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Bishops Say Natural Law Must Noted Exegete To Underpin Positive Law, Justice Lecture On Bible Signed by 36 members of the Australian Hierarchy a Pastoral Statement on the Basis of Social Justice, entitled "Natural Law" has been issued. It will be the subject of pulpit comment in all churches of the Archdiocese on Sunday, September 6. Highlights from the pamphlet, which will be on sale at church doors, are: Role Of Church In Temporal Affairs insofar as they correspond with, enforce or supplement
"In the sphere of social -economics the Church has the basic law of man's nature from which they renever proposed a definite technical system, since this ceived their origin. They are null and void if they is not her field. Nevertheless, she has clearly outlined are in conflict with the Natural Law of man's being. the guiding principles which, while susceptible of Hence the individual citizen, or any group of citizens, varied concrete applications according to the different has the duty of scrutinising enactments of positive conditions of times, places and peoples, indicate the law to see whether or not they are in conformity with safe way of securing the happy progress of society." the principles of Natural Law ." -(Quoting Pope Pius XI in Divini Redemptoris). .
When Natural Law Becomes Moral Law
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Natural Justice Protects Rights
"The Natural Law enjoins that the rights which "Man is not a freak of the universe. He is an belong to every human being because he is a person integral part of universal nature, created like the rest are absolute and indestructibe and are protected by of the universe with a purpose and a goal, and en- one or other of the species of natural justice. The dowed with inherent tendencies and inclinations to right to life and limb, the essential freedom to serve pursue his natural end. God, the right to marry or to remain single and other "However, this ordination of man to his particular such fundamental rights of the human person cannot end is such that it is inconsistent with his rational be infringed by any human authority ." and free nature. He is guided by Natural Law in accordance with, not in violation of his free nature. Rights Exist Prior To Birth He is always able to pick his own path, to progress "The human person is the subject of rights even or to go away from it. before he is brought forth into the world. The un"So whilst the Natural Law of all sub -rational born child has a right to birth. Murder in the womb beings is identical with the physical laws of their natures, for man the Natural Law becomes a moral does not differ specifically from the murder of a law because his actions are free, self -determined and grown person. "The unborn child can also be the subject of proconsciously self -directed" . perty rights, and justice is violated if these rights are Returning from the National Catholic infringed without warrant. Minors also have their What Is "Natural" To Mon? "Endowed with intelligence and freewill, he (man) natural rights, but it is granted that the positive law Biblical Congress held in Sydney from Aug. is under no compulsion to follow the inclinations he may regulate their property rights for the common 23-27, the Rev. Alexander Jones, L.S.S., disgood it cannot, however, abrogate them . ." feels within himself. He must use the human facultinguished exegete ,will give a public lecture ties which distinguish him from the brute beasts to at the Subiaco Civic Centre on Sept. 14, at adjust his actions to an end that benefits a rational ten "Unless Some Man 8.15 p.m. being. We cannot therefore excuse our actions by Title of Fr. Jones' lec- Show Me" (studies in bibNUNS SPEND £100,000 ON pointing to parallel actions in animals and saving "it ture is "The Death of the lical problems) and a comis natural." What is natural for an irrational beast Bible." Tickets at 3/6 may mentary on St. Matthew's is not necessarily natural to a rational man. For us be procured at Pellegrini & Gospel. BELMONT HOSPITAL EXTENSION He is also a member of an action is natural only if it harmoinses with the law Co., Catholic Centre, Catholic Library and "The Re- the English Society of Old of reason" Blessed privately by His Grace the Arch- cord" office. Testament studies. Why Men Lock Clear Concept bishop on August 29, the 90ft. addition to a During his stay in Perth, At the recently concludFr. Jones will also give ed Biblical Congress in "The Natural Law is not an explicitly written double -storey wing at St. John of God Hospitalks on Scriptural topics to Sydney at which His Emincode, and all men have not a clear concept of what tal, Belmont, was opened on August 31. ence, Cardinal Agagianian priests and the Law of Nature defines. If man had not fallen Structural additions cost Ignatius that very modern Fr. Jones religious. is an English- presided, Fr. Jones gave a from his original condition of righteousness he would £45,000 while £27,000 was hospital was dedicated, fit- man, aged 53 years. He course of 11 lectures coverhave had much clearer notions of the obligations im- spent on mechanical ser- tingly on the day of the read theology at the Gre- ing four days in three sessions. posed upon him by his human nature. But since the vices and £28,000 on equip- feast of St. Ignatius. gorian University, Rome. Its work had been abunFall he is subject to passion, prejudice and ignorance, ment. Biblical studies, in which At the request of Rev. dantly proved, said Dr. he was to win a high repuand the unaided light of human reason is not always Mother Immaculate, the Kyle, and the dedication of tation, were commenced at Fete For Nuns a clear and sure guide to human action ." senior doctor, E. W. Kyle, that truly magnificent the Pontifical Biblical InA wide variety of attracwelcomed selected guests at theatre block was the stitute, Rome, in 1934. tions is being arranged for Man's Basic Obligations Defined the completion of the new climax of its busy life. After two years there Fr. the annual fete of St. Vin" God willed to define some of man's more im- surgical theatre and X-ray That block was the most Jones pursued post -graduate cent's Hospice, Guildford, portant basic obligations in the Ten Commandments, blocks. modern block he had seen studies at the Ecole Biblique on Sunday, Sept. 27. Dr. Kyle recalled that Sir anywhere in Australia. the moral precepts of which are simply declarations at Jerusalem in 1951. Among the stalls will be Thomas Meagher suggested of what the Natural Law imposes upon man. There might be others but Except for that year Fr. fancy, cake, produce, dips, "Yet, even primitive social communities, that had to the Mother Superior of he had not seen them. Jones has for 22 years been mixed, gift, cool drinks and no knowledge of the Ten Commandments, did not the parent institution at Everything to make surgery professor of Biblical Greek ice cream. fail to work out codes and regulations governing the Subiaco that there was need safe for the patient had and Hebrew and of New As there will be for a modern hospital in been incorporated at a stag- Testament and Old Testa- pony well rides for the children. conduct of their members and required by the common the growing districts across gering cost. But such was ment exegesis at Upholland, A largely attended meetgood. In other words, they had a knowledge of some the Causeway. the faith of those Sisters the seminary of Liverpool ing of the organising comfundamental principles of right and wrong, based on She was readily interest- that they had willingly Archdiocese, England. mittee on Monday night the law of Nature as they apprehended it." ed and the house now the mortgaged the future. Fr. Jones has shown par- reported good progress in convent which w a s It was a challenge to ticular interest in Judeo- connection with arrangePositive Law Reinforces Nature known as Hill 60, was pur- those who thought that all Christian relaties. He is a ments for the big day. should be run by the gov- member of the Institute of "There is the absolute need of positive human chased. The proceeds of the fete When the doctors worked ernment, that modern hos- Judeo-Christian studies of will be law to supplement the Natural Law by applying it in devoted to a buildthere first it did duty both pitals needed government the U.S.A. and is a contri- ing fund. The Hospice, detail to the complexities of daily life . as hospital and convent. butor help and direction. to "The Bridge" (an- which is conducted by the "Concerning positive human law, it is cur contention Work soon came and the For nual of the that the community Institute). Daughters of Charity, acthat it is based on the Natural Law, and apart from hospital cared for a large He is in demand as a lec- commodates 16 aged women. in general and the medical this has no foundation. This statement follows from number of seriously ill profession in particular turer in his specialty. In But the Sisters aim to inthe fact that the Law of Nature ordains that man cases and did it very should be eternally grate- 1955 he made a lecture tour crease the accommodation shall live in society. Social life cannot exist without well. of the U.S. and has spoken so that ful. they will It was soon obvious that The additions include a in the major universities of be able eventually an authority which shall possess the moral power to to care for both control the members and direct them towards the something bigger was re- modern X-ray suite, three Great Britain. men and women. .
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quired and due largely to operating theatres with asIn addition to various Remember the day the drive and sociated sterilising and ser- articles in scholarly re - LAST SUNDAY IN SEPRev. Mother views, Fr. Jones has writ- TEMBER. Concluded on Page 16
industry, "Therefore human laws are valid and binding only the faith of the