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new thought on mixed marriage Contrary to an impression conveyed in a news item in The West Australian on Wednesday morning, current Church regulations on promises mode in mixed marriages have been in force for more than seven years.
The Bishops of Australia released on Tuesday a pastoral letter to clarify the position of the Church on mixed marriages since Pope Paul VI issued a document on the subject in 1970.
"I'M GLAD I CAME" "I'm glad
came says a banner carried by a Bentley group at last Sunday's eucharistic festival procession at I
Aquinas College, with on array of hats on hand to ward off early summer heat as that the event is held on feast of Christ the King, now occurring in late November. See also Page 6)
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New Catholic centre to aid jobless youth
(The full text of the pastoral letter appears on pages 7 and 8. The Record and other Catholic papers were not allowed to print the text until it had been released to the secular media on Tuesday morning in Sydney).
Most priests questioned on the impact of the document said that it contained nothing new in terms of practice that they had been following for the past seven years or more.
mixed
marriage that forInstead of a pulpit anmerly Australian ' priests nouncement, it was decided were required to read from to issue the present pastoral the pulpit at regular inter- statement. vats. CONTINUED PAGE 2)
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Ten years ago. as a result of inter -Church discussion, the Catholic Church ceased asking the non-Catholic partner to a mixed marriage to' sign the written promise Centrecare, Perth's Catholic Welfare agency, is to set up a service olic concerning the Cathupbringing of children.
specifically to help unemployed young people.
A shop at 190 Aberdeen The new venture is to be Street, West Perth, close to run in conjunction with the Diocesan Youth Council St. Brigid's Church, is to and will have a direct telebe converted to become the phone link with the Centre Centrecare Youth Informa- care switchboard in Victoria Square. tion Service.
RADICAL CHANGE Seven years ago. a radiconfidence among young cal change was introduced people who have been out into the promise made by of work for some time. the Catholic party alone. In place of a "guarantee" An up-to-date bulletin board, telephone service and the Catholic party since then has promised "to do trained staff will keep youth In this way, counselling and guidance opportunities informed about training all in my power" to bring up the children as Catholwill be readily available for courses available. ics. youth who need this facilAt the same time, Pope ity. COMMUNITY HELP Paul altered the Church's Opportunities will be pre- traditional attitude from "seFEDERAL FUNDS sented for interested youth verely forbids" to "discourto do voluntary work where ages" mixed marriages. The project will be fundthey can increase their The effect of the new ed by the Federal Governskills. approach on children born ment under the Community and baptised since the chanYouth Support Scheme. The position of Project ge is hard to gauge, partly Officer at the centre has because of the rapid inThe aim of the service been advertised and all crease in the number of Cawill be to assist young peoCatholic high schools, par- tholics attending State ple to acquire and improve ishes and youth groups will schools and the changed the skills necessary to find receive publicity about the emphasis in religious instrujobs and maintain positions. new project. ;:tion generally.
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Youth calling at the cenA Centrecare spokesman tre will be coached in look- said that help from the DIFFERENT ing for jobs and making ap- community would be appreThe present document is plications, with help in such ciated in the form of fur- the result of several years' things as grooming, form - niture, floor coverings, cups discussions whether a new filling, writing letters, tele- and saucers, and, possibly, docuuent shout Sc issued phone practice, etc. a pool table. to replace tions on
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