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DISSIDENTS Archbishop Goody has strongly condemned publications arriving by mail from outside the State which question the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council. The text of his statement is: It has come to my knowledge that many people, including school principals, have been bombarded with ktters and pamphlets attacking recent liturgical reform, and particularly the English versions of the Mass. A little group outside the State, unlawfully calling itself the "Catholic Research Centre" is at considerable expense going to great lengths to disturb the faithful equanimity with which the vast majority of Catholics have accepted the revisions which have made our public worship so much more accessible to all of us. This little irritant group has no standing whatsoever; it is condemned by all the authorities of the Catholic Church in Australia.
Pope's Decree The new forms of the liturgy were ordered by the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on April 3, 1969 with the following decree: "We decree that these laws and prescriptions be firm and effective now and in the future, notwithstanding, to the extent necessary, the apostolic constitutions and ordinances issued by our predecessors and other prescriptions, even those deserving special mention and derogation." Dissidents, therefore, are opposing their private judgement to the decrees of the Pope, the reigning Vicar of Christ on earth, and of the Ecumenical Council. To assert that the present Pontiff has not the same authority claimed and exercised by his predecessors is to deny the fundamental Catholic belief in the living authority of the Church.
At Mercedes College on Monday night, Mrs. Mcirgaret
WILCOX, of the Catholic Pastoral Institute (left) is pictured holding her last class with some of the 126 participants training for out -of-school cotechetical work. (See also page 4).
irst in-service course
In an unprecedented theology will be studied under Father B. Johnstone, move, 52 West Ausof Yarra Theological Union. tralian are Some units will be given Unfortunately, one retired archbishop and a minute going to be out of their also by Jesuit Father Arnold number of dissident priests have seen fit to foment parishes for four weekdissension among Catholics by following a course Hogan. opposed to the Council and the Pope, which if per- ends next month while In Workshops, preaching sisted in can lead to spiritual schism and spiritual they attend this State's techniques, with some reshipwreck for those concerned. first full-scale in-serference to audio-visual As Bishop Hengsbach of Essen recently reproved vice course for clergy. the services of theologians get sa fac o o er wh le the National Liturgical means, will be conducted and lecturers from Eastern on the course. Archbishop Lefebvre for the unbrotherly intention of Commission. with help from Father Bob The priests, States front and Perth, coming uninvited to his diocese to stir up dissension, other centres Those attending include In the third week, dog- Hailstone. so I too, as bishop of the Archdiocese of Perth, require Bunbury and Geraldton who have their own invol- 30 diocesan and nine Relimatic studies will be led by all faithful people to accept joyfully the lawful decrees dioceses, will vacate their vement there. Other Workshops will gious priests from Perth arFranciscan Father L. Hay deal with working with explicity proclaimed by the Pope and the Bishops of parishes on Sunday night, 12 diocesan of St. Pascal's The cost of importing a chdiocese, the Church. Seminary, people, the youth, the lay April 23 and take up re- lecturing staff is being priests from Bunbury and borne Box Hill. apostolate and cart for the sidence at the Redemptorist by Archbishop Goody of one diocesan priest from In the fourth week, moral sick and elderly. Retreat House, North Perth. Perth and Bishop McKeon Geraldton. They will conclude the of Bunbury. The content of the course course and make their deis largely the result of a parture for home four REPLACEMENTS questionnaire circulated to weeks later, on Saturday, The secretarial and orgapriests last year. May 20. nizational back-up is being Overall co-ordinator of The first intake, in 1978 provided by the Catholic 11 the course and lecturing in will be followed by another Pastoral Institute. human relations and comHONDA in June next year and again The priests will be resin 1980 so that all priests ponsible for their accom- munication will be Oblate Father J. (Megan, or the in the State will have had modation costs at the Rethe opportunity for study treat House whose rooms East Asia Pastoral Institute. and retraining. In the first week Sacred and other facilities have recently been carpeted to Heart missionary of St. PROBLEMS Paul's Seminary, Kenmake them more suitable The local project is in for sington, will lecture on long-term residents. line with similar initiatives Scripture. Priests enrolling for the in the Eastern States and "Wheiequaitycomes first" course were told that, if ne- SUBJECTS overseas. 385 Canning Highway, Melville. The W.A. problems have cessary, replacements would In the second week, the Phone 39171 Lic. No.3371. been the distance and ex- be appointed to care for subject of prayer will be pense of attending courses their pastoral duties during dealt with by Father B. elsewhere and the absence their absence. Yates, of St. Patrick's ColHONDA. locally of sufficient tutorial A spokesman said that ex- lege, Manly, and liturgy will staff to run a local pro- cept for a Geraldton dio- be treated by Father J. gramme. cesan priest, it had, for- McGrath, director of the The setting up of the tunately, not appeared im- College of Education at 1308 AltpuHwy, Cannington W.A. course means securing possible for the priests to Ways, and a member 4512339 5.3116of 0,L 001
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