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Thursday, February 16, 1061
Government Control Over Churches Urged In Ceylon Parliament
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Colombo: With passage of legislation providing for government expropriation of private schools assured, a new bill has been introduced in Ceylon's House of Representatives to give the government control over places of worship. The legislation would relicensing of all quire shrines, statues and objects of worship, and would bar the opening of a church or other place of worship without permission of the Minister of Cultural Affairs. It would also empower the Minister of Cultural Affairs "to order the removal, upon payment of compensation, of places of religious worship, if such removal is considered to be in the public interest." The legislation states that no discrimination is to be made against any particular religion in this predominantly Buddhist country. The legislation .to give the government control over places of worship was introduced (Jan. 27) eight days after the Ceylonese Hierarchy had issued a statement appealing to Catholic parents to quit their protest occupation of Catholic schools confronted by government seizure. About 700 of Ceylon's 750 schools fall under the government's
confiscation plan. The statement said that it was "because of the faith that . . the Bishops have decided to place in the government" that they were making the appeal to their people "in order to enable the schools to function in a normal manner." The Bishops' statement was issued the day after parliament was convened to enact the school seizure law introduced by the leftist government of Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike. The conciliatory message was made public shortly after the Ceylonese Bishops had met with India's Valerian Cardinal Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay. Cardinal Gracias was in Ceylon to participate in ceremonies marking the 250th anniversary of the death of Father Joseph Vaz, Indian apostle to Ceylon. The celebration took place at Negombo, about 20 miles north of .
Colombo.
Cardinal Gracias referred in a sermon to the govern-
ment's plan to take over the private schools. He said that because of the expropriation, the present generation of Ceylonese Catholics may not have all the "facilities" in the sphere of Catholic education that previous generations enjoyed. But he said that Ceylon's Bishops, Sisters and Brothers would do their best to give religious instructions under the new system. "Unavoidable deficiencies can be made good by the employment of 'aids'-cultural and spiritual-and a strong and well -organised parish life," he said. After expressing his support for the Ceylonese Bishops' statement urging an end to the Catholic sit-in demonstrations, Cardinal Gracias said: "Trust begets confidence The indications are thatthe faith we have placed in the good will of the government will not go unrewarded." That was before the introduction of the legislation to give the government control over places of worship. .
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PALLOTTINE WELCOME The rallottine Fathers wish to invite all friends and those interested in native welfare to the blessing and official opening of their new "Villa Maria' Mission Hostel, Fifth-ave., Riverton, by His Grace the
Archbishop this Sunday, February 19, at 3.30 p.m.
Assistance To Catechists
Two Daughters Of Waterloo Couple
Metropolitan Clergy To Confer Feb. 24
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The quarterly conference of the Clergy of the metro-
politan area will take place in the Chapter Hall, Church Office, Victoria-sq., on Friday, February 24, at 10 a.m.
Confirmation At Cathedral, Feb. 24
Tuesday morning, the Catholic Women's League held a morning tea at Beans! During this social event, the President, Mrs. JOLLEY, presented a travelling case to the RIGHT REVEREND MONSIGNOR ALBERT LANGMEAD. ON
Monsignor Langmead has been chaplain to the C.W.L. for many years and will be away on a year's leave some time in March. The gift was a token of appreciation to Monsignor for the work he has put in as chaplain to the League
and also to wish him well for his corning trip abroad.
S TWO of the hundreds of young children who started school for the first time this week. Stepping into the future with the help of our own schools, they can be confident of a complete education to ready them for life.
Intending candidates for the Sacrament of Confirmation, to be administered at St. Mary's Cathedral on Friday, February 24, at 7 p.m., are required to present the Confirmation card with all particulars completed. These cards MUST be signed by the parish priest and bear the parish seal. Anyone presenting unsigned cards cannot receive the Sacrament.
THIRTY PRIESTS and 80 lay people attended a meeting at the Catholic Centre on Monday evening, to discuss ways of making the teaching of religious knowledge In State schools more effective. Father J. Nestor, and Messrs R. Trainer and T. Ryan of the Claremont Teachers' college addressed the meeting. It was decided to hold a course in teaching technique and related subjects on March 13th, 20th, 24th and 27th from 10-12 each morning at a convenient centre in Perth.
The annual oollectien for Ilse Federal Catholic Immigration Committee will be taken up at all Masses on Sunday, Feb.
The course will consist of morning sessions of two hours each. It is meant to meet priests' problems especially, and also those lay teachers who assist them. Further help will be given by the Catholic Teachers' Guild within the parishes themselves. Notes for Catechists, and a limited quantity of work sheets which may be used with them will be available from the Catholic Educa-
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TWO daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hynes were last month professed and received at the St. Joseph's Novitiate at Baulkham Hills, N.S.W.
Professed in the Order was Ellena (Sister Mary Tarcisius) on January 7, while Bernadette (Sister Mary Cecily) was received on January 10. Two other daughters, Philomena and Anne, accompanied their parents to New South Wales for the ceremonies. Both the Sisters are ex -pupils of St. Gertrude's College, New Norcia. At present Sister Tarcisius is at the Training College, Mount Street, Sydney, and Sister Cecily at the Baulkham Hills Novitiate.