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Pictured at left is the scene in Saint Mary's Cathedral last Sunday when 102 men waited to be instituted acolytes by Archbishop Goody. The cathedral was packed with relatives, friends and parishioners at the afternoon Mass during which the ceremony took place. Candidates approached the altar in groups of eight and placed their hands on the chalice and paten as the Archbishop instituted them as
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To prepare for the institution, candidates attended three training nights at Trinity College followed by a weekend retreat at Iona Presentation College. Ten parishes were presenting candidates for the first time at last Sunday's ceremony; there are now 75 parishes (CONTINUED P. 2)
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Catholic moral opinion appears to be taking a wait -and -see approach to the process
Catholic attitudes to any conceptual process outside the body have been cautious over the years as science by which Baby Louise has continued to experiment Brown was fertilised ing reservations about cer- the conception as against dren who have been con- in this area. externally and later tain aspects. nature; Bishop Lucey of ceived by this Traditionally, Catholic process and Strident headlines in the Cork has given his imolanted in her ap- is the risk a morally accept. statements have condemned mother's body for the Press ("Church condemns..." proval. any deliberate ejaculation able one? remainder of her ges- The Australian) and other Is conception outside of semen outside the act of In Australia, Dr. Thomas comment have failed to tation. the natural fallopian tube coitus; in recent years some provide more than isolated Connolly says the concepa violation of the moral theologians have defended tion contravenes Pope Pius There have been some Catholic opposition. XII ruling; Fr. Thomas and organic unity between the practice for diagnostic outright condemnations and Bishop McLean of Mid- Shortall of husband and wife in the act purposes. Melbourne has other authorities are hav- dlesborough has condemned In 1949 Pope Pius XII doubts about the morality of generation? Is such biological en- condemned artificial insewithout coming to specific mination in no uncertain gineering a usurping by condemnation; Fr. Laurence terms. McNamara of Adelaide man of nature and GodHis concern is believed given laws? would be morally critical of to have been with the idea the technique without abof CONFLICT "sperm WITH A banks" from solute condemnation in which a woman would be POPE? every case. fertilised by a men other Dr. Hellegers of New ABORTION than her husband. York says the externalisaFurther- practical quesHe also had reservations tion of the conceptual tions arise such about the methods of acas: processes is against nature. Whether the concep- quiring such sperm. Catholic debate will want tions conflict with earlier to focus on aspects of the statements by Pope Pius HUSBAND'S SPERM conception and not the XII; However, in the case of overall question of whether Whether the gathering a husband's sperm being a couple are absolutely of male sperm violates used for the wife he is less contravening the natural moral principles. explicit: law by the implantation "One does not necessarily The test-tube conception technique. of Louise Brown is likely prohibit the use of certain to strengthen rather than artificial methods intended QUESTIONS weaken the Catholic case simply to facilitate or to enable the natural act efQuestions likely to worry against abortion. With the beginning of fected in a normal manner Catholic theologians are: human life now exposed to attain its end." Is there a high failure Authorities will debate more clearly than ever as rate among the fertilisations an independent event, the whether such a view inand are sickly or deformcry of the abortionist that validates the conception of ed fertilisations being disthe woman is in charge of Baby Louise Brown and carded in the process? the process is proven to be the many more who are Are there yet -to-be - totally wrong. (See Editorial likely to follow her. discovered defects in chil- page 3). (CONTINUED PAGE 3)
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