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WA's only Catholic weekly newspaper Perth: June 20 2002 Price: $1
Nollamara Addicts search for f arewells its spiritual peace Mercy Sisters with Fr Paul - Pages 8&9 - Page 9
Fr Lisle sees God's plan in his life - Page 16
Church bans NSW South Coast Little Pebble cult After a four-year investigation involving the Vatican. the church officially outlawed on Monday the Order of St Charbel. a sect operated by purported visionary Mr William Kamm, also known as the Little Pebble. The Church Resources website reported that the decree orders the cult to disband and Mr Kamm to stop linking his order to the Church. which finds most of its practices and Mr Kamm's supernatural prophecies "offensive". Mr Kamm. who claims the Virgin Mary gave him the name Little Pebble to protect his real identity, is reported to have grown his order to 500,000 members in 160 countries. The self-styled prophet, who is not an ordained priest, claims to have been the vehicle for more than 500 prophecies from Mary and even Jesus Christ after God spoke to him in a grassy paddock in 1984.
He said yesterday his strike rate as a "seer" of the future was about half, with about 250 prophecies coming true - but he won't reveal which ones. He wrongly predicted a massive natural disaster which would force the cancellation of the 2000 Sydney Olympics and an earthquake which would flood most of Sydney after the partial destruction of Warragamba Dam. He has predicted the end of the world "as we know it" at Easter 2004. Wollongong bishop Peter Ingham said on Monday the sect had sparked family breakdowns on the south coast. The sect's teachings were "false, harmful and contrary to the Catholic Church", Bishop Ingham said. "If Mr Kamm considers himself a loyal Catholic, he would not want to operate outside the Church or encourage others to do so." After issuing the decree, the Church
has now taken the rare step of setting up a phone service to counsel members of the cult, who include more than 300 people at the 100ha Cambewarra property as well as communities in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. Mr Kamm rejected the decree yesterday and said his order would flourish. He instead called for a "proper" canonical investigation into his visions in a bid to prove his prophet status. "I operate on the authority God gave me... and I will continue my work." he told The Daily Telegraph newspaper at the Cambewarra compound. "God spoke to me and told me to form an order in the Church and that is what I have done." "I'm not leaving the Church because it's persecuting me. "We haven't been excommunicated. We will continue."
Priests get preview of discovery Archbishop Barry Hickey gave priests of the archdiocese a sneak preview of the new discovery magazine, the first issue of which will appear next weekend. The Archbishop showed the centre spread feature article on the new Australian film Molokai to priests who attended the Council of Priests meeting last Thursday morning at the LI Goody Bioethics Centre in Glendalough. Molokai. by Australian director Paul Cox. tells the story of Fr Damien. the Belgian priest who became famous for his work with lepers on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. It has been winning rave reviews for its cast, direction and powerful storyline. The movie will be released in Perth on June 20, four days before discovery is distributed. Discovery will be distributed through all WA Catholic schools and parishes. It will focus on faith, family life, youth and education.
Archbishop issues open invitation to Cathedral talk on the Eucharist
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veryone is invited to the Cathedral next Saturday afternoon. June 29, to hear Archbishop Barry Hickey speaking on the importance of the Eucharist and the need for growth in Eucharistic devotion. He will also outline his vision for the development of holy hours and perpetual adoration in the Archdiocese. The Archbishop's address will begin at about 4pm and will be the keynote of the Eucharistic Convention running from 2pm to 5pm. Everyone is invited and no registration is required. Raymond de Souza, of St Gabriel Communications, will open proceedings at 2pm with an explanation of the biblical foundation of the Catholic belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. His talk will include ideas on how to explain this most important truth to Protestants or lapsed Catholics who no longer see its significance. Exposition will begin at 3pm and will be followed by the Archbishop's address at 4pm. The convention will close at 5pm after Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Organised by Fr Doug Harris, of the Cathedral clergy (phone 9223 1350), the convention is designed to further promote perpetual adoration in parishes. At present. perpetual adoration is available in Mirrabooka. Midland and Belmont.
Tune in to Archbishop Hickey on Channel 31
Archbishop Hickey, with Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton at right, displays draft pages of discovery at the Council of Priests meeting in Glendalough last Thursday June 13. /
A film about Linda's House of Hope featuring Archbishop Barry Hickey will be screened on Access 31 on Tuesday June 25 at 6pm. Called 'Turn' it tells the story of Linda Watson's efforts to help women and girls to escape from prostitution. and Archbishop Hickey's strong support for her work.
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