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REVISION SIMPLIFIES CANON LAW
CHILDREN STARRING AT ADVENTURE LAND
V ATICAN CITY — The revised Code of Canon Law published on Tuesday by Pope John Paul II is shorter, simpler and more flexible than the old code. It represents a "new way of thinking" about Church law, said a canon law expert, Monsignor Alesandro. The basic "guiding Although most of the force - behind the new laws in the opening section general law for the titled general norms, are Church is the Second "technical in nature and Vatican Council, he fairly standard," said Monsignor Alesandro, said, but at the same "There are two that are "it builds time on a particularly noteworthy: long and revered "Lay persons may exercanonical tradition." cise the power of gover-
One of the major points nance in the Church when he said, was that the so authorised. whereas the r evised code, which old code restricted power replaced the code of canon of governance to those law issued in 1917, was ordained. Certain offices, radically restructured to such as diocesan financial reflect the nature of the officer or associate judge Church. on a diocesan court are The 1917 code "was now open to lay persons. modelled after the signifi- • The bishop's right to cant 19th-century civil dispense from all universal codes of europe and con- disciplinary laws of the sisted of 2,414 canons Church, except those (laws) divided into five explicitly reserved to some books entitled general other church authority, is a norms, persons, things, r ecognition of "the procedures and penalties," sacramental basis of the Diocesan bishop's power he said. to govern." By contrast, the 1983 This is a shift from a code is structured accordformer tendency to view a ing to a theological model bishop's authority as being rather than a civil model. It 4 delegated from Rome. 4. .4 is shorter -- about threeThe very title of book, fourths as long as the old Some of the children from Santa Maria, Attadale and Liwara Primt wo, (The People of God) code. ary, Hamersley with TV special host, Stuart Keith, at Adventure marks a fundamental Monsignor Alesandro departure from the old World. stressed that the 1983 code code's legal view of the Children from Santa Maria College, Attashould more properly be Church as a society paralcalled a "revised" code lel to the state, and draws dale and Liwara Primary Hamersley, starred rather than a "new" code instead on Vatican II's because it is based on the understanding of the in a fun-filled special on Adventureland, historical development of Church as the people with screened by Channel 7 this week. legal Church structures whom God has made a The channel's weekend news reader, and because the 1917 code covenant," said Monsigstill remains a significant nor Alesandro. Stuart Keith, hosted the special, screened at source of the new legislapage 3 Continued • 7.00pm on Friday. tion, along with Church Adventureland cost laws passed in the interthe Edgley organisation vening years, especially $14 million to build and since Vatican II. has provided Western At the same time, the Australia with a major revision was not simply a theme park of world matter of refining the laws under-water footage; standard. or a matter of "legal techand a shoot out at On page 3 the Catholic "It so often happens", The half-hour pronique," he said. Bonanza Barn where Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal Feeman says, gramme produced by the targets come to life "On the contrary, changCardinal Sir James "that when religion is Channel 7 featured when shot by an electric ing theological insights Freeman discusses Aus- pushed aside the way hosts of the park, Nick light beam which and pastoral values in the tralia's urgent need to has been opened for the Koala and Bill the triggers a hydraulic sysChurch called for a thodevelop a national dictatorships or. conPlatypus — joining the tem, producing the rough canonical reform of spirit if she is to survive versely, when dictatorschool children on an movement. the Church's structures." as a nation. ships come to power e xciting excursion He reminds us that one of their first objecHe said Pope Paul VI through the park. Stuart thoroughly "there is a certain sec- tives is to strangle highlighted this back in T he programme enjoyed his role as host tion of our community religion". 1965, when the revision included an exhilaratof the Adventureworld that would not only He adds: "We do not process was barely begining toboggan ride down special and was particumake a national spirit w ant a society where an alpine mountain ning, when he said that the larly impressed at how impossible but would the moral law is flouted whole structure of the slope which overlooks the children easily adaalso make our society in the name of freedom, Church's general law the entire playground; a pted and co-operated. intolerable — . He w here violence is "must be accommodated swim in the biggest emphasises, too, the allowed to flourish, A d% entureworld was to a new way of thinking swimming pool in the danger of deeming reli- where blindless vandaldirected by Ross Tinproper to the Second EcuSouthern Hemisphere; gion irrelevant in any ism is condoned and the ney and written and comenical Council of the a wild ride down the a pproach to the corruption of the young Vatican, in which pastoral produced by Channel rapids of Water Mounnational unity question. is taken for granted". 7's promotions mancare and new needs of the tain, which includes ager. Jo-Ann Ledger. people of God are met." s ome spectacular
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