expect or nor Pat O'Reilly told a gathering of altar servers I. The agreement between demand greater clarity from those with whom we Pope Paul VI and Pope engage in dialogue? in St Mary's Cathedral on Sunday night. Shenouda of Alexandria that there was no real dif- "Let me say that I, perAt a Mass to open the 8th bigger person than in ordinary life. ference between the Chris- sonally, am an ardent Thonational conference of the Guild of "In this way you show you are involved tological beliefs of Roman mist and I think that this St Stephen, Monsignor O'Reilly in something special. At home you can Catholics and "Orthodox" philosophical system appsaid that during the night, apart relax but at the altar you become trans- Copts in the matter of the lied to theology is very satisfying as an integrated f rom the sanctuary lamp and the formed just as the stone, glass, bricks and two natures in Christ. system. presence of the Blessed Sacra- wood of this cathedral were transformed "The schism after Chal- "However, it is not a sysment the cathedral was just a vast when it was constructed. empty space but it came to life "By your presence in the sanctuary you cedon was based therefore tem universally accepted are helping people to pray; you are help- on a misunderstanding of by the most orthodox of When people were present. ing to lead people in prayer and worship each other's terminology Catholic thinkers either Listing the priests, readers, bearers of of God. and the "Monophisite" now or in the past; St Auggifts, organist and choir and acolytes who "When a celebration goes smoothly division for 15 centuries ustine favoured Platonism all played a part in liturgy he continued: because ministers and altar servers need never have occurred. and so did most of the "Last but by no means least the altar known what they are doing the people in Eastern Fathers, if they servers help the priest and people. the seats are helped to pray — and that is 2. The disagreement on followed any particular "Everyone sees the altar servers and the the most important role of all for an altar the meaning of the word hellenistic school. Church says you dress up when you are server." "substantial" in the on the sanctuary just as the Church has Concelebrating Mass with Monsignor ARCIC documents bet- "Eastern Catholic theolothe priests and other ministers in vestgians as well as "Orthoments, because when the Church cele- O'Reilly were Father William Fitzgerald ween the International dox" have rarely favoured Praem 0. Commission director local the of St Steand the Conbrates her liturgy she wants her ministers phen's guild and priests from Tasmania, gregation for the Doctrine the Scholastic system, to become larger than life to become a Victoria and Queensland. of the Faith. except for one or two in the
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