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The Record Newspaper 13 December 1979

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FULTON SHEEN DIES AT M ARCHBISHOP Foiton J. Ssem, whose Life is Worth Living televbdom programme was beamed le millions of Americana in the 1954a, her died at his New York home, aged SA On the way to becoming an a Catholic archbishop he

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Father William Fitzgerald (second from right)with(left toright)hither Hey nolds.,%bbot Smyth, Archbishop Goody and Father O'Reilly at the conclusion of the ordination ceremony.

Norbertines' first priest At Queens Park last Sunday the Norbertine Order, founded 800 years before the colony of Western Australia, acquired Australian adulthood. Daughters of Charity he won a choir scholarship became the first Aust- to St. Mary's Cathedral ralian to be ordained to high school conducted by the priesthood in the the Christain Brothers. Canons Regular of He was chorister, altar server and assistant Premontre. Archbishop Goody organist at the Cathedral conferred the sacrament before coming to WA to in St. Joseph's church, join the Norbertines. Father Fitzgerald has Queens Park where the Norbertines have charge spent the past five years studying for the priestof the parish. Father Fitzgerald came hood at the Yarra from New South Wales Theological Union in Melbourne, while to join the Norbertines. Educated first by the residing with the Sisters of Mercy and the Franciscans at Box Hill.

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John." Already a famous lecturer and radio star he began his ISTANBUL, Turkey (NC) "We are on the eve of a theological dialogue between the Catholic television sermons after Church and the Orthodox Church in its entirety" Pope John Paul H told the Catholic cathedral being appointed national director of the Society for congregation during his visit. the Propagation of the "It is another important guns mixed in with the As the Mass ended at II factors concerning Christian Faith. He was Bishop of step in the process toward crowd. a.m. the pope and the differences, intolerance and Rochester, New York, from fanaticism which confront unity", the popecontinued in The pope, in white cassock. patriarch again embraced 1966 to 1969. his homily. red shoulder cape and a each other in front of the Christians among themBishop Sheen was known "I dare hope the day is richly -embroidered red stole altar screen and addressed selves and religions one with for his strong stand against the other." near." worn for liturgical services, each other in French. communism. In the congregation was wore a white zucchetto The pope, who spoke first. (skullcap) but no mitre. the began in Greek Orthodox Patriarch Dimitrios I. called the He was seated on the left language of the Greek "Ecumenical Patriarch", near the front of the church Orthodox liturgy. He called I he Sunday Mass timetables for the honorary and symbolic on a crimson -trimmed papal Patriarch Dimitrios "all leader of the Orthodox throne directly opposite the holy and dearly belovet dioceses of Perth, Bunbury, Geraldton and Churches. blue and silver throne. brother." New Norcia will be published in The Record The visit to Turkey was the The domes on the canopies on December 27.

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first time that Pope John

of the two thrones QUESTION

Paul II and Patriarch symbolized the meeting of "The question that is before

Dimitrios met face to face. East and West. us is not so much whether we As a consequence of their On the pope's throne was a can re-establish full meeting, the two leaders dome of burnished wood communion, but rather announced that they will shaped like the dome of St. w ther we still have the establish a Catholic - Peter's Basilica in the right to remain separated Orthodox mixed theological Vatican. the.pope said. commission. Patriarch Dimitrios said The commission will seek "We find ourselves before a ways of resolving the EMBRACE phenomenon, a sign of the theological and doctrinal The patriarchal throne was times, that can be seen as a issues that divide the world's capped by a blue -painted return to an epoch of 750 million Catholics and Byzantine -style dome religious fanaticism of 200 million Orthodox. decorated with silvery religious wars, of the selfThe visit included the painted angels. destruction of men and of Patriarch attending Mass in The patriarch, who was their faith - and always in the Holy Spirit Catholic chief concelebrant of the the name of God." cathedral of Istanbul. Mass, did not sit at his throne The present age is a"critical It also became the first during the service. When not hour in the history of occasion in history for the immediately engaged in the humankind," he said. pope to attend an Orthodox liturgical actions he was Regarding Christian unity, patriarchal Mass. seated at the presidential he said, "First of all we have The patriarch's Mass, in the chair behind the altar, barely serious theological problems church of St. George, was a visible through the small that concern essential low key -event with mainly arched doorway in the altar chapters of the Christian invited ecclesiastical guests screen. faith for the solution of from both Churches, At the Offertory, after the which we have set up the including two Anglican gifts were brought to the theological dialogue. representatives. altar, the patriarch came out "But at the same time there Plainclothes Turkish army to the middle of the church are obstacles coming front and police security personnel where he and the pope lack of trust, irresponsibility, armed with submachine embraced in a kiss of peace. weakness...non theological

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