T be Record assioner
26 John Street, Perth.
T
Eau or
nose
No. 2092
TN ABERDEEN STREET, 6000.
Phone (09 I
PERTH, THURSDAY, July 27, 1978
328 131111.
Price: 30 Cents
Media in
error on marriage -
VIENNA, (NC). Press and radio reports have proved vet again to be wrong in their version of circumstances surrounding Prince Michael of Kent's recent marriage to Baroness von Reibnitz.
Contrary to their reports, tion of a so-called "pastoral Benedictine Father Sigis- solution" having been made mund Pawlowski has stated in the bride's favour, a that he did not give Com- solution for invalid marmunion either to the riages that is reputedly baroness or to any of the 25 adopted by some priests in close relatives and friends impossible situations where who attended a Mass after the good faith of the Caththe wedding. olic is said to be the prinPress reports, including cipal concernthat in "The Australian", referred to the baroness re- "ANACHRONISAI" The religious For that reason, the ceiving the "Sacraments" dent of "The corresponparish communities'ought to for the last time. Times" of London, Clifford Longley, take an interest in the acThis has only one meansaid that the constitutional tivities of the Fremantle ing in Catholic terminology, restrictions Stella Maris Club that was namely, sacramental Con- monarch's on the British being conducted in their fession or religion should sacramental Comname. be done away with if unity munion. between Catholics and AnAt a recent world conFurther Press reports glicans was to come. ference of the Apostleship speculated that the couple of the Sea, the Australian spent their According to good legal wedding night representation of 25 was apart so that she could re- opinion, he wrote, if the Queen were to heed the the largest single national ceive Communion the folArchbishop of Canterbury's contingent, showing the in- lowing day. call for immediate inter volvement of the Church in Baroness von Reibnitz. Australia in this work. free to marry in the Cath- communion and receive Communion from a CathoToday's quick turn -around olic Church, disqualified of ships meant that work herself from receiving Com- lic priest, "she would immediately and forever be for seafarers bad to be in- munion by her civil mardisbarred from the throne." tensified during their short riage to Prince Michael in The paper described the stay rather than slackened the Vienna Town Hall, a off, he explained. marriage not recognised as exclusion of Catholics from the throne as "an absurd valid by the Catholic On another aspect Father anachronism." O'Shea said that Russian Church. "There can be no justifiauthorities were showing NO FAVOUR cation today for singling concern at the way their Father Pawlowski said out Roman Catholics in this crews were reacting to their that he could not give Com- way," the paper said. visits to overseas ports. munion to the bride as this It added that it was hard Recently, Russian mari- would have been contrary to believe "that any contime authorities sideration would nowadays have to church discipline. His decision came after prevent the sovereign's constepped up pressure on security officers not to allow consulting with Coadjutor sort from being a Roman crews budge from the Party Archbishop Franz lachym Catholic, provided that the of Vienna. line when abroad. children were brought up In some instances trouble There was thus no ques- Anglicans." has arisen over Russian bilvine curies of the Bible and re -selling them, at a pront too, Alien Lucy get to the U.S.S.R.
Two of the four short-term crisis units at Archbishop Goody and opened by Sir Charles McAuley Centre Wembley, costing $187,000 which were blessed by Court last Sundoy. See story page 3.
Theme for
Bible Sunday, August 6 Next Sunday, August
6 is celebrated throughout the Catholic world as Bible Sunday. The theme of this year's Bible Society week is "Demonstrate your love Send the Good News." Father Patric AHERN, diocesan director of the Bible apostolate, has supplied articles on the Bible apostolate. See also page 6.
Call to community on care of overseas Overseas seamen on
visiting ships are often
lumped together with situations that are really land-based Australian problems, the Fremantle port chaplain, Father Sean O'Shea, said this week.
seamen
Strikes such as the recent Visitors are invited to dispute over loading live stroll through the recreasheep was between Aus- tion, television and games tralian farmers and water- rooms, and to inspect the front workers and had noth- restaurant, bar, accommoing to do with the crews dation, ballroom and chapel of visiting ships, Father areas of the Centre. O'Shea said. Staff will be on hand to But people indentified the explain activities at the visiting seamen with water- Centre, including the front troubles and forgot S30,000 worth of telephone hIPINIP41.04.04MINNI.04.14114 about the hospitality and traffic that is handled on consideration that these behalf of the visitors each visitors deserved from the year. ON INSIDE PAGES community. Calendar This Sunday is Apostle- CARVINGS 4 ship of the Sea Sunday and The religious Classified article Father O'Shea wants visitors boutique specialising in imAdvertising 10 to call at the Stella Maris ported Filipino religious Letters 11 premises in Queen Victoria wood carvings will also be News In Parts 4 Street, Fremantle, to see open. what is being provided by Father O'Shea says that Sports 10, 12 the Catholic Church for many overseas seamen from Father SEAN O'SHEA TV And Radio 9 visiting seamen. developing countries are visiting Australian ports centres, Father O'Shea said. where costs are unrelated to For a while Australian the wages they may be re- coastal seamen had felt they ceiving on the ships. were not wanted at the Many of these men came seafaring centres, but this from countries, where job attitude was changing and opportunities were limited all coastal ships were visited and they turned to seafaring as regularly as the overseas SAME TREATMENT No special attention was often through force of cir- ships. paid to Soviet vessels and cumstances rather than by Father O'Shea said that they received the same half free choice. Australian crews on over For this reason they need- seas journeys made good hour visit made to all ships. Crews just out of Russia ed the services and hos- use of the Apostleship of pitality of centres such as the Sea facilities in foreign showed signs of being on edge and well drilled in the Stella Maris Club. ports. how to avoid contact with Because of good condidisapproved attitudes, Fr. tions prevailing on Austral- CALL TO PARISHES O'Shea said. ian coastal ships people This showed the re However, crews that were tended to think of these ciprocal aspect of showing "Where quaky comes firA" conditions applying to all friendship to seamen from out several motel's and h^cl 385Canning Highway, Melville. visited many ports were overseas vessels. other countries visiting our much Phone 39 17 I I Lic. No. 3371. more relaxed and Up to twelve races could ports. glad of a visit. he found on some visiting When Catholic chaplains "I know you get a Fad ships, he said. HONDA and other visitors went on On the other hand, the board the ships the Catho- reception," one officer told Australian coastal -,amen tic community was showing Fat:ter O'Shea, 'but keep whip 7 were the first priority of its interest in these men, he coming all the same." the Apostleship of the Sea said. CONILNUED PAGE 2)
-
See Pat Murphy for
BMW New &Used. HONDA New &Used. Selected Used Vehicles.
Pat Mu
Motorsrphy
N JANE
1308 Albany Hwy, CanningtOn
Phone 4512333
1