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THE NEW BISHOP The Diocese of Rome is without a Bishop; the matter is urgent and a bishop will be nominated to the position as quickly as possible, very likely within a week at the latest.
It will be one of the fast- already pledged in advance eral physician and a medi-
appointments of a bish- he or she will accept the cal assistant. op within the procedures of teaching and whatever Up to four times each day the Church. other requests the new and for as many days as Normally, it takes several Bishop of Rome may ask are required, each elector months, even up to a year of them in the matter of will walk to the altar of the in some cases, to appoint faith or morals. Sistine Chapel, holding aloft a new bishop to a diocese. The new Bishop will not in his right hand the critiIn the case of the Bishop neglect the Catholic people cal piece of folded paper of Rome, the appointment of Rome. on which he has nominated will be concluded probably The pressure of his dut- his candidate. within four weeks of the ies will make it impossible death of the former Bishop. to go very often to his TWO-THIRDS PLUS ONE Only they will know the Cathedral Church of Saint DIFFERENT METHOD Also it will be a signifi- John Lateran to say Mass exhaustive process by which steadily one name will adcantly different procedure for the people and to atfrom the appointment of tend to diocesan business. vance up the list and eventually secure at least two"other bishops. Shortly after his appoint- thirds of the votes cast plus Today a wide cross-sec- ment he will ask another one. tion of people may be ask- bishop to act as his vicar Their secret will go with ed to give to confidential and assure the people that, them to their grave and all opinion before a new bish- as their Father, he cares evidence will have been op is appointed. for them in a special way In the case of the Bishop while still caring for all the burnt before the doors are opened again. of Rome, only one Rome People of God. One man will be asked diocesan person the fo The new Bishop of Rome by the electors to become mer Vicar of the diocese will not be elected in the Bishop of Rome. They will will take part in the ap- Cathedral of Rome but in decide if he needs time to pointment of the new a special chapel built for a make his decision. Bishop. former Bishop, Sixtus IV. Already he will have been ' Among the other 110 So that the electors can warned not to reject the electors exoected to attend make their decision withresponsibility because of his a closed session there will out any interruption, sechuman weakness or unbe 29 Italians; another 21 urity will be more strict worthiness. will he from Western Eurthan for any other meeting It is Christ and the Peoope. of important people. ple of God who are calling WHAT SORT OF A MAN? The doors will be locked him. From the nited States and and no message of any kind Then, before the Roman Canada there will be 13 will pass to them while they crowds and the world he electors: from Latin Amer- are in their meeting. To will be presented: ica 20; from Asia. I I; from check security, a building "Bishop of the Roman Africa. 12; frmi Oceania. engineer and two electronic Church, Vicar of Christ, 4. technicians will be on duty Vicar of Peter the Apostle, the decision facing these to make a regular routine Head of the College of electors is: What sort of a inspection of all the sealed Bishops, with full and abman should occupy the entrances. solute jurisdiction over the Chair of the Bishop of Even in the event of ill- whole Church. Rome? ness, the electors will have (SEE ALSO PAGES Only 49 times in the past on hand a surgeon, a gen2, 3, 44 1915 years has the Bishop of Rome not been an Itaest
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At Rockingham last Friday night Archbishop GOODY is pictured kneeling to receive the first blessing of Father JOHN RYAN whom will be aske4 to take over every responsibility fbr he had just ordained to the priesthood. bishop and every Catholic
the ceremony took place studied for two .years for throughotit the world. This will he an -automatic a full congregation the permanent diaconate. in the new Church of Our After being ordained a procedure. Lady of Lourdes that was deacon, he spent a year as UNBROKEN UNE opened three weeks ago. assistant at Rockingham Every bishop in the world Father Ryan is originally and then re-entered St. has already pledged in adto continue his vance, on the day of his from Concord (N.S.W.) and Paul's studies for the priesthood. episcopal is the youngest ordination, that of five He returns this week to he will unhesitatingly and children of the late John Kensington to complete his unswervingly and Martha gYan. carry out theology course and will whatever is asked of him He was ait .iqtericir dereturn to W.A. in Novem- by the Bishop of Rome. signer by profession and ber. In this way the unity of came to W.A. nine years He is one of seven West the Catholic Church will be ago. \ustralians training for the maintained in an unbroken From Perth, he uttered riesthood at the national line. St. Paul's national seminary seminary which caters for Also, every Catholic in Kensington, N.S.W., and late vocations. throughout the world has before
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