The Record Newspaper 05 September 1957

WITH30,000FROM87NATIONS

YoungAustralianPilgrims GetHolyFather'sBlessing

FromtheRev.J.Depiazzi)

OnAugust21,thefifty-sevenY.C.W.and N.C.G.M.pilgrimsfromAustraliawerepresentatapublicaudiencegivenbyHisHolinessPopePiusXIIatCastelgandolfo.

Duringtheaudience,theprivilegedtomeetthe HolyFather,speakinginBishopofLasPalmas,the English,invokeda"veryCardinalPrimateofSpain specialblessingontheAus-andtheBishopofTarbes tralianY.C.W.group." andLourdes.AtNicethey

AftertheaudiencetheweregivenacivicrecepmembersoftheAustraliantionandmettheAuxiliary groupweremetbyHisBishopofNice. EminenceCardinalFuma-Thevisitsofthepilgrims soni-Biondi,PrefectofthetoFatimaandLourdeswere CongregationdePropagandaexperiencesofconsiderable Fide,whospoketothemofspiritualvalueandtheywill hisaffectionforAustraliansremainasmemoriesfora andofhisadmirationforlifetime. theChurchinAustralia.

TheAustralianY.C.W.TheyJoinedIrish andN.C.G.M.pilgrimageto RomeisattendingtherallyAtLourdestwolargepilof30,000Y.C.W.'sfrom87 countrieswhichisbeing heldinSt.Peter'sSquareon August25.

Thepurposeoftherally istopresenttotheHoly Fatherthefindingsofa world-wideenquiryintothe religioussituationofyouth andtopledgeloyaltyaslay apostlesofChrist.

SinceleavingFremantle onJuly16theAustralian contingenthasbeenfeted alltheway.

loismembershavebeen 4

Post-Graduates

AreFarewelled

ByStudents

StudentsfromSt.

ThomasMoreCollegeand membersoftheNewman societywereamongthe crowdthatfarewelledMr. andMrs.P.Hutchings andMr.J.Walshwhen theysailedontheStrathnaveronAugust25.

Mr.Hutchingshadbeen aresidentofthecollege priortohismarriage,and Mr.Walshhadbeenaresidentfortwoyears.

Alecturerinthephilosophydepartmentofthe University,Mr.Hutchings hadtakenagreatdealof interestintheNewman society,whileMr.Walsh hadbeenoneofitsvicepresidents.

Bothweregoingabroad totakeupscholarshipsthey hadwon,Mr.Hutchingsto OxfordonaMannixscholarship,Mr.WalshtoChicagoforpost-graduate workinlawonaCommonwealthFellowshipgrantof 3,500dollars.

AfterayearatChicago, Mr.Walshexpectstodotwo furtheryearsatCambridge.

OnAugust25thegraduatedivisionoftheNewmansocietyheldaDayof RecollectionatSt.Thomas MoreCollege.Thetalks weregivenbytheRev.J. Challis.Benedictionofthe BlessedSacramentwhich closedtheday,wasgiven bytheRt.Rev.Mgr.E.Sullivan,chaplainofthegraduatesociety.

MonsignorByrne DiesSuddenly

Strickenwithaheartattack,theRt.Rev. MonsignorFrederickByrne,diedintheMt. BarkerhospitalonSundaylastattheage of55years.

MonsignorByrnewasthe firstVicarGeneralofthe DioceseofBunbury,parish priestofAlbanyandDean oftheGreatSoutherndistrict.

BorninAlbany,deceased waseducatedatSt.Ildephonsus'College,New Norcia.

Hereadhisecclesiastical courseatPropagandaCollege,Rome,wherehewasa contemporaryoftheRt. Rev.Mgr.E.Collins,of ShentonPark. OrdainedinRomein1926 hewaspostedtoCottesloeonhisreturn.After twoyearshewastransferredtoKalgoorliewhere hespentthreeyears.

Goody.Hehadservedfor 28yearsintheArchdiocese ofPerth.

MonsignorByrnewas everywherelovedforhis quietandgentlemanner which,however,maskeda firmcharacterandanexcellentorganisingability. Duringhissevenyearsin Albanyhebuiltthefinenew ChristianBrothers'College andalsoanewpresbytery. Mayherestinpeace.

Children'sBall

AtthelastmonthlygeneralmeetingoftheStarof theSeaParentsandFriends' Association.itwasdecided toholdachildren'sfancy dressballonFriday,Oct. 18,intheschoolhall.

IrishClubToMark7thBirthday

until1950. Duringthewaryearsthe fromtheDioceseofCork.

In1932hewasappointed grimagesfromIrelandwere parishpriestofLeonoraand presentatthesametimeasJimWilson(Nat.Sec.Aust.Y.C.W.)picturedwithaftertwoyears oftheYork tookcharge parishuntil theAustralians.ThefirstMgr.CardijnandPatKeegan(internat.Sec.Y.C.W.)1937. ofthesepilgrimageswas .ifir TransferredtoKatanning, leadbyHisGracetheArch-* bishopofDublin,Dr.Mc- heremainedinthatcentre Quaid,andthesecondwas

Prizesforthebestdressedgirlandboyofallage groups,alsoconsolation prizeshavebeenprovided for.

TheweeklyIrishClubAvarietyconcertandlateMonsignorservedthe

manyoftheclub'spromi- nentmemberswillattend.

Ongerupcamp,oftentravelling80milestosaya thirdMassforthem.

TheAustraliansweresocialanddancewllre-Irishdancingwillhighlightprisonersofwarinthe privilegedtojoinwiththesumeonThursdaySep-this"gettogether"and pilgrimsfromCorkinatember5atHighgate numberofprocessionsand exercises. ParishHallandwillcon-

night.

Tabletennisanddarts havebeenaddedandasan attractionforoldermembers,acardgameisbeing organised.

ThefirstsightofthetinueeachThursday HolyFather,wholooksremarkablywell,willbean unforgettable experience alsoforalltheyoungAustralianswhoaremembers ofthepilgrimage.

Theannualgeneralmeetingwasheldrecentlyand attractedalargegathering. Thefollowingarethenewly electedexecutive:President Mr.MartinKavanagh;vicepresidents,Mr.William Sheppard,Mr.WilliamCon-

WhentheDioceseofBunburywaserectedin1P54 deceasedwasappointed VicarGeneralofthenew SeebytheMostRev.L.J.

Duringthemonthtwo donationshavebeenreceived,forwhichmembersare grateful.Theyareablonde woodcoffeetablewith wroughtironlegs,anda beautifulhandpaintedtea tray.Thesearetoberaffliedandwillbedrawnat thefinalofthebridge,on Wednesday,Nov.20.

Theseventhanniversarynolly;treasurer,Mr.WilofthefoundingoftheclubhamDwyer;secretaries,Mr willtaketheformofare-JohnMurphy,Mr.Patrick unionofoldmembersandO'Malley;committee,Mrs. theirfamiliesatHighgateW.Dwyer,MissNoraCunParishHallonSundayningham,Mr.LouMarshall, afternoon,September29. Mr.andMrs.J.Menagh. ageof y o

Everywhereadmirationisl beingexpressedforthefine groupofyoungY.C.W.and N.C.G.M.memberswhoare representingtheirorganisationsandpayingthehornAustralianoucht theHolyFather.

FieldDayToRevealGrowth

AnneCochraneOfN.C.G.M.Hqrs. ToVisitMovementBranchesHere

FromMonday,Sept.9toThursday,Sept. 19,AnneCochranfromtheNationalExecutiveoftheN.C.G.M.willmakeanofficial visittotheN.C.G.M.inW.A.

completetheevening.

AllroadswillleadtoCastledareOrphanage,Cannington,on Sunday,Oct.20,whentheannualFieldDaywillbeheld.The 100boysarelookingforwardtothis,theirgreatday,whenthey expectabiginfluxoftheirfriends.

Variedaretheprepara-poolsandidealpicnicspots tionsand

15minutes,commencingat12.30.

Theagendaforthevisittertainmentandsupperwill willincludeatrainingnight forleadersandwillbeheld onWednesday,Sept.l1. Furtherparticularshave beenforwardedtobranch presidents.

Aninvitationisextended toallparentsandfriends andtomembersofthe Y.C.W.toattendtherally.

TheannualStateConferenceoftheN.C.G.M.willHire-PurchaseTo beheldfromFriday,Sept. 20,toSunday,Sept.22.

TheconferencewillbeBeDebateTopic openedattheCatholicCentreat8p.m.Followingthe openingthesecretary'sreportwillbepresentedafter whichareportfromthe gBiuvnebnurydiocesewillbe

VictoriaParkRally

Sunday'svenuewillbe atSt.Joachim'shall,Shepperton-rd.,VictoriaPark, commencingat11.30a.m., withatalkon"Conviction." Membersareaskedtobring alongtheirownlunchand cupsofteawillbeprovided.

Applicationformshave beenforwardedtobranch presidentsandasbuffettea willbeprovided,members areaskedtosubm'ttheir applicationstotheCatholic CentrebyWednesday,Sept. 11,forcateringpurposes.

AfterdevotionsonSundayevening,asummaryof theconferencewillbegiven bythediocesanpresident, MissMargaretWalsh.En-

AmpoltheatrettetoAdelaide-ter.,isthevenuefor theleaguedebateonMonday,Sept.9,at8p.m.,when Y.C.W.willbeopposedto RostrumNo.2onthesubject"Thatthereistoe muchhire-purchasebusiness."

Takingthenegativeside forY.C.W.willbeKevin Sullivan,FredFrankand KenByrne.Admittanceto thedebateisfree,and everyoneiswelcometoattend.

Y.C.W.receivedaforfeit fromY.M.C.A.inthedebate thatwastohavebeen broadcastonSept.3.

Theresponsetothe Publicspeakingcoursenow beingconductedbyBrian Lowhasexceededexpecta- tions. Plansforintra-cluband socialdebatesduringSep- temberwillbeannounced innextweek's"Record."

"AndI'mCertainlyGoingToTellThem'

AnIrishPriestprovedto mebyreasonalonethatGod Existed.Itoccurredtome thatIhadbetterdosomethingaboutGod.Butitis somewhat embarrassing afteronehasbeengoing roundfornearly20years denyingthatSomeonehad everlived,didliveorcould live,suddenlytobeintroducedtothem.Myfirst prayerwas:"WellifYou doexisthelpmetofind You."TheIrishPriestalwaysaddsthatIsaid"And ifYouaren'tthere,excuse mefortroublingYou."But Ithinkthisishisinvention! Surelysomeonesomadon logic,onhavingeverything proved,couldnothavebeen guiltyofsuchaprayer. IbecameaCatholicbeexisted.Itoccurredtome causeIcouldnotbeintellectuallydishonest.Ihad everythingtolose.Myold friendswereamazedbeyond description."Thelastper-1 sonintheworldtobecome! aCatholic,"theysaid.Some thoughtitwasforaesthetic reasons.Icanassureyou thattosomeonebroughtup onPicasso,Gaughin,etc. thereisnothingappealing abouttheartandarchitectureinourchurches.There isnodoubltinmymind thatthehymntunessungin ourchurcheshitthelow mark for theirsickly, whiney,pretty-prettytunes. Iamnot e talkingabout Iamnottalkingabout PlainChant,Salutaris Hostia,etc.Butwiththe exceptionof-"Faithofour Fathers"Idon'tknowone airsungtotheGloryofGod whichcouldcomparewith TheInternational,TheRed Flag,Blake'sJerusalem,or theChurch of England hymns,Noitcertainly wasn'tCatholicartwhich gotmein.

Mymother,whoisavery prettyandcharmingwoman madethecommentthatshe was"sogladthatIhad joinedadignifiedreligion." IfIhadleftatheismtojoin theSalvationArmyshe wouldhavethoughtIhad lostsocialcaste!

NoIdidnotbecomea CatholicbecauseofthedignityoftheChurch.Infact IhadloathedtheCatholic Church,consideringitthe enemyofprogress,ofthe workingclass,ofallefforts forhumanbetterment.IbecameaCatholicbecause sinceGodExisted,since Christrosefromthedead, andfoundedaChurchon Peter,therewasnoother possiblecourse. I had alwaysarguedthatJesus Christwaseitherwhatlie claimedtobe,theSonof God,orHewasmad.The ideathatHecouldhave

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beenagoodperson,agreat teacher,thefirstsocialist, oranyothertheoryputforwardbynon-Conformist andpalepinkfriendsof mineseemedtomeutter rubbish.Iusedtosay,"If IwereaChristian,thenof courseitwouldbeonlylogicaltobeaCatholic."

AtfirstIdidnothaveanyrelationshipatallwith Mary.IwenttoMassevery dayandCommunion,Confessiononcea week, strugglingwiththerubrics ofmyDailyMissal.ThisI foundintenselyinteresting. Ithinkthefirstdoctrinein theCreedwhichIreally tooktoheart,andlived, wastheCommunionof Saints.Theseweretheboys andgirls.Theretheywere, havingbattledjustaswe havetodo,gloriouslyhappy inHeaven.Istillcannot understandCatholicswho takenointerestinwhat FeastDayitis.Theyonly havetospendafewshillingsonaColumbanCalendar,whichhelpstheColumbanFathersintheirwork intheFarEast.Itmakes ourreligionsomuchmore real,vital,comforting.IrememberoncewhenIwasin thebushanditwasfour andahalfmilestothe church.ItwastheFeastof SaintsPeterandPaul.I gotupinabadtemper. Walkingalonggrumpilyin thedarkItoldmyselfIwas afool.Andthenitsuddenlyoccurredtomethat PaulandPeterhadwalked alongwayforme.

WearAMedal!

IjoinedtheCatholicLibraryandreadalotoflives ofSaints.WhenImet CatholicsIaskedthemtheir firstnames.ThiswasbecauseIwasinterestedto knowhowtheygotonwith theirPatronSaints.My ownPatronSaintisagreat thorninmyflesh.Notbecauseoftheagonisingly, painfulmartyr'sdeathincurred.No,muchworse thanthat(andIcanassure youIamascowardlyas theycomeandgotothe dentistwithmyknees knocking!)mysaintwas betrayedanddesertedby allthosewhoshouldhave helped.

ButIhadnointimate contactwithMary.How°. ever,wehadtheMiraculous MedalNovenaatourparish church.Ialwaysattended this,butsinceIwasunder Instructionandnotyeta Catholicitdidnotmuch effectme.AfterIhadbeen receivedintotheChurch-I wentthenextWednesday andthePriestaskedusto enrolintheMedal.Asickly feelingofrepugnancecame

"Andwhentellthem,

AndI'mcertainlygoingtotellthem

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HowbeautifulYouare, They'llneverbelieveme, They'llneverbelieveme

overme.Inarushalltheoffforhavingabath,but hundredsofyearsofProtestantbackgroundmade themselvesfeltinme.To wearamedalroundmy neck!Whatsuperstitious tripe!

However,thesaintly priestwhoconvertedme, whowasalwaysamanof fewwords(perhapshe couldn'tgetoneinedgeways)hadsaidsomething whichimpressedme."Itis theMindoftheChurch." NodoubtitwastheMind oftheChurchtoweara mousfan.Thisswishing MiraculousMedaltobein chainstoMary.SoIwentnoiseirritatedmeandIfelt extremelyencharitable.I toConfessionandsaidthat Ihadthisnaturalrepal-wantedtohis;ather,"Well nance.Youseethatwasallsufferabitnowfromheat theunimportantthings-andstopswishingthatfan " `- myfeelings,tastes.Butwithabout!WareasifIhad mywillIwantedtobeahadanysenseIwouldhave known wastha loyalCatholic.AnywaysufferingGod thatthis fedafor nextweekIwalkedupand gotenrolledintheMiracu-me-TmeanbeingdistracthausMedal.Ionlytakeit.edandirritatedbyher.

Church,"WhypersecutethgiftoftheFaith.BecauseI thouMe!"Paul,thegreatestunderstandthatFaithisa secularpriestwhoevergift. lived,indeedfoundithard IcametotheChurch tokickagainstthepricks.throughlogic,butIwasa Butdon'tyouthinkthatverytoughnuttocrack.If oneoftheworstprickswas 11 hadn'tmetanexceptional seeingtheshiningfaceofpriest,whounderstood Stephen,throughthebloodthroughtraining,studyand andmudcausedbytheexperiencethemindofan lumpsofstonehurledatatheist,Iwouldn'thave him.Stephensaying,"Layb'engiventhisgift.After notthissintotheircharge."all,Goddoesworkthrough ItisnogoodCatholicsin-theChurch.theBrideof tcrestingthose"brethrenChrist,theptestsandthe outsidetheFaithin,thelayapostolate. Churchunlesstheyarepre-ItistheIt apostolate paredtotalkalsoaboutwithwhichtinarticleis Mary. Ithinkoaeoftheconcerned.Ilavefounda besttimesisatChristmas,greatdealafsmugness whenweconasktra.non-amongbirthlightCatholics. Catholics:"WheredoyouHowcouldanyonewho endtheBaby Jecas." o hadbeendyingofthirston "Wheredowefindababy?"theNullaborPlain,and andtheanswerofanyfoundaspringofwater,not honestandspontaneouswanttosharethiswithhis personwouldbe"InHismates.Howisitthatwe Mother'sarms."

However,birthright Catholics,whyhavethe WaterofEternalLifeare Catholics,includingoursolackingingenerositytoholypriests,haveverylittle imagination. Iconsulteda priestrecentl"aboutapic- tureIwasgoingtotakeinto myplaceofworkandhang onthewall.Isharedaroom withsomeone,whohaving gotmateywithmeinthe localpub(wherebeinga PieneeaIdrankalemonade) a toldmehowhehadonce beenaCatholic,buton wantingtomarryanonCatholichadgivenitaway. "WhyshouldtheChurchinterfereinourprivate lives?"mycompanionsaid. "Idon'twantkids."

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TORFLEX forGIRLSorBOYS WELDEDSOLESANDHEELS.The onlyChildren'sShoeswithsolesthat CAN'TKICKOFF.GUARANTEED tobeKICKPROOF,CHILDPROOF', SCHOOLPROOF.BlackorBrown FractionalFittings.

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AdventistExchange

TaketheSeventhJay Adventists.Atonetimein mycareerIworkedasa baker,drivingahoseand cartaround.Imadelots offriendsamongmycustomers.Onetoldmenever todeliverherhalf-loafof brownbreadonSaturdays, asthatwastheSabbath. I explainedtoherthatI couldn'tspeciallycometo worktogiveherfreshbread onSundays,becausethis wouldnotpleasemyunion, ormyboss.

ButItoldherIadmired her(aSIdid)forbeing faithfultoherbeliefs,even ifthismeantthatshehad tohaveFriday'sbreadtill Monday.Ialsoaskedher toprayforme,tellingher IwasaCatholic,howdelightedIwastobeableto worshipGod,etc.Shewas alwaysverynicetome.

NowifIhadtakenahigh andmightylineallwould havebeenlost.However, Iexplainedtheattitudeof theChurch,butwithagreat grinonmyface,sothatit couldnotpossiblygive offence.Laterweweretalksometimesthechainsbreakingaboutbrighteningup orIlosethem.AnywayItheroomandIsaidI'd b alwaysgetanotheroneandbringapictureinforthe havetobeapicture InPerthIoftengotothe nowIwouldn'tbewithoutwalls.Ofcourseitwould1 Mary,butSanitariumsinceIlike it.Funnyhowonecan change.This,however,was which.Wellthevegetarianfoodanditis nicelyandcleanlyserved, andthewaitressesarepleasantandsmiling.

priestsaid,"OurLadyof notanyrealrelationshipP withMary. I thinkthatPerpetualSuccour."Now didn'tstartuntilLentcamewk'tcouldbemoreinapandwedidtheStationsofpropriate.Ithasasortof theCross.Irememberiteasterntingetoit,could -ishotandonememberofnotpossiblyattractnontheMysticalBodywassay-Catholics.AnywayItook thefM mg,Letmesufferanddieshawlroundherhead,themaCatholicpamphlet. forThee,"allthetimefan-minusanyhaloes,crownsThereasonforthiswasthat longherselfwithancoon- onceIsaid.totheladyat or theothertrimmings,holding Child.Idon'tknow whatthereactionwas,butwanttohurtyourfeelings, andputthemunderit. butwhydoyouthinkit wrong_loeatfish,sincein Iusedtobuysomeflowers Somethestaffsaid"HowtheBibleOurLordmulti-

'MaryInThePassion AnywayitwastheStationswhichfirstmadeOur Ladyrealtome.Nothing isworsethantoseethe peopleweloveingreatpainandbeingabletodonothing toalleviateitforthem.I askedmyselfwhySheendureditall,fromthevery firstmomentwhenin Jewishtriumphshepre- sentedJesusintheTemple, untilShesawHimdieon theCross.Howverylittle issaidaboutMary!"ShekeptallthesethingsinHer Heart."HowunlikeHerwe are,dashingroundtelling everyoneallourtroubles, achesandpains.Thislittle JewishGirl,whydidShe agreetobecometheMother ofGod.Firstofallbecause ShedesiredtodotheWill ofGodperfectly,and secondly,forloveofus.

SoShelovedme,andI inturngrewtoloveHer. HavingfoundHerIdesired passionatelytoshareHer. Thisarticleisaboutthis sharing. absolutelyconvinced thatitisnotbythundering frompulpitsattheCommuniststhatwewillthwart theCommunistsinWestern Australia.WhenBishopFultonSheentalkedwith Budenz,aleadingCommunistintheStateshedidnot abusehim.No,hetalked aboutOurLady.SoBudenz becameaCatholic.Our BlessedLordsaidtothe

Ialwayssaymygracein theusualwayandblessmyselfbeforeandaftereating, andhaveneverbeenlynchedtodate!InfactItook

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theloavesandfishes?"

Thisstumpedherandshe saidshewouldasksomeone whoknewmoreaboutit. ButthepointwasthatI didn'twanttostumpher,I didn'twanttowinanintellectualargument, or makeherfeelafool.I wantedtoconverther,bring herintotheChurch,tothe Sacraments.Itwasjusta spontaneousthoughtwhich promptedthequestion.

WhenIwasintheSouth Westworkingasareporter Ihadtointerviewallthe Variousqe.nominationsor sects.Ifoundthemallmost pleasantandcharitable.I madenosecretofthefact thatIwasaCatholic,and theyshowednohostility. ImadefriendswithsomeoneintheSalvationArmyandsometimeshadtopassthemwhentheywereholdingastreetmeeting.TheyEverythingToMe wouldturnroundandsmileAnyway,shegavemea andIwouldwhisper,"SaypamphletandIreadit,and aprayerforme,"andsmilethenIgaveitbacktoher atthemandwalkon.Onceandsaid:"Ithoughtyou ortwiceIcameacrosswouldliketoreadoneof Jehovah'sWitnesses.Oneours."OfcourseIpicked cametowhereIwaslivingouttheCatholicTruth andaskedratherabruptlySocietypamphletmostsuitifanyonereadthetileinable. thehouse.Isaid,"WellI Icanhonestlysaythat do,I'maCatholic."Iin-neverhasanon-Catholic vitedherinforacupof,beenunkindorcriticalto tea.ItoldherIwasn'tmeabouttheChurchormy nearlyasgoodonquotingbeingamemberofit.Three textsasshewas,butIofmyverybestfriendsare wouldliketomeetothersMethodistsandIamgreat oftheirsect.Sheinvitedfriendswithafamilyof metoamarriedcouples'Quakers. fortea,andonthenextRegardingthelatterthey meetingthepriestcameonceintroducedmetosomedownandwehadadiscus-onewhomtheythoughtwas sion.Therewasnolackofagreatspiritualforce.We Christiancharitybetwe,entalkedforabit,andthen us.IjustaskedthemtoIsaidtothisperson:"Tell sayoneprayereachnight.me,whatdoyouthinkof Theypromised.ImadetheMary?"andtheysaid:"She prayerupmyself,withoutisnothingtome.."Agreat animprimatur!Itwassadnesscameovermeand "PleaseGodleadmetoThyIthought:"Sheisevery- Truth!" thingtome. pointedouttothemMaryiseverythingtome. thatiftheJehovah'sWit-HowmanytimeshaveI nesseshadthetruth,thenbeentemptedandseriously Godwouldincreaseit,thoughtofgivingupthe whichwouldbetotheirFaith.Throughdespair, benefit.ButIalsopointedlust,prideandsloth.Per- outiftheCatholicChurchhapsmorethananyother wastheTrueChurch,thenreasonthroughthecoldness greatpersecutoroftheGodwouldgivethemtheContinuedonPage3

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HumbleParishPriestIs Ceylon'sMostPopularStar

VaticanCity.Aug.23: DeathcametoHisEminenceGiovanniCardinalJayakoddyhasbeenvotedCeylon'smost Mercati,deanoftheoutstandingfilmpersonalityfor1957. world'slibrarians,asThegreying,55-year-old serenelyashewouldhave wished,afterthe90-yearoldscholarhadreceived thelastsacraments.

Withhimwerehisconfessorandafewrelatives andfriends.

TheLibrarianandArchivistoftheHolyRoman Churchhadfollowedhis rigidworkscheduleamong hisbelovedbooksand manuscriptsuntiljustfour daysbeforeheexpired.

CardinalMercatidiedin hisapartmentjustbelow theBorgiatowerofthe ApostolicPalaceonAugust 22.Hispassingwasattributedtoheartfailure.

HisHolinessPopePius XII,whohadsentthe apostolicbenedictionanda messageofpaternalinterest andcomfortwhen'itseemedthattheCardinalwas sufferingonlyaslightindisnosiiion,wasimmediatelynotifiedofthedeath.

priestwalkedoffwiththe prizedtrophyafterbeating outsuchstalwartsasRukmaniDevi,Ceylon'smovie queen,andtarnmagnate CittambalamGardiner.

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Colombo,Ceylon,Aug.24.-"Justaandunfrirdali:iheoslsicsoftheignorancemfro Church iateiss humbleparishpriest,"FatherMarcellinemajority yIoalwCayssaidthestillalivem the today.Thereforec Memorare.Imeanbythisitisourjobas"theordinthatIgrittedmyteeth,andaryfaithful"todoeverywithmymindthinkingthatthingthatwecantobridge prize-winningpoet,Rabin-I'dhadit,thatIjustthatgap. dranathTagore. couldn'tcarryonthefightBytheradioandCathoAtSt.Peter's,whereheanylonger,butstillIwouldlieenquirycentreswecan teachesEnglishandSinha-giveMaryonemorechance.domuch.Butmuchmore lese,thepriestisalsoinOnelastMemorare. canbedoneifeverysingle chargeoftheculturalItisalmostterrifyinghowpersonwhoreads"TheRecentrewhereOrientalart,Godanswersprayers.Yetcord"wouldpassitonto musicanddancingare oneotherperson,ifevery ttau singleCatholicwouldbuy gh.

FatherJayakoddycalls himselfa"humbleparish priest"becausehehas spell,23ofhis20years asapriestInparishes. Readersofthe"Observer" anationaldailypublished here,gavethepriest21,000 votesinanisland-widepoll. MissDeviwasrunner-up with19,000votes.

toGod?It'ssuchagood slogan.

Ilovechildrenandalwaystalklothemeverywhere."Whosebirthdayis it?"Iaskedthem.Wetook ourcribonthefrontverandahandthechildrenall cameandlookedatit.Poor littlechildren,whodonot knowChristandHis Mother.

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Althoughheiswell "TheSacredHeartMesversedinWesternmusic, senger"andtheotherpubFatherJayakoddysayshe lications,andsharethem. prefersnativeOriental

AteacheratSt.Peter's Collegehere,FatherJayskoddywontheprizefor "songsofoutstandinglit-eraryvalue"whichhehad writtenfortheSinhaleselanguagefilm"Rekawa." Thefilmbrokeallboxofficerecordsinthecountry. Producerofthefilm,LesterPeiris,invitedthepriest towritethefilmscorebecauseofFatherJayakoddy's ThePrinceoftheChurch,pastrecordasasong whohabituallydressesa,writer.Hehaswritten anordinarypriestandwasabout150songs-allinthe accustomedtodonCardi-Sinhaleselanguage-ofRomeRedsMake nal'srobesonlyforocca-which20havebeenrecordsionalsolemnceremoniesinedbyRadioCeylonand theVatican,wasthe59thanother20bycommercial

weshouldnotbetooovercomewithawe.TheSecond PersonoftheTrinitysaid: "Askandyeshallreceive, seekandyeshallfind, knockanditshallbeopeneduntothee."

Theapproachofthelay- music,whichisundergoing menissonegative.Iwas arevivalsinceCeylon'sin- atadiscussiongroupre- dependence. centlywhereeveryonede- Allofhissongsare criedtheobsceneandpor- Catholicintoneandhave nographicpublicationsand beensungatCatholic wheretheyarguedabout functionsthroughoutCey- whetherornotShakesIon.Hisworkhasbeen pearewasimmoral,orif giventheblessingandap- CatholicsshouldreadGra- provalofBishopEdmund hamGreen. PeirisofChilaw,whois notedasaSinhalesescholar.

Oyertures

To Cardinaltodieinthe18recordingfirms. yearsPiusXIIhasbeenAstheawardpresentation Pope. here,Ceylon'sMinisterofY.C.W.Delenates Hisdeathbringsthenum-EducationW.Dabanayake berofvacanciesintheCol-saidhewishedthathehad SegeofCardinalsto12,thetalenttocomposejustRome,Aug.24:TheVatileaving58-20Italianand38onelittlesongliketheonescanCitydaily"L'Osservanon-Italian.ThePopehadthepriesthadwritten. toreRomano"hasrejected broughttheCollegetoitsFatherJayakoddystudiedas"hypocriticaland fullstrengthof70mem-musicandartatVisva berswhenhenamed24BharatiUniversityinSannewCardinalsatthelasttiniketan,India-aschool ConsistoryinJanuary,1953.

wicked"aninvitationfor thedelegatestotheworld congressoftheYoung foundedin1922byNobelChristianWorkerstoIola handswiththeCC/Minus' fists. TheRedcome-ontook theformofleafletsprinted inItalian,Frenchand English,beginning: "RomanCommunist youthwelcomesyouyoung Catholicworkersofmany countriesoftheworldwho gatherinourbeautiful city." Theleafletsthensought tomakethreepoints: Youngworkers,"whatevertheirreligiousbelief and havepoliticaltendency," afundamentaltaskof "buildinganewsocietyfh whichworkisfreefromexploitation,andthefulldevelopmentofthehuman personalityisinsured."

WhatanincrediblenumberoftimesMary,the MotherofGod,hashelped, andnotonlyhelped,but givenanextra.Isit tocoveruswithshameand sorrowforourlackofperseverance?

Perhaps,butIwould prefertobelievethatitis becauseshehassuchatremendous,overflowing,never failingloveforus,sucha greatcompassionforus, weakandsinfulandcowa-:dlyasweare!

Mother'sBirthday

WemustshareMarywith ourneighbours.Wemust askherhelpineverything wedo.Wemustpayhonour toherwheneverwecan.I rememberoncebeingvery touchedbywhatIsaw.I knowayoungFrenchman whoisinverypoorhealth, andhasbeenunabletoflrid workforyears.

Adailycommunicantat theMonastery,hebattles on.Itisveryhardtolive ontheunemploymentrelief.Ithinksometimesa kindfriendgiveshima meal,butstillhelookspale andthin.

AndwhenItellthemhow beautifulyouare-per- hapstheirheartswillbe softened.Anyway,Ican giveit,ago!Idedicatethis articletotwomembersof theLegionofMary,who cametomybaptismand a^vestoodbymeand heinedmeeversince.They areMary'swarriors,worthy todoherwork.

Thanking"Ott- approachwouldhavebeen server"readersforhonour- acampaigntosellourown inghim.FatherJayakoddy literature.Gotoyourlocal said"WhatIdoIsalldone newsagentsandorderCathforthebenefitofmycoun- olicperiodicals.Evenone tryandmypeople." good mightCatholicmagazine standout,amongstthehundredsofcheap,tawdry,sexycomics.Someone mightseethem,be interested. There havetheposte"s"PutChrist RackIntoChristmas"inw o homes.Veryfewpeoplerespondedtothis.Whyis this?Areweashamedof ourFaith,embarrassed,are wereluctanttosharethe tidingsofgreatjoy? Theneighboursseeus goingofftoMass,theysee ourchildrenintheuniforms oftheCatholicschools.Why shouldweminddonatinga fewsquareinchesofthe windowofthefrontroom

OnedayIranintohimin Barrack-st.Hisfacewas radiant,hisstepspringy.In hisarmshehadahuge bunchoflovelyflowers.I thoughttomyself:"Oh good,hehaswonCharities andheisgoingtogivea partytocelebrate."

"Whatareyoudoingand whereareyougoing?"I askedhim.

"It'smyMother'sbirthday,"hesaid.

Thatwasall.Hehadn't wonCharities.Buthehad bought,outofhismeagre money,thislovelybouquet forhisMother,Mary, QueenofHeaven.

RedHypocrisy

Agreementbetweenthe Catholicworldandthe "socialist"worldisafundamentalconditionforbanningthethreatofatomic destruction,freeingthe worldofcolonialismand want,and"establishinga neworderbasedonthe leadershipoftheworking forces."

Workers,TheYoungCatholic overcoming"all misunderstandingsanddivisions,"canmakeanimpor-tantcontributiontopeace andthe"emancipationof labour."

Inafront-pageeditorial concerningthepamphlet, "L'Osservatore Romano" chargedtheRedswith hypocrisy.TheeditoriCemphasisedthatyoungCatholicworkers.inCommunist countriesarepersecuted, andthattheyaremadevictimesiofbrutaldiscriminationwithoutasingleword ofprotestfromtheCommunistyouth.

Thepaperthencalledthe invitation"wicked,"chargingthatthroughdeceitit attemptstocreateagreemenbetweentheCatholic worldandtheso-called socialistworldfornoother reasonthantobringabout Communistcontrolofthe masses.

FORREALOOODMFAT Cnn_ "PINKY"HAYES

OnpositeWembleyHotel Rarhernocr,te,,4for PhoneWU?flea

"AndwhenItellthem, howbeautifulyouare, they'llneverbelieveme." Buthowdoyouknow?How cananyonebutGodknow thehumansoul.Whatcan welosebytalkingaboutour Mother.

OfcourseIknowthereis humanprudence.discretion, etc.Butthecruxofthe matterlieshere.Thereare threeforcesinthisworld, inourworld.International communism,monopolycapitalismandtheOneHoly CatholicandApostolic Church.

Thefinanciersandbig businesscombinesaredividedintotwocategories. Thosewhoarepreparedto workwithinademocracy. Itisnecessaryforsociety tohavecapitalandlabour. rightandleft.ThisTyravidesabalance.Well,there aresomebigfirmswhich aredemocraticandpatriotic first.

BridgingTheGap Butthereareothers whichwouldbeprep:,-ecito selloutwesterncivilisation fo-theirownprofits.Thee^ wouldma!---friendswith internationalcommunism. Sothatinthelastresort thereareonlytwogroups, thosewhobelieveinthe justiceandfreedomsfor whichtheAlliesfought NaziGermany,andthose whothroughhatredofGod andHisChurch,orthrough greed,orthroughlustfor powerarepreparedtowork withthecommunists.

Amongthelatterare manyinnocent,mis-led people,sometimescalled "thefellowtravellers" amongstwhichIamreluctantbutboundtoadmit manyofourseparated awsraoasaassaaamassibrethrenmustbeincluded.

Surelyamorepositive

WhatIlike'bestabout themisthattheyhavea senseofhumour!Ihave neverheardthislisted amongthetheologicalor moralvirtuesbutIamsure thatitrankshighwithGod. Thetestofasenseof humouristhatyoucan laughheartilyatyourself!

SnIfinishthisarticle withajoke.Iwasonce withagroupofpeopleand '.withmyusualhearty,tactlessmannerIsaidcheerfully:"I'maconvert!"The personIwasaddressing noddedapprobationandreplied:"Oh,yes-wehave totsofconvictsinWestern Australia!"

Ibelongtothechain gang!ButthechainIwear roundmyneckhasnever hurtanythingbutmyintellectualpride!Fromitis suspendedtheMiraculous Medal.

HolyMary,Motherof God,blessyourclientsof theMira-ulousMedaland bringsuccourandpeaceto Australia,andcon"ertRussia.

-J.BLACKBURN.

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TwinCelebration

ForWanneroo

Thecelebrationofthe SolemnityofOurLadyof Sorrowsandthefourthanniversarycelebrationofthe foundingoftheServite PrioryatWanneroowillbe observedatSaintAnthony's Church,Wanneroo,onSunday,September15.

At9a.m.therewillbea firstHolyCommunionMass; at3p.m.aprocessionalong Wanneroo-road;at4p.m. EveningMass,andat4.45 p.m.Benedictionofthe MostBlessedSacrament.

Adancewillbeheldat WannerooRoadBoardhall intheevening.

PilgrimsMay

SeeOrganiser

TheV.Rev.Mgr.A.R.E. Thomas..nationaldirector ofPontificalMissionAid societiesandorganiserof theLourdesCentenarypilgrimagearrivedinPerthon August29.

Mgr.ThomaswillbevisitingKalgoorlie,Boulder, NewNorciaandWandering onMissionbusiness.

Hewillbeavailablefor interviewsbypeoplecontemplatingmakingthe Lourdespilgrimage,on Wednesday.September10 attheCatholicCentrein theafternoonandevening.

THERECORD

CourseForEngagedCouples

ThenextPre-CanaConferenceforengagedcoupleswillbeheldattheCatholic Centrehall,Victoria-sq.,commencingon Friday,Sept.27,at8p.m.Theconference continuesonFridays,Oct.4and11,concludingwithsessionsonSundayafternoon, Oct.13. dayscommenceat2p.m.

Eightsubjectsarecoveredduringtheconference, including"TheMoralsof Marriage,""MaleandFemalePhysiology,"Loveand HappinessinMarriage," and"ChurchandCivilLaw regardingMarriage."

Experiencehasshownhat thesubjectscoveredprovide valuablepreparationfor marriage,andallwhohave attendedhavestronglycommendedthem.

Enrolmentformsforthe conferencecommencingon September27areavailable fromtheN.C.G.M.and. Y.C.W.officesattheCatholicCentre,Victoria-square,'Perth(phoneBF4546).

REGIONALTRAINING DAYS: Scheduleforthenext seriesofY.C.W.leaders' trainingdaysandregional councilmeetingsisasfollows:

Sunday,September15: WestRegion,North-West Region.

Sunday,September22: South-EastRegion,NorthEastRegion. Sessionsforalltraining

IRISHFAMILIES THEIRNAMES,ARMS andORIGINS

Wr'ttenbytheformerChiefHeraldofIreland,Dr. EdwardMacLysaght,D.Litt.,M.R.I.A.-nowChairman oftheIrishManuscriptsCommission-andbeautifully illustratedbytheHeraldicArtisttotheGenealogical OfficeinDublinCastle,MissMyraMaguire.Thisisthe rustauthoritativeandaccuratebookeverproducedon thesubject,whichsointimatelyconcernsYOU!

Apartfromitspermanentvalueasaworkofreferenceforscholarsitwillprovidefascinatingreadingfor theordinarymenandwomenwhowillfindinitspages thehistoriesoftheirownfamilies.

Advanceordersarenowbeingreceivedbyus.Lay-bys willbeacceptedandwesuggestthatallinterested shouldcommencepaymentsatoncesothattheywillbe abletotakedeliveryofthebookassoonasreceivedin Australia.PublicationdateinIrelandisOctober.It shouldreachthiscountrybeforeChristmas.

AustralianRetailPriceapprox.£7171-

NOTEADDRESS:

THECENTRALCATHOLICBOOKSHOP 36PIERSTREET,PERTH.BA5754.

Perth Fremantle Vic.Park Mid.Junction Cottesloe

St.Charles'seminarywillbeplayedonSunday,Stp- lumber8.Allintending playersaretobeatthe: seminaryby2p.m.onthatRegistered day. Membersinterestedin playingforMidlandY.C.W. intheSwanDistrictsunder 19competitionfor1958are

HIGHGATE: askedtohandtheirnames

Theindispensableroleofinnowtothepresbyteryor thelaityinthelifeoftheClemTaylor.

realisedthat,inthemany placeswherethepriest cannotpenetrate,itisthe joboflay-peopletospread Christianideals.

ChurchwasdiscussedattheLEEDERVILLE: generalmeetingheldatTheannualYouthweek Highgateparishhallonwillbeheldthisyearfrom September 2. MembersSunday,September29to October5. ApicnictoNationalPark willbeheldonSunday, September29.Membersare remindedoftheregional DifficultiesinargumenttrainingdayonSunday, shouldnotpreventtheirSeptember15. bringingforwardtheChristianviewpointonmatters underdiscussion.

SHENTONPARK: LastWednesdayatthe generalmeetingmembers hada speakerveryinteresting inMr.Brian Peachey.Manythanksto

MembersdecidedtochallengetheHighgateN.C.G.M. toadebate.FrankBatini,LanceToomeyandJohnBrianforfittingthelecture Maguirewillrepresentthein,especiallyatsuchshort Y.C.W.ifthiscanbenotice.Despitetheweather arranged. afairroll-upwasrecorded. Somedifficultyhasbeen1Sundaysawapackedbus encounteredfindingasuitablegroundforbasketball practice,butJustinWalsh hopestosolvethisproblem sothatdefiniteplansfor trainingcanbemadeatthe nextLakemeeting.Leschenaultiahas beensuggestedasthe venueforthepicnic,butit isnotknownyetwhether neighbouringbrancheswill beinterestedinthisfunction.

Nextmeetingwillbeheld onMonday,September18.

MIDLANDJUNCTION:

Memberswhowishto playsummerbasketballin theY.C.W.competitionare askedtocontactClemTay- lorat Hotel.theDarlingRange Bellevue.

departforLakeLeschenaultia.Everyoneenjoyed themselves;afewbraved thecoldandwentfora swim. Almostalltheothersgot drenchedintheshowers thatcameandwent.Itwas goodtoseethenumberof firemakersandcookspre- sent. UnfortunatelythefootballmatchwiththeStudentsatSt.Charles'Seminaryhadtobepostponed tillnext Theyear. concertisthenext bigitemplusahouseparty. Thetabletenniscompetitionwillbeginthiscombined meetingonSeptember11at 8p.m.Allboysandgirls intheareaareinvitedto Afootballmatchagainstjoininit.

CecilDurack'sObsequies

inthisState.

CecilFrancisDurackwhodiedatSt.John ofGodHospitalonAugust27,cameofthe familywhopioneeredtheoutbackofnorthwestQueensland,andlater,theKimberleys gicalfield,hebecamekeenlyinterestedinCatholic principlesasappliedto rurallife.

Theeldestsonofthelate PatrickBernardandEva Durack,hewaseducatedat C.B.C.,Perth,where amongsttheusualschool activities,hedistinguished himselfasanoarsman.

Afterleavingschool,he wasassociatedwithhis fatherat"Behn-Ord,"their well-knownstudproperty nearWagin. Onhisfather'sdeathin 1933,hetookoverthe managementoftheproperty.

In1936hemarried Dorothy,onlydaughterof Mr.andMrs.A.J.Baker.

Withtheincreasein knowledgeofandinterest intheapplicationofCatholicdoctrineinthesociolo-

Inrecentyears,since comingtoPerth,hewasassociatedwiththebusiness ofA.J.BakerandSons.

Inthepresenceofalargecongregation,RequiemMass wascelebratedinthe ChurchoftheHolyRosary, Nedlands,bytheRt.Rev. Mgr.E.Moss. Mgr.Moss,assistedby theRev.E.E.Rogers,also conductedtheburialserviceatthegraveside. ToMr.Durack'swidow andfourdaughters,brothers andsister,"TheRecord" extendsitsdeepestsympathy.

Mayherestinpeace.

OfficialEngagements

September20: 7p.m.:Confirmationfor adults,St.Mary'sCathedral.

September22: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,Medina.

WOMENMUSTUPHOLDMODESTY

Thetaskofworkingoutspecific,applicationsof basicmoraltenetsinthematterofmodestyis extremelydifficult.Whilecertainextremesof fashionareclearlyunacceptable,therewillalways bemanyinstancesinwhichrigidrulesmaycause confusionandworry.TheproblemofaCatholic minorityinadominantsecularcultureiscomplicated bythefactthatcustomsandpracticesareundergoingconstantchange.Theminority'staskinthe faceofchangeistwo-fold:itmustrejectwhatis objectionableintermsofitsbeliefsandintegrate whatisacceptable.

Ineithercase,membersofaminoritymusthave constantrecoursetobasicprncipleslesttheyreject whatisacceptableandtrytointegratewhatmustbe rejected.

Asdecoration,clothingisanextensionofthe personandisanexternalmanifestationofrealor pretendedinnervalues.Itcandenotestatus,asin auniformorvirtue,asinwhiteforFirstCommunion ormarriage,orsentiment,asinblackformourning. Itissuitedtotypesofsocialaction:theseverebusinesssuit,theelaborateformalandtheplainhouse dress.Anditisanindexofpersonality;goodor badtaste,careorslovenliness,self-confidenceor insecurity,reserveorcoquettishness,matureselfrespectorbrazenness.

Modernwomanreliesnotontheamountofelaboratenessofherdressbutontheartfulblendingof clothesandofhernaturalbodilyform.Itisevident thattodayparticularlywhatisconsidereddecorative inwoman'sdressbearsadefinite,thoughoftensubtle relationshiptocurrentviewsonmodesty.

InWesternculturaltradition,clothingservestwo mainpurposesrelatedtomodesty.First,itisheld thatcertainpartsofthebodymustbeclothed becausetheymostclearlysymbolisetherebellion ofthefleshagainstthespirit.Second,itiscommonly recognisedthattheviewofcertainportionsofthe nudeadultbodyoftheoppositesexstimulatesstrong emotionalreaction.

Withwideindividualvariation,thereactionis generallyunpleasantinwomenandlibidinousexcitationinmen.Therelationshipbetweenthesetwo purposesofclothing,decorationandmodesty,is thesourceofmuchmisunderstanding.Sincewomen normallyexperiencenolibidinousexcitationfrom sight,theytendtoregardthesubtleinterplayof naturalbodilyformandofclothingasapermissible meansofappearingattractive,i.e.,theyemphasise thedecorativepurposeofdress.Men,onthecontrary,tendtoseeinthisinterplayanattemptat excitation,i.e.,theyemphasisetheaspectofmodesty intherelationship.Sincewomenusethisformof displaytoappearattractivetomen,theycannot logicallypretendtoignorethe,male'sinterpretation oftheiractioninthisregard.

September8:

Blessandopennew Church,Kenwick.

FinalProfessionceremoney,SchoenstattSisters, Riverton.

Ceremonyofreceptionof habit,Sacred.HeartConvent,HighgateHill.

September9: Ceremonyoftemporary profession,SacredHeart Convent,HighgateHill.

September9-13:

FirstRetreatforPriests, RedemptoristMonastery.

September15:

ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,Quairading. Blessandopennew Church,Tower-st. 2.30p.m.:AttendOzanam Sundaydevotions,St.Patrick'sChurch,Havelockst.,WestPerth.

September16-20: SecondRetreatforPriests, RedemptoristMonastery.

September23: Professionceremony,St. JohnofGodConvent,Subtaco.

September23-27: ThirdRetreatforPriests, RedemptoristMonastery.

September29: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,MosmanPark. Blessandopennew Church-Hall,HamiltonHill.

October2: Professionceremony, ConventofMercy,Victoriasq.

October3: 7.30p.m.:Confirmation, AquinasCollege.

October6: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,HiltonPark. Blessandopennew Church, Bedford-ave.

October7: FinalProfessionceremony,St.JohnofGodConvent,Subiaco.

October13: ConfirmationandCanonicalVisitation,Belmont.

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WhyIllegitimatesMay NotUsuallyBePriests

L.T.B.,Penshurst:Iheardyousay,onJune23,thatnochild bornoutoflawfulwedlockcouldeverbeacceptedbytheChurch forecclesiasticalorders. ordinationtothosebornin lawfulwedlockisnotintendedasacondemnation ofsuchchildren,whoare entirelywithoutblamein thematter,norasapenalty uponthem.

R.:Ididnotsaythat.Ifective.Thatwouldbe explainedtoanotherlisten-goodneitherforreligionnor erthatthenormallawofforthewelfareofsouls. theCatholicChurchex-Fortherest,noviolation eludedfrompriestlyordina-ofanybody'srightsisintionthosenotborninlaw-volved,becausenoonehas fulwedlock.ButIdidnotarighttodemandordinasaythatnoillegitimatetionasapriest.St.Paul childcould"ever"beor-wrotetotheHebrews: dainedasapriest. "Neitherdothanymantake thehonourtohimself,but hethatiscalledbyGod,as Aaronwas."(Heb.5:4.)

Forthelawitself,whilst establishingtheordinary rule,grantstobishopsthe powertodispensefromsuch animpedimentinexceptionalcasesforsufficientlyseriousreasons.

Still,whilstallowanceis madeforoccasionalexceptions,thenormallawstands thatillegitimatechildrenare notacceptableascandidates fortheCatholicpriesthood.

Q.:Ifthatbetrue,Iwould saysucharuleisanabsolutenegationofall Christianprinciples.

R.:Theworthofaverdict onanysubjectisdependent uponone'sknowledgeof thatsubject;andyoumust pardonmysayingthatyou havenotsufficientknowledgeofthismattertoform aworth-whileopinionabout it.

Youshouldatleastsuspectthatthelegislationof theCatholicChurch,born ofherthousandsofyearsof accumulatedexperience,is morelikelytobewisethan strayideasthathappento comeintoyourownmind andtowhichyouhavenot devotedduereflection,apart fromyournothavingthe backgroundofknowledge necessaryforanunderstandingoftheproblem.

Ifthedisqualification wereintendedasapunishmentofthosenotbornin wedlockandwhoareinno waytoblameforthat,it wouldbeunchristian.But thatisnottheintentionof thelaw.

Themotivesofthelaw arethoroughlyChristian, includingbothcharityand justice;charitytowards childrenofparentswho havealreadymanifesteda moralweaknesswhichcan easilybeinheritedand whichcouldmakethevow oflife-longcelibacyrequiredofCatholicprieststoo greataburden,littleassuch childrenmightforeseethis intheirimprudence;and justicetothecauseofreligionitself.

Hererealitiesmustbe faced.Enemiesofthe Churchwouldbequickto seizeuponsuchcasesas theyknew,andmake sweepingchargesoftheillegitimacyofpriests,thus loweringpublicesteemfor thepriestlystateandrenderingitsministrylessef-

Amanmightthinkhimselfcalled,buttheChurch hastherighttodecide whetherheistrulycalledor not.Thereismuchmore thatIwouldsay,wereI givingaclassontheorigin, natureandreasonsforthis particularprovision of CanonLaw;butitisnot possiblehere.

Q.:Dootherdenominations applyalikeembargoon aspirantstothereligious ministry?

R.:ThelawsoftheCatholicChurchinregardtothe Catholicpriesthoodarenot tobejudgedbyanystandardsacceptabletotheProtestantdenominationswhere theirownministriesare concerned.

Thesedenominationsare notonlyfarlessexactingas regardstheobligationsof theirclergy,requiringof themnovowofcelibacy, butinrejectingtheCatholicFaiththeyhavealso forsakentheidealsofthe Catholicpriesthood.

Protestantsdonotregard theirministersinthesame lightasCatholicsregard theirpriests.Infact,they oftensaythattheyrepudiate"sacerdotalism"and "priest-craft."ButCatholicsseethingsdifferently.

Theyseeineveryman ordainedasaCatholicpriest theverypriesthoodof Christimpartedtohimin analtogetherspecialway; andwhatProtestantsdenounceistothemanobject ofsupremereverenceina profoundspiritoffaithand piety.

RequirementsofProtestantchurchesfortheirministers,therefore,however theymayvaryinthedifferentdenominations,are notestastowhatrequirementsfortheCatholic priesthoodshouldbe. Q.:WouldthestigmaofIllegitimacyprecludethe Churchfromcanonising suchaperson,nomatter howvirtuoushisorher lifemayhavebeeninthis world?

R.:Nostigmaattachesto illegitimatechildreninthe eyesoftheCatholicChurch, whatevertheirsocialstandingmaybeinthecivilorder andasfarasthisworldis concerned.

Herrestrictionofpriestly

If,insuchwalksoflife asareopentothem,such childrengrowinChristian virtue,andliveanddienot onlyasmodelCatholicsin theordinarysenseofthe word,butsetanexampleof outstandingholiness,the CatholicChurchisquite preparedtoconsidertheir claimstocanonisationas saints.

Nor,intheprocess,would theirillegitimacyofbirth evenbementionedasapossibleobstacletoit.One well-known,popular,and widely-invokedSaint amongCatholicstodayisthe BlessedMartindePorres. Hewassolemnlybeatified byPopeGregoryXVI,on August8,1837,inSt.Peter's atRome.

TheBlessedMartinde Porreswasthehalf-caste illegitimatechild,bornin Lima,Peru,ofaSpanish officialnamedJohnPorres andanegrowomannamed AnnaValasquez.

LittleKnOwn OfTwoSaints

"Fatima,"Ashfield:Could yougiveabriefaccountof Ss.JohnandPaul,whose feastourChurchcelebrates onJune26;whentheywere born,wheretheylivedand died,andwhylinkedtogether?

R.:Ss.JohnandPauldied asmartyrsinRomein362 A.D.Ancientrecordsdo notgivemanybiographical detailsofthem.

HowTimeFactor

AffectsMary's

FatimaPromise

C.B.,Bullaburra:Our LadysaidatFatima:"If Russiaisconverted."But surelysheknowsthe future,andwhetherthis willcometopassornot!

R.:Sheknowsthatitwill cometopassprovidedcertainconditionsarefulfilled, nototherwise;andthatthe fulfillingoftheconditions dependsonourselves.

Theknowledgeofthose inheaven-andthisincludesGodHimself-is notlimitedbythetime-factorstowhichwearesubject.Whatis"future"to usisnot"future"toGod. Heseesallthingsas"pre- sent."

speculativeThisraisesthepurely difficultyasto therelationshipsbetween eternityandtime;amysterynohumanmindimmersedintimecanhopeto solve.

tive"Butthis"speculadifficultyraisesno "practical"difficulty.

Whenwearetoldthatif wedosomething,something elsewillresult,nototherwise,ourcourseisclear. Ifwewanttheresult,let usfulfiltheprescribedconditions.Whetherornotwe cansolvethe"conundrum" astohowthetemporal sequenceofeventsappears inthelightofeternityisof no whatever.practicalimportance

Thevastmajorityofradio listenersarequiteunable toexplain"how"thevoice ofaspeakermilesawaycan beheardintheirownsitting-room.Buttheydon't refusebecausethatisbeyondtheirunderstanding toswitchontheirwireless setandlistentowhatever theywanttohear.

Q.:IfGodwillstheconversionofRussianotto haPPeo,ofwhatuse wouldbeourprayers?

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GodDoesNotForbidMaking OfImagesButTheirWorship

"Protestant,"ToowoombaAsregards images,yourownDouayBiblesays:"Thou shaltnotmakethelikenessofanythingthat isinheavenabove,orintheearthbeneath thoushaltnotbowdownthyselftothem, norservethem."

R.:Themerefactthatyoudevotion;andthosewhouse findthosewordsinthethemarelikelytobere- CatholicBibleshouldmakemindedtolifttheirthoughts yourealisethat,ifCatholicstoheavenlythingsmuch employimagesasaidstomorefrequentlythanthereligiousdevotion,theymustminorityofthosewhosay bedoingsoinawaywhichtheyareChristians,yet doesnotviolateGod'sCorn-whorejectthem. mandment. EventheAnglo-Catholic In imagestheCatholicreligion,AnglicanCatechismsays, andholypicturesinQ.162,"IthelpsustoserveCatholics;CatholicshaveimagesofOurLord do'notservethem.-WhatandHissaints,becausethey Godforbidsisidolatry,orstirupourloveforHimand theabandoningofthewor-Hisfaithfulservants." shipofthetrueGodfortheQ.:TheapostlesPeterand worshipofidolsasiftheyPaulrebukedothersfor weregods.AndtheCatholicbowingbeforeimagesas ChurchabsolutelyforbidsrelativeworshipofGod. thatalso. R.:Yougivenobiblical referenceforthatassertion. Youmusttellmewhereyou findsupportforitinScrip- ture,keepinginmindyour qualification"therelative

ButGoddoesnotforbid themakingofimagesas helpstomankindinthe worshippingofHimself.In xus :is),clodcom-worshipofGod." mandedMosestomake

InActs(19:26)wefind goldenimagesofangels,toSt.Pauldenouncingthe beplacedabovetheArkofsilversmithsofEphesus, theCovenant.Thesewere imagesofsomethinginthewhotradedinsilverstatues heavensabove,thesightofofthepagangoddess,Diana. H thembeingintendedtoliftHesaid:"Theyarenotgods men'sthoughtsonhigh.Willwhicharemadebyhands." youaccuseGodofnotEveryCatholicwould knowingthemeaningofagreewithhim.Butthe Hiso'wnCommandments?worshipofidolsmadeby InNumbers(21:8)wefindhandsdidnotmeanthe''reGodcommandingMoses,aslativeworshipofGod."It aprotectionagainstsnakes,meantnoworshipofthe to"makeabrazenserpenttrueGod,andtheabsolute andsetitupforasign.worshipoffalsegods. WhosoeverbeingstruckQ.:TheBiblesays:"There shalllookuponitshallisnoboru them." refer-

Theysaymerelythat JohnandPaulwerebrothecs,thattheywereboth officialsoftheEmperor's CourtinRome,andthat whenthefamous-orrather infamous-JuliantheApostatebecameEmperorand lapsedintopaganism,John andPaulrefusedtofollow hisexamplebutcontinuedficultiescan'alterthatfact, publiclytoprofesstheirnorthefactthatourprayers fidelitytoChristianity. canbeofuse.

TheEmperorgavethem tendayswithinwhichto changetheirminds.But theyweredeterminednot todoso,andspenttheten daysdistributingalltheir possessionstothepoor.

nItheendtheywerebeheadedintheirownhouse ontheCaelianHill,and within20yearsthehouse becameachurchanda martyrs'shrineintheeyes ofChristians.Amuch largerchurchwaslater builtinthesameplace.

Recentexcavationshave revealedtheoriginalhouse stillbelowit,anditisone ofthemostimportantChristianmemorialsinRome. ThenamesofSs.Johnand Paulareincludedinthe CanonoftheMasstothis day.That'salltheinformationavailableabout them.

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Poultry

CHICKENS

WHITE'S MulvraHatchery (Est.40Years) Day-OldChicksand CheapHeavyCockerels forsalefromMon.,Thurs. HatchingstillendOet. 6-8weeks'oldPullets readymid-Mayonwards. 34FREDERICKSTREET, BELMONT.MIMI. Chas.White,Proprietor.

R.:Whenwearetoldthat Godwillstheconversionof Russiaifweprayaswe should,butthatRussiawill notbeconvertedifwedo not,itisquiteevidentthat Godwillsustoprayfor Russia.Nospeculativedif-

WhatmustberememberedisthatGodhaswilled eventsinthisuniverseto dependonamultitudeof secondarycauses,whether inthematerialorderorthe spiritualorder.AndHehas atotal,notapartialview ofthings.IfHeseesan event,Heseesalsothefulfilmentoftheconditions necessaryforthatevent.

Afarmer,howeverbaffled hemightbebytheproblems of"how"Godknowsthings wouldbeafoolif,inpractice,hesaid:"Godknows whetherIamgoingtohave acropornot.IfHealready knows,I'llcertainlyhaveit whetherIsowanyseedor not.Ofwhatuseisitthen formetosowanyseed?"

Thesensiblefarmer wouldsay:"IfGodseesI amgoingtohaveacrop, HealsoseesthatIsowed thenecessaryseed;soifI wantacrop,I'dbetterget busyandsowtheseed."

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Rome,Aug.24.-Everythingmustbedonetobringtheworkingclassesbacktothe practiceofreligion,HisEminenceEugeneCardinalTisserant,deanoftheCollegeof Cardinals,saidhere.TheCardinalwasspeakingtoItaly'sYoungChristianWorkers whoheldtheir11thnationalconventioninconjunctionwiththeY.C.W.worldcongress.

"TheChurchexpectsyoubetweenthelifeofindus-"Itisthereforeneces-TheCardinalnotedthat togiveGodbacktothetrialworkers,whichhassary,"hesaid,"toconcerntheconcessionsgrantedby workers'world,andwork-Iseenrapidprogress,andtheourselveswithde-Chris-HisHolinessPopePiusXII ers'worldbacktoGod,"the!normalexternalmanifesta-tianisedenvironmentsandforeveningMassesandthe prelatetold500Italiantionsofreligion,whichhastousemethodsotherthanrelaxedEucharisticfast Y.C.W.delegates. preserveditstraditionalthosewhich,althoughsuf-haveinpartremovedthe

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Discussingthereasonsforpropagandawhichbysubtle theworkingclasses'separa-methodshassucceededin tionfromtheChurch,thecreatingacleavagebetween CardinalsaidithaditsworkersandtheChurch,he origininalackofbalancecontinued.

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CardinalTisserantex-formsbothintheliturgyficientatonetime,arenoobstacleswhichmadeitdifplainedthattherearenotandinpreaching. longeradequatetomain-ficultforworkerstoattend enoughprieststoapproachTheindustrialworkeristaintraditionalreligiousSundayMassandreceive individuallyallthosewhocaughtupinanacceleratedpractices." HolyCommunion. shouldbeconverted.Inrhythmoflife,CardinalTismanycasespriestswouldbeserantsaid,whichtendsto unwelcomevisitors,headd-weanhimawayfromthe ed.Ontheotherhand,hereligioushabitsheformed pointedout,laymencanasayouth. establishcontactevenwithInsomeplacestherehas theenemiesoftheChurch.alsobeenactivecommunist

Thecommission,whichiswithintheTabernacle;those oneofthedivisionsofthewhichdistorttheenemies AssemblyofFrenchCardi-ofreligionintodeformed nalsandArchbishops,is-monsters,andthosewhich suedthenewdirectivestoareoverlysentimentalin help arousedquietthecontroversiesdepictingsaints,shouldnot byillustrationsinbeusedinthereligiousedusomenewcatechisms,reli-cationofchildren,thecorngiontextbooksandmissals,missionsaid. andbycertainreligiousstatuesavailableforpur- chaseinstoresinFrance.

Thechargemostfrequentlylevelledagainst manyofthesecontroversial worksofartisthatthe artistsare.stressingnoveltytothedetrimentofdevotionalvalue.

Italsoforbadetheuseof picturesandstatueswhich lendthemselvestooreadily toridicule.Childrenhave asenseofhumourthatmust be theproperlyanticipatedin choiceofillustrative materials,thecommission said.

VaticanCity,Aug.24.-Contrarytoall appearances,acommunistanti-religious programmeinPolandcontinuesinfullfury, accordingtoaneditorialinL'Osservatore facultyofaPolishacademy.

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The saidVaticanCitydaily that"inthesepast monthseventsinPoland havemadenotafewobserversbelievethatreligiousconditionsinPoland, oratleastcertainfundamentallibertiesofCatholics, havebeensufficientlyreestablished.

Everyprojectundertaken byPolishCatholicAction hasbeenrigorouslypro- hibitedandeveryworkof assistanceandcharityby theChurchhasbeenblocked,"L'Osservatore"declared.TheCaritasorganisa-tioncontinuestobeunder Statecontrol.

Theeditorialrecounted

"Inreality,therehavethatrecently,whenoffersof partofthosewhohavefol-helpfromeverypartOtthe beennoillusionsontheworldfloodedHisEminence lowedeventswithadegreeStefanCardinalWyszynski, ofknowledgeofCommun-PrimateofPoland,public ism and Communists.authoritiesthreatenedto Marxistshavebynomeanstakeharmfulmeasures 'renouncedtheiranti-reli-againstChurchagencies. giousprogrammes." Confrontedbythesethreats,

TheeditorialwentontoCardinalWyszynskiwas describehowCommunistcompelledtorefuseall leadersinPolandhaveoffers. takeneverymeanstopre-"Thereisdiscerniblenow ventCatholicism frominPolanda'newcourse'of havinganinfluenceonanti-religiousactionwhich socialandintellectuallifeinvolvestwofundamental ofthecountry. aspects.Inthefirstplace,

Atthesametime,saidthereistheformationof "L'Osservatore,"theregime'scientifically' prepared, hasfoundedandkeptmilitantlyatheisticmenstrictlyunderitscontrolatality.Secondly,thereisa "centreofresearchforthesegregationofCatholicism scienceofreligions,"orga-fromlife,"theeditorialasnisedbythetheologicalserted.

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Rome,Aug.24.-AnewstudyofPopeLeo XIII'ssocialencyclicalRerumNovarum whichthrowslightonthewaythefamous documentwaswritten,hasbeenpublished here. IthePopeexercisedhiscloses Lt su,for Inspiredbythespeecheopersonal XIIIwapseryaisionLatin deliveredbyHisHolinessscholar.TheLatintexts PopePiusXIIonMay15,1oftenrevealhisdistinctive 1941,onthe50thanniversaryofthepublicationof RerumNovarum,Mgr. DomenicoTardini,Vatican Pro-SecretaryofStatefor ExtraordinaryEcclesiastical Affairs,beganastudyof documentsintheVatican archiveswhichcouldshow thedevelopmentofthe greatencyclical.

ButtheincreasingburdensofhispostandtheadditionofnewdutiespreventedMgr.Tardinifrom completinghiswork.He turnedoverallthematerials hehadgatheredtoMgr.

handwriting. RerumNovarumseemsto haverequiredseveraldrafts beforeitmeritedtheclosest attentionofLeoXIII.Makingoffirstdraftinoutline formwasentrustedtoJesuit FatherMatteoLiberatore, whohaddevotedmuch timetothestudyofsocial problems.

FatherLiberatore'soutlinewasgiventoMgr. AlessandroVolpini,SecretaryforLatinLetters,on July5,1890.Butthereis noLatinversionofthis GiovanniAntoniazzi,awell-outline.Mgr.Antoniazzi knownRomaneconomistbelievesthatthisisaninandscholar.Mgr.Anton-clicationthatthePopeeoniazziisresponsibleforthesideredthisoutlineinadequat

TheFrenchNational CathecheticalCommission emphasisedthatitsdirectivesarenotintendedto hindertheinspirationof artists.TheyaremeanttoHasNewRector serveasguidingprinciplesbywhichworksofartde-VaticanCity,Aug.10: sirableandvaluableintheJesuitFatherPaulMunoz religiouseducationandde-Vega(54).hasbeen votionaldevelopmentof childrenmaybechosen. namedrectorofthePonThecommissionrecom-!tificalGregorianUniver- mendedthatreligiousartsitybyHisHolinessPope shouldbeusefulinteachingPiusxif, theFaithandshouldarouseHesucceedsFatherPeter genuinefeelingsofpiety.Abelian,S.J.,whowillcon-

Itispointedoutthatsuchtinueontheinstitution's artshouldproperlytakestaffasaprofessorofmoral intoaccountthereactionstheology.

ThechangewasmadeafterFatherAbelianhad completedhissix-yearterm asrector.

Atthetimeofhisap-

ofchildrenratherthan thoseofadults.Itsaidthat suchworksshouldnotbe conceivedasargumentsfor aparticularschoolofart, butshouldbeconceivedinnointmentFatherMunoz termsofbeautyinasenseVegawasprofessorof sufficientlyuniversaltoap-psychologyattheGregorian peaItochildren. universityandrectorofthe UltramodernartisrarelyLatinAmericanCollege educationallyappealing,thehere. commissionnoted.

Thecommissionpointed publicationofthenewAseconddraftwasmadeoutthatpicturesandstatues study. byCardinalZigliaraand

ThebookcontainsallofwassubmittedinSeptem- theoriginaldocuments,withber,1890.Thetranslation theroughdraftsandnotes.'ofthisdraftintoLatinwas thatillustratethegrowthinterruptedonordersfrom anddevelopmentof,RerumthePopehimself. Novarum.

Athirdversionwaspre-

LeoXIIIseldomdidanypared,thistimeusingthe writinghilmself,Mgr.An-vetsionofCardinalZigliara toniazzipointsout.Heasabasis.FatherLiberacalledinhissecretaries.ex-'ore.CardinalMazzellaand plainedhisideas,dictatedMgr.GabrieleBoccalicolafewsentencesandsug-laboratedwiththePopein gestedthedevelopmentofthisrevision.Theremay thetopics. havebeenotherswhotook

Hissecretarieswouldpartinthiswork,butthere drawupadraftandreadisnorecordrevealingtheir ittothePope'whowouldnames. thencorrectit,dictating changeswherenecessary.

Silenceonhispartwould oftenindicatehisdissatisfactionwithwhathadbeen done.Thesecretarieswould rewritetheentiretextuntil itsufficientlymetwithhis approvaltobeworthyof correctionorexpansion.

Itwasnotuntilthetrans-

Mgr.Antoniazzipoints outthatthetranslationsintoLatinseemtohaveundergoneextremelydiligent revisions.EmendationsappearinthePope'sown handandtherearetwo completelydifferentLatin versions,thesecondof whichwasstillbeingedited ontheverydaythedoculationintoLatinbeganthatmentwenttopress.

SpiritualRichesForLourdes

CentenaryListedByRome

VaticanCity,Aug.24.-TocommemoratethecentenaryoftheappearanceofOw LadytoSt.Bernadetteallbishopswhoare ordinarieswillbeallowedtoauthorisetheir prieststocelebratetheSaint'sMassnext February18.

Thisandotherplansfor theobservanceofthecentenarywererevealedina letterfromMgr.Angelo Dell'Acqua,VaticanSubstituteSecretaryofState,to HisEminenceEugeneCardinalTisserant,presidentof theinternationalcommittee planningcelebrationsin Lourdes,France,siteofthe apparitions.

Theletterpointedout:

PilgrimstoLourdeswill beabletogainthejubilee indulgenceonlyonceduring theyearstartingFebruary 11,1958.

Specialfaculties-asyet unannounced-havebeen grantedtoconfessorsat Lourdesduringthejubilee yearbytheSacredPenitentiary,theVaticantribunal dealingwithcasesofconscience.

HisHolinessPopePius

XIIwillsendaCardinal Legatetopresideoverthe mostimportantfunctionof thejubileeyear,which probablywillbetheMarian Congress nSeptember, 1958.

TheHolyFatherwill makeanaddressbyradio topilgrimsat.Lourdes.The timeandsubjecthavenot beenannounced.

Thepapalblessingwillbe impartedtopilgrimsatLourdeseverytimeaCardinalcelebratesPontifical Massthere,andonthe datesoftheapparitions.

ThePopehasauthorised thetransferofamajorrelicofSt.PiusXtoanew churchtobenamedinhis honourinLourdes. Anewpapaldocument formallyproclaimingthe jubileeyearwillbepub- lishedsometimeduringthe autumn.

forchildrenmustnotbe detailedtosuchanextent thattheattentionofthe observerisdisractedfrom theessential.

Itisalsorecommended suchuseofcolourand movementaswillattract theattentionandholdthe interestof counselledchildren,but geration.againstexag-

Pictures whichmayarousefalseideas,orwhich, maybetooreadilyinterpretedfalsely,shouldbe avoided,thecommission said.Thespiritualshould notbepicturedtoorealisticallyorrepresentationallythecommissionsaid.

Butatthesametime,it suggested,thereshouldbe sufficientclarityintile representationtopleaseand impressthemindsofchildren,andarouseinthem theproperfeelingsofreverenceandpiety.

Thecommissionforbade theuseofpicturesgivinga falseideaofreality,even thoughtheymayhavesymbolicvalue.Suchpictures asthoseoftheChildJesus shownontheCrossor

ChurchHas IndianLines

Bombay,Aug.23.-More than2,000Catholicswere presentfortheblessingof anewchurchherewhich hasbeenbuiltalongtraditionallinesofIndianarchitecture.

AuxiliaryBishopLonginusG.PereiraofBombay officiatedattheblessingof thelargeChurchofthe Madonnabuiltwithfunds solicitedbyBombay'sSalesianmissionaries.

Itsopeningmarksanew stepintheprocessofthe "Indianisation"ofchurch architecture,ageneraltrend fortheCatholic"adaptation"oftraditionalIndian culturalformwhichhas beenanotablefeatureof churchdevelopmentinIndia duringrecentyears.

Thenewchurchhasthe largedomestypicalofMoslembuildingswhichhave beenexecutedintheHindu styleofstonemasonry.A Christiantouchhasbeen introducedwiththeadditionofstatuesandcrosses atthetopsofthedomes.

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VaticanCity,Aug.8.-Doeschocolate, dissolvedinthemouthandswallowedasa

Bangalore,India,Aug.10.-India'scentralgovernmenthas beenurgedbytheIndianBishopsConferencetorefuseapprovalto the"objectionablefeatures"oftheKeralaStateEducationBill. InKerala,apetitionprotestingtheBillandsignedbybmillion adults,mostlyCatholics,hasbeenpresentedtoStateofficialsin rightstoappointteachersbecauseofthestrengthof theCommunistpartythere.

Trivandrum.

AndinCoimbatore,a HindustatesmantoldCatholiccollegestudentsthatthe EducationBilldeparted fromIndia'straditional thinkingoneducation.

Inamemorandumto MinisterofEducationand ScientificResearch,Abu KalamAzad,inNewDelhi, theconferencedeslribedthe measureas"drastic,far reachingandautocratic."

Theresultof"thisrigid, sweepingcontrolandnationalisationofschools" wouldbetodiscouragethe pioneeringeffortofChristianagenciesdatingback morethanacentury,the bishopssaid.

Thestatementwasmade onbehalfoftheheadsof 63Seesinthenation,repre- sentingmorethan5,100,000 Catholics.Itdeclared:

"Theimpressionisthat schoolsinKeralawouldbe takenoverbythegovernment,theopportunitymade useoftoindoctrinatethe risinggenerationwithcommunisticideas,andtocreate confusion,uprootallreligiousbeliefandsentiment, underminedisciplineand thehighmoralstandards forwhichtheCatholic schoolshavealwaysstood."

Kerala'scommunist-spon-soredEducationBill,the memorandumpointedout, intendstocontrolprivate schoolsintheirelementary vammosk Astoras-aux.

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andpaytheirsalaries. Suchrevolutionarychanges,itsaid,areobviouslyintendedtodestroythefreedomandindependenceof privateagencies.Itpointed outthatthemajorpartof educationalworkinKerala Statehadbeencarriedout byChristianmissionaries.

TheKeralapetitionisone ofthelargestexpressions ofpublicopinionsofarin thecampaignagainstthe communist-sponsoredEdu- cationBill.Itwaspresentedtoa19-manselectcommitteeduringitslastday of.hearingsintotheBill.

Copiesofthepetition havealsobeensenttoIndia's PrasadPresidentRejendra inNewDelhi.

Kerala'sChristianand Moslemelements,which havebeenprotestingthe Bill,weregivenaboost whenShrimanNarayan,a Hinduandgeneralsecretary oftheIndia'srulingCongressParty,mountedarostruminCoimbatoreand stimgatisedtheschoolbill asanattemptto"enforce aforeignideology"onIndia.

"Ifeelthatitwillpervertthiscountry'straditionand evenherculture,"the statesmandeclaredinoneof themostforthrightstatementstobemadesofarby aHinduonthelegislation.

Mr.Narayansaidthe KeralaBillwasanattempt todragthesmallStateinto thehighlydeplorablesystemoftotalitarianeducationprevailinginRedcountries.

haveTheseandotherquestions beenansweredbyHisEminenceAlfredoCardinal Ottaviani,Pro-Secretaryof theSacredCongregationof theHolyOffice.

Thequestionsaroseafter therecentpromulgationof theMotuProprio"Sacram Communionem,"which greatlysimplifiedthelaws concerningtheEucharistic fast.Theanswerswere containedintheItalian magazine"`Catholic Studies."

whetherThefirstquestionasked Communioncould bedistributedintheeveningoutsideofMass,incompliancewithCanon867, partfour,whichsaysthat Communionmaybedistributedonlyduringthose hourswhenMasscanbe celebrated,exceptincases supportedbyvalidreasons. TheCardinalrepliedthat Communioncouldnotbe distributedintheevening

Signatureswereobtainedafteradetermineddriveby parishpriestsandlaymen. Sermons,visitstoparishion- ers'homes,andformalpeti- tion used-signingmeetingswere tofillthepetitionVastTaskOfMicrofilming blanks.

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outsideofMass.However, inkeepingwiththeApos-tolicConstitution,"Christus Dominus,"thefaithful"can freelycometothesacred tableduringeveningMass, orimmediatelybefore,or immediatelyafter."

TheMotuProprio,"SacramCommunionem"grant- edthepowertotheOrdinariesofplacestopermit Massintheeveningforthe welfareofalargenumber ofthefaithful,theCardinalrecalled.

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AtAlwaye,wherethe selectcommitteehelda three-day ernmenthearing,thegovofficialsrefusedto heartestimonyfrommore than500 Catholics,citizens,mostly whohadcometo theopeningsessiontopre- senttheirviews.

Instead;theyreceivedtestimonyfromagroupof sevenpersonswhohadbeen previouslyselected.Personswhomthecommittee refusedtoheardemonstratedbeforethehearingroom.

Onthethird.dayofthe hearings,theselectcommitteewitnessedamassdemonstrationbyover50,000 personsasAlwayepartici- patedinthe"BlackDays" protestwhichisinprogressthroughoutKerala.

Fourdaysearlier,nearly

VaticanCity,Aug.8.-TheVaticanLibrary'sgiganticprojectofmicrofilmingmore than600,000ancientmanuscriptshasbeen broughttocompletion.

Thefilming,fouryearsinLatinandGreekclassics progress,involvedaboutandhistoricalresearchin sevenmillionphotographsAsiaticcountries.Thelan- andrequiredaboutthreeguagesofthemanuscripts millionfeetofmicrofilm.includeLatin,Greek,Syriac, ThesearetobedepositedCoptic,Hebrew,Arabic, inthePiusXIIMemorialPersian,Armenian,Gaelic LibraryatSt.LouisUni-andSlavic. versity,St.Louis,Mo. Atthetimethework Financedentirelybythestartedfouryearsagoit KnightsofColumbusFoun-wassaidthemainreason dationforthePreservationwhyHisHolinessPopePius ofHistoricalDocumentsofXIIpermittedthemicro- theVaticanLibrary,thefilmingofthemanuscriptsmicrofilmingprojectwaswashisbeliefthatmuchof undertakenbySt.Louistheintellectual.culturaland UniversityforaduLpur-scientificleadershipofthe pose:toaidAmericanscho-Westisnowpassinginto larsandtopreserveforthethehandsoftheUnited westernworldvaluableStates. documentsthatmightbeAtaboutthesametime destroyedbysomeunfore-PresidentEisenhowerprais- seencalamity. edtheproject,statingthat

broughtfromtheUnited 200,000personsstagedaStates.Amongmanytechsimilardemonstrationatnicaldifficultiesinvolved, Alleppey.About300differ-greatcarehadtobetaken entgroupsofpeoplemarch-inthehandlingofancient edthroughthecitywearingdocumentsreadytofallto blackbadgesandcarryingpiecesattheslightest blackflags.Alleppeyistouch. knownasKerala'sMoscowThemicrofilmedmanuscriptscoversuchsubjects asphilosophy,theology,

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PopeGetsBookOnJewishRelations

VaticanCity,,Aug.9.-FatherJohnOesterricher,directoroftheInstituteofJudaeoChristianStudies,SetonHallUniversity, Orange,N.J.,haspresentedtheinstitute's yearbook,"TheBridge,"toHisHoliness PopePiusXII. whovainlyawaitHis incorn-

Duringtheaudience

whichthepresentationwas made,thePopeshowedthat hewasfamiliarwiththe workoftheinstitute.

FatherOesterricherreportedthatbeforehehad anopportunitytoexplainwhyhehadcometosee HisHoliness,thePopesaid, "Ohyes,'TheBridge.'Ishallreaditwithinterest."

Thiswas'thesecond volumeof"TheBridge" whichthePopereceived. Thefirstonewaspresented tchimin1955.

Themeetingwiththe Pontiffwasofparticular interesttohim,FatherOesterrichersaid,because wordsspokenbythePope whenheopenedtheHoly Doorontheeveofthe 1950HolyYearwerein greatparttheinspiration fortheworkoftheinstitute.

Atthattime,thepriest recalled,theHolyFather said: "WeopenthisHolyDoor forallthosewhoadore Christ,notexcludingthose

Prophets,promisedbythe andWeextendtothema fatherlywelcome." (TheHolyDoorisadoor ofSt.Peter'sbasilicawhich iskeptwalledupexcept duringHolyYears. ) ItistheworkoftheInstituteofJudaeo-Christian Studies,FatherOesterricher explained,tostudytheOld Testamentprecedentsof NewTestamentdoctrineand law.

Ifthisknowledgeofthe unitybetweenoldandnew werefullyrealisedbythe well-informedCatholic,he said,therewouldbeaclimateintheChurchwhich wouldmaketheJewapproachingtheChurchrealisethatsheisnothis enemy-"thatsheis,indeed,Abraham'stent,enlargedinknowledge."

country,nationalityor government.

ArchbishopRomoloCarboni,ApostolicDelegateto Australia,madethisstatementduringanaddressat amissionsendingceremony attheUrsulineconvent here.

Twonuns,MotherMary DominicaFurlongandSister MaryReginaO'Dwyer,receivedtheirmissioncrosses priortodepartingbyplane forBangkok,Thailand.

"However,"hecontinued "thespiritoftheconces-tograftthesupernatural sionsgrantedtendstoordertothecivilisationof favourattendanceofthethemissionfield.Customs faithfulatHolyMass,andandtraditionsinsuchareas thispurposewouldbede-,arenotallbad,immoral,or tentedifHolyCommuniondispleasingtoGod.headdwasdistributedatanyhour anduponanyrequest."

Themissioners'task, saidArchbishopCarboni,is ed.

Onthecontrary,hesaid

Thesecondquestionask-thegreatmajorityofsuch edwhethersolidfoodsuchcustomsandtraditionsare aschocolatecouldbecon-good.Theyaretheresult, sideredaliquid,ifitwerenotonlyofclimaticand dissolvedinthemouthbe-geographicconditions,but forebeingswallowed. alsooftheProvidenceof

TheanswerwasintheGod,who,asCreator,Prenegative.Suchfoodshouldserver and Redeemer, heliquidpriortobeingwatchesoverandhelps takeninthemouth. everynation.

DelegateSays ExpertsNeeded ForMissions liquid,violatetheEucharisticFast?UnderSydney,Aug.19.-A thenewregulations,mayapriestdistributemissionaryisamessenger HolyCommunionintheeveningoutsideofofGodandhisChurch, Mass? notofthemissioner's wason,nearly5,000repre- sentativesfromcitizens' groupsfloodedtheofficesof theStateassemblyinTrivandrumwithrequeststo beinterviewedbytheselect committee.

Athirdqueryasked whetheracelebrantmight usewinefortheablutions duringMass,withoutbreakinghisfast,whenheintendstocelebrateasecond Massnolessthanthree hourslater.

Tenmissionarieswith universitydegrees,saidthe Archbishop,arebetterthan 100lesseducatedzealots,he pointedout.TheItalian prelatewarnedagainstcondemningconventionsin mission becausecountriesmerely theydifferedfrom CardinalOttavianirepliedthesocialconventionsofthe thatapriestcelebratingawest.

secondMassnolessthanArchbishopCarbonihas threehoursafterthefirst,justreturnedtoAustralia notonlycanbutmustuseaftervisitingRome,the waterandwineattheablu-UnitedStatesandmission tions,incompliancewillareasinsouth-eastAsia therubricalprescriptions.andthePacific.

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HeproposedtothePiedmonteseafederationof Italiankingdoms,withthePopeasPresident.The planwasrejected-Piedmontwouldnowbesecond tonone.Rossitoldthemthathistorywouldcondemn theirgreedinessandreturnedtotheinternalaffairs ofthekingdom.Moneywasneeded;thePope's reformshadnotyettakeneffectandthepastsix disturbedmonthshadinjuredtrade.Heraiseda loanfromRothschildthatsecuredthePapalStates financially.

Rossiknewhowintenselyhewashatedbythe RepublicansandNationalists,butbecausehisspies informedhimofsomeplotshethoughtheknew themall.Onehedidnotknowofwasdirected againsthimself.Dr.PeterSterbini,aprofessional agitator,planneditwithafewfollowers.Rossi wastobestabbedasheenteredtheCouncilChamber whenParliamentopenedonNovember16.Agroup ofreturnedsoldierswouldpreventinterference.

Theassassinationwentexactlytoplan.Rossihad hadseveralwarnings,butastheywereanonymous, heignoredthem.Ontheafternoonofthe15thhe droveundertheporchofParliamentHouse,alighted, andwalkedcalmlyalongthecloisterthatledtothe CouncilChamber.Sterbini'sreturnedsoldierslined theway,hootingandinsulting,andfellinbehindhim. Ashemountedthestepshefeltalightblowonhis rightside.Heturnedhishead,andaknifewas plungedintohisthroatcuttinganartery.Thereturnedsoldiersformedacordonprotectingthemurderer:thensomeonehidhimunderacloakandthey ledhimaway.ThePope'sPrimeMinisterdied withinhalfanhour.

IntheafternoonofNovember15,1848,PiusIXwas toldthathisPrimeMinister,PellegrinoRossi,had beenmurdered.

Hewasatfirstoverwhelmed;thenherecovered, sentforoneofhisCabinetMinisters,andaskedhim totakeovertheGovernment.Itprovedimpossible. Themurderhaddestroyedallorderinthecity.The soldiersandpolicewerefraternisingwiththemob andtherewasnoonetorestraintheirviolence.

Theparliamentarydeputieswereparalysed,andin thePope'sownpalace-theQuirinalwastheseat ofGovernmentthen,nottheVatican-hisattendants begantoslipaway.AcoupleofCardinalsafew secretariesandservantsandtheSwissGuard,about

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100strong,remained.Theforeigndiplomats,when theyheardofhisdanger,cametoofferhimsympathy andprotection. TheParliament,underthedirectionoftheextremists,electedaPrimeMinister,JosephGalletti. HehadbeenamnestiedbythePopeandlaterwas memberofaPapalCabinet;hewasnothostileto Pius,buthewasaferventdiscipleofMazzini,the greatprophetandpublicist,ofItalianNationalism.

ThePopeagreedtodiscussthesituationwithhim, butthemobwasoutofhand,demandingwaron AustriaandtheseparationofthePope'sspiritualand temporalpower-ineffect,hisabdicationas sovereign.

Sixthousandstrongandwitharms,theycrowded roundthePalace,evenGaletticouldnotinfluence them.TheSwissGuard,riflesinhand,watchedtheir approach.Shotswerefired.

InthepalaceaPapalsecretary,theBishopof Palma,whowasstandingnearawindow,waskilled, andamongthepeopletwowerekilled,andafew morewounded.Acannonwasbroughtupbythe mobandtrainedononeoftheentrances.

HerethePopeintervenedtopreventuselessbloodshed.Hemadeaformaldeclarationtotheambassadorsthathewasnolongerfree.Thenhesentfor Galletti,acceptedhimandhisCabinet,whichincluded Sterbini,theauthorofRossi'sdeath,anddirectedthe Parliamenttodiscussthedemandsoftheextremist leaders.TheGovernmentreplacedhisSwissGuards withthemilitia,andthePopewasaprisoner.

HispresenceinRomewasnowadangertothe Church,'andtheambassadorspersuadedhimtoescape. Onthe20th,whenconditionswerequieterandthe guardsmorecareless,theFrenchAmbassadorvisited him.

Theguardsoutsidetheaudiencechamberheard theAmbassadorreadthenewspaperaloud-infact, hewasreadingtoanemptyroom,forthePopewas escaping.Thereadingended,andtheAmbassador cameoutoftheroom.ThePope,hesaid,wastired anddidnotwanttobedisturbed.

MeanwhilethePopehadchangedintotheclothes oasimplepriest,takentheBlessedSacramentin thepyxcarriedbyPiusVIIintocaptivity,andhurried downasecretcorridorwithhisvalet.Filippani. Therewasahitchwhenthekeyofalockeddoor couldnotbefound,andthePopeprayedwhilethe valetsearchedfrantically.

Itwasfound,andthereemergedintooneofthe courtyardsofthepalaceapriestandalayman.A coachwasstandingthere;theyenteredanddroveoff. Afewblocksawaythevaletwasreplacedbythe BavarianAmbassador,vonSpaur,whodrovethe PopeoutofthecityintotheAlbanhills.

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TherealargercoachawaitedhimwithvonSpaur's wifeandsonandamonk.ThePopetransferredto thiscoach,andsotheparty,apparentlyafamilywith twopriestsinattendance,crossedintoNeapolitan territoryandstoppedatGaeta,wherethePopespent thenightinasecond-classhotel.

HisintentionwastogotoSpainorFrance.Queen Victoria,too,offeredhimasylum.ButtheKingof Napleswassofriendlythathedecidedtoremain wherehewasnearRome,andabletoreturnassoon asanopportunityoccurred.

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InRome,whenthePope'sflightwasdiscovered,a Republicwasdeclared.ThemoderateLiberals,who hadfoundthepope'sreformprogrammetoomoderate, leftthecitywringingtheirhands.Theextremists wereincontrolandwerejoinedbymanyothersfrom therestofItaly.

ThePoperepliedwithex-communicationandan appealtoFrance,Spain,AustriaandNaplestohelp himrecoverhiskingdom.RomesoonhadMazzini's oratoricalfervourandGeneralGaribaldi'sfanatical hatredoftheChurch,toleadthedefenceofthe Republic.

ActionwasprecipitatedbyPiedmont,whichdecided thatherewasanopportunityforattackingAustria. Therewasashortwaratthebeginningof1849,which Austriawon.FrancemovedtoanticipateanAustrian move;aFrenchcontingentwassenttodrivethe RepublicansfromRome.TheAustrianstookoverthe Legationsinthenorth.

Romewasundersiegeforsomethreeweeksin June;onthe30ththecitysurrendered.APapal CommissionofthreeCardinalsgovernedthecityuntil April,1850,whenPiushimselfreturnedtohiscapital andhisSee.HetookupresidenceintheVatican.

HehadbeenmisrepresentedasaLiberalPope before.Nowhewascalledareactionary,andpublic opinion,inFranceandEnglandparticularly,turne againsthim.Thelegendpersists,andbyexaggerat- ingthebrightnessofthePope'searlyyearsanddarknessoftherestofhisreign,anagreeablecontrast canbemadebetweenPiustheLiberalandPiusthe Reactionary.

Hewas,aftertherevolutionof1848-9,disillusioned, butmostlywiththemoderateLiberals,incapableof controllingsituationstheyprovoked.Henever regainedtheoptimismofhisfirstmonthsasPope.He lookedforprotectionagainstrebellionandinvasionto FranceandAustria.

TheformerwasunderthedictatorshipofNapoleon III,thelatterwasregardedas,afterRussia,themost reactionaryGovernmentinEurope.Hismosttrusted advisers,particularlyCardinalAntonelli,theSecretaryofState,sawnohopeofpreservingthePapal

States,exceptbydeferringtoAustria'sdistrustof democraticformsandprocessesofgovernment.

YethisrecordassovereignofthePapalStatesis notthatofareactionary.HeissuedanewConstitutionbeforehisreturntoRome:municipalandpro- vincialCouncils,elected;anassembly,halfifits memberselectedbytheprovincialCouncilshalf appointeditsfunctionadvisory;anExecutiveCouncil consistingofthefourheadsofGovernmentdepart- ments.Hispublicservicewasnopreserveofclerics. By1856therewere6,800laymeninitasagainst289 ecclesiastics.

ThePapalStatesduringthenext20yearsmade considerableprogress.Tradeexpanded,railways, houses,hospitalswerebuilt,taxesandpriceswere low.TheGovernment,astheFrenchambassadorto theHolySeereportedtohissuperiors,wasdeficient inenergyandinitiative,liketheotherItalianGovernments.Butlivingwascheapandthepeoplecontented. PopeDenouncesLiberalism.

PopePiusdenouncedLiberalismwithincreasing vehemence,buthewasprovokedbytheStateinItaly whichrepresentedLiberalismandappealedmost loudlytoitsprinciples.Piedmont,initsownterritoriesandintheterritoriesitseizedfromAustriaand thePope,showedwhatLiberalismmeant.

TheConcordatof1841wasignored.TheChurch's righttoacquireorinheritpropertyandtoeducate wasradicallycurtailed.Agreatpartofitsincome wastakenfromit.TheJesuitswereexpelled,and religiousnotengagedinteachingornursingweresuppressed.

ThePopewasthinkingneitherofsomeacademic theorynorofapoliticalprogrammesuchasGladstone's,whenhespokeoutagainstLiberalism,butof persecutionsandsuppressions,ofmenandwomen forcedoutofthereligioushousestheyhadenteredto serveGod,ofchildrenstarvedofreligiousinstruction.

PiedmontwasthePope'schiefenemy,foritwas nowdeterminedthattherewouldbeoneItalyandthe HouseofSavoywouldruleit,throughitsPrime Minister,Cavour.TothatgrowingkingdomthePope couldopposeonlyhisowntinyarmyandtheprotectionofFranceandAustria.

ButnowNapoleonIII.sawachanceofmilitary gloryinwaragainstAustria.FromsuchawarPiedmontwouldgettheItalianprovincesoftheAustrian Empire,andwhenitcontrolledthenorthofItaly,it wouldmovesouth.

Duringthe1850'sand1860'sthePopewatchedfrom theVaticanthegrowthofthekingdomofPiedmont. Warbrokeoutin1859betweenAustriaandPiedmont, andFranceentereditonthesideofPiedmont.The warspreadbeyondtheAustrianprovinces;thesmall Italiankingdomsinthenorth,Parma,Modena.Tuscany,roseagainsttheirrulersanddemandedunion withPiedmont.

TherewasarisingintheLegationsagainstthe Pope.AbargainwasstruckbetweenNapoleonIII. andCavour.NapoleongotSavoyandNicefrom Piedmont,PiedmonttookthenorthItaliankingdoms andtheRomaga-thelargenorthern-mostprovinces ofthePapalStates.Plebisciteswereheldinthe annexedterritoriestoapprovethedealandshowed amostgratifyingunanimity.

TheanxietyofthepeopleofTuscany,Parma, ModenaandtheRomagnatojointhekingdomof Piedmontwasmatchedonlybytheanxietyofthe peopleofSavoyandNicetoleaveit.

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InthesouthofItalylaythekingdomofNaples. Garibaldiputhisownarmyofvolunteersaboardship, landedinSicily,occupiedit,crossedtheStraitsof Messinatothemainland,sweptuptowardsNaples, and,withinfourmonthsofhisleavingGenoa,the kingdomofNapleswaspartofthePiedmontesekingdomofthekingdomofItaly.

GaribaldiwasjoinedbyanarmyfromPiedmont.

TheKinghaddiscoveredthatthePapalprovinces ofUmbriaandTheMarches,theremainderofthe PapalStatesbesidestheareaaboutRomeitself,desired unionwithPiedmontandcouldnotbringhimselfto refusethem.Hisarmiesmarchedin,routedasmall Papalforce,annexedtheprovinces,andmoveddown intoNaplestotakeoverfromGaribaldi.Plebiscites followedwiththeexpectedresults.

Bytheendof1860thePopewasconfinedtoRome anditsenvirons.Austriastillheldtheprovinceof Veniceinthenorth-east.Therestwasruledby Piedmont.InMarch,1861,theKingofPiedmont tookthetitleofKingofItaly,thePiedmonteseConstitutionwasextendedtothewholekingdom.

Divorce,secularisationofschools,expulsionof religiousorders,theviolentpropagandaagainstthe ChurchwhichfollowedthevictoryofLiberalism everywhere,werenowintroducedintotheformer PapalStates.

KingVictorEmmanuelwasdeterminedonpossess,ingthewholeofItaly.Anotherwarin1866drove AustriaoutofVenice.ButnowNapoleon,worried bythereactionoftheFrenchCatholics,toldhimhe mustnotatt-ckRome,andaFrenchgarrisonwas placedthere.

SoforfouryearsthePopewaited,cutofffrom Austriaandcompletelydependentontheformer memberoftheCarbonari,whomhehadhelped40 yearsago,toescapefromthepoliceofGregoryXVI. In1870Francewentdowntoitsdefeatagainst Prussia,Napoleonwasdeposed,theFrenchgarrison withdrawnfromRome.

HeChoseManningAndVonKettler

WhenPiusIX.gotaletterfromVictorEmmanuel beginning:

"MostHolyFather,

"IaddressmyselftoYourHoliness'sheartwiththe affectionofason,thefaithofaCatholic,thespiritof anItalian ." heknewtheendwasathand.TheKinghadannounced hisearlierdepredationswithjustsuchunctuousness.

BySeptember20,1870,thePiedmontesewereat thewallsofRomeandabombardmentbegan.Pius hadnointentionofsheddinguselessblood:hehad orderedthatjustenoughresistancebemadetoshow thathewasthevictimofaggression.

Henowsummonedthediplomaticcorpsandmade aformalprotestthathiskingdomwasbeinginvaded. Thenthewhiteflagwasrunup,andbyeveningthe Italiantroopsweremarchingthroughthequietstreets.

TheKingofItalymovedintotheQuirinal,thePope remainedintheVatican.ThereisstillaPopeinthe -Vatican.

ItwasanironythatPiusIX.'slossofhisTemporal PowercoincidedwiththedeclarationbytheVatican CouncilofhisprimacyintheChurchandhisinfallibility.

AsthePope'stemporalsovereigntyshrankinthe 1850'sand1860's,hisecclesiasticalpowerwasexercisedevermorefully.Theseweretheyearswhen thePopegatheredintohishandsmoreandmoreof theChurch'sadministration.TheRomanliturgywas substitutedforlocalliturgiesinItalyandFrance, theCanonLawwasappliedmoreuniformly throughouttheChurch.

Bishopswerepersonallychosenbyhim-Bishop Kateler,thegreatchampionoftheworkingclassesin Germany,HenryEdwardManninginEngland,were twosuchchoices-andtheregular"adlimina"visits ofBishopsfromallovertheworldwereinsistedon.

WhilehisStateswerebeingtakenfromhim,his influenceasPopewasbeingfeltfarmorestrongly

PopeBecomesPrisoner;Flood OfSecularismIsLetLoose

wasatheologicaldocument,intendedforinterpre- tationbytheusualtheologicalprinciples.Butin1864 thePopewas"news,"andtheerrorscondemned,pre- sentedtothereadersofEurope'snewspaperswithout explanationorcontext,madethePopeseemamonster threateningthelegitimateadvanceofcivilisedman.

Themostobnoxiouscondemnationwasoftheidea that"thePopecouldandshouldcometotermswith progress,liberalism,andmoderncivilisation."This was,infact,acondemnationofaggresivelyhostile thinkersandsociologistswhoweretryingtomake contemporarysocietyturnawayfromChristianity.

TheviolentreactionstotheSyllabusgaveRomean unpleasantbutusefullessoninPublicRelations,and thenecessityofconsideringthequiteignorantpublic towhichthePressnowcarriedtheologicaldirectives issuedbyRome.

WhilethePopelostfavouramongnon-Catholics, theimprovedcommunicationsofthe19thcentury madeitpossibleforthousandstocometoRomeand meethim.ToPiusIX.isduethemoderndevotionto thepersonofthePope.ThelossofhisStatesintensifiedthatdevotion,butitwastherebefore1870.

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Itwasinnoatmosphereofpeacethatthedefinition wasmade;therewasstrongoppositiontoitamong the700BishopsattheCouncil.ManyFrenchBishops hadbeenbroughtupontheologythattaughtthe inferiorityofthePopetotheBishopsinCouncil.

SomeBishopsfearedalossofindependencein governingtheirdioceses,somethoughtthatthedefinitionwouldkeepnon-Catholicsestranged,somewere repelledbyextremistswhoseemedtourgeadefinitionthatwouldmakethePope'slightestutterance infallible,somewerenervousaboutthereactionsof EuropeanGovernments-bothEnglandandBavaria wantedtheCouncildispersed.

GreatCatholicnameswereamongthosewhowantednodefinition:BishopDupanloup,apublic figureinFrance,theGermanCardinalsSchwarzenbergandRauscher;thehistorianofChurchCouncils, BishopHefele.AndoutsidetheCounciltherewere NewmaninEngland,and,inGermany,itsmostpro-minenttheologian,IgnatiusDollinger.

Therewasalivelywarofpamphlets,andinthe Councilitselffeelingsometimesranhigh.ThePope wasatfirstuncertainwhetherthedefinitionwas advisableandpracticable.Ashegrantedliving allowancestothemanymissionaryBishopswhocould notsupportthemselvesinRome,hesaid,"Idon't knowwhethertheCouncilwilldeclaremeinfallible (infallibile),butitwillcertainlymakemebankrupt (fallito)."

Buthewassoonconviced,astheargunmentson bothsidesdeveloped,thatonlyacleardefinitioncould endthedebateandavertdisruptionintheChurch itself.Hemadenosecretofhisconviction,andwas, infact,betrayedbyhisfeelingsintoindiscretionin hisconversationswithBishopsoftheopposition.

Thedefinitionthatfinallyissuedfromthelong debateswasamoderateandcarefullyqualifiedone, andonJuly18,1870,threedaysafterFrancebeganits disastrouswaronPrussia,thePopeinasolemnfinal sessionoftheCouncil,tothedramaticaccompaniment ofviolentclapsofthunderandatorrentialdownpour ofrain,promulgatedthedogma.

TwomonthslaterhehadbecomethePrisonerof theVatican.IntheVaticanhewastospendthelast eightyearsoflifeandreign.

Duringall'thoseyearsthePope'spopularityhad grownamongCatholics.Tonon-Catholicshebecame somethingofabogey.HerestoredtheHierarchy inEngland,andthuscausedaviolentoutburstofNoPopery,andanActofParliamentwaspassedprohibit- ingtheCatholicBishopsfromclaimingthenamesof theirSees.

In1864hedrewupalistoferrorswhichhehad alreadycondemned,thefamousSyllabusofErrors.

PopePleasedAtJusticeMoves

Leon,Spain,Aug.19.-HisHolinessPope PiusXIIispleasedwiththeeffortsbeing madebySpanishbishopsandprieststoimprovethelotofworkersinSpain,according toaletterfromtheVatican.

AddressedtoBishopLuisencyclicalsofthepopes.

InprivateaudiencesCatholicsandnon-Catholics werecaptivatedbyhisgreatcharm,hisobviouspersonalholiness,hisirrepressiblegoodhumour.Some Anglicanclergymenvisitedhimandaskedforhis blessing.Heofferedtousetheformulaforblessing incenseatHighMass:theyknewlittleofCatholic rites,buttheyunderstoodLatinandwereatfirst annoyed,thenamused,tohearhimpronouncethe words,"MayyoubeblessedbyHimtowhosehonour youshallbeburned."

Anun,bringinghimaveryuglyrepresentationof himselfforhisautograph,gotbackherpicturewith aquotationfromtheGospel,writteninthePope's hand,"Fearnot;itisI."

Publicaudiencesallowedthousandstoseeandfete thePrisoneroftheVatican.Hewelcomedthesemultitudes,spoketotheminavoicethesweetnessof whicheveryoneremarked,showedhimselfcheerful, vigorousandintransigent.

Itwasonlyin1877,his86thyear,thattheweakness ofoldagebecameverynoticeabletopilgrims.Hefell illonFebruary5,1878,andtwodayslaterdied.

AlmarchaHernandezofThebishopsaredoingwell Leon,episcopalcounsellor totheSpanishNational LabourUnions,theletter wassentonthePope'sbe- halfbyMgr.AngeloDell'Acqua,VaticanSubstitute SecretaryofState.

Itwaswritteninresponse tothereceiptofacomplete fileofbulletinsissuedby theEcclesiasticalCouncil onLabourUnions,anda setof thememorandacovering activitiesofthecouncil overthepastsevenyears.

TheDell'Acqualetter stressedtheHolyFather's interestinthespreadof themessageofthesocial

intryingtopersuadeem- ployerstoputsomeofthe principlesofsocialjustice intopractice,butthereis stillmuchtobedone,the lettersaid.

TheHolyFatherknows theconditionoftheworkers inSpain,thelettersaid, andhe cultiesappreciatesthediffithatlabourunion faceinimprovingtheseconditions.

Theletterconcludedwith thepromiseofprayersfrom thePopeforthecontinued successofthosewhoare seekingto workers.helptheSpanish

BishopVonKettler(above) waspersonallychosenby PopePinsIV(right). anddirectlyineverypartofChristendom.Theclimax wastheproclamationofhisprimacyattheVatican Council.

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NewYorksaidhere.

Fatima,Aug.11.TheconversionofIslammaywellbeeffectedbybringingMoslemstoareverenceandlovefortheBlessed Mother,AuxiliaryBishopFultonJ.Sheenof bringingofsalvationtothe MoslemsthroughtheBlessedMother.

BishopSheenaddressed thefirstInternationalCongressofChristtheKing (August9to13)tobeheld sinceWorldWarII.The previouscongresswasheld inPoznan,Poland,in1937.

Referringtodifficulties regardingtheconversionof Islam,theBishoplistedfive majorones:

1.Theseveresocialostracismawaitingconvertsfrom Islam.

"AsMaryradiatedChrist' stillunborn,sotoo,in bringingMarytotheMoslems,wewillbebringingthemtheChristthatshe carries."

TheMoslemshaveavery highregardforOurLady, BishopSheenexplained, andtheKoran,theirreligiousbook,statesthatshe wasbornwithoutoriginal sin.

2.ThefactthatMoslemsWhendeathtookFatima, denyChrist'sdivinitymeanshisdaughter,Mohammed thatforMoslems,aconvert fromIslamwouldberegressingfrombeliefin divinitytobeliefinand worshipofahuman. out.

3.Moslemdenialofany realkinshipbetweenGod andmanhasraisedGodto apointwherecontactwith Himisimpossibleforman.

4.Historicalreasonsfor badfeelingbetweenChristiansandMoslems,resultingfromcenturiesofmutualpersecution.

5.Over-emphasison MohammedinIslammakes difficultadeepunderstandingofthecreating,redeemingandsanctifying powersofGod.

BishopFultonSheen saidthat,nexttotheBless-thefacetsoftherevelation edMother,sheismost'iofFatima,"hesaid,"but blessedofallwomeninconcentrationuponthatoneheaven,theBishoppointed!politicalaspectcanmakeus forgettheotherspiritual lessonssuchaspenance,de, votiontotheHolyFamilyandtheRosary."

Thus,throughbringinga deeperunderstandingofthe BlessedMothertoIslam, whichisalreadyfamiliar withherandhonoursher, wewillbeabletobring ChristtotheMoslemworld, BithopSheensaid.

TheBishopsaidthata mistakenideahasgrownup insomecirclesthatthe messageofOurLadyof FatimawasidentifiedonlywiththeconversionofRussia.

But,becauseitisdifficult topreachChristtoMoslems doesnotmeanthatwem giveup'hope,saidBishopustLack01

Sheen,for"wecanbeginby preachingMarythrough whatmightbecalledthe apologeticsoftheVisitation.

TheBishopcomparedthe bringingofgracetoSt. JohntheBaptistinthe wombofSt.Elizabethby theunbornChristtothe

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TheBishopexpressedthe hopethattherevelationsat Fatimamayteachall"the firstlessonpreachedby Christ,thefirstlesson preachedbyPeter,thefirst lessonpreachedbyPaul,to dopenanceforthesakeof theKingdomofGod."

ThethemeoftheCongresswas"TheKingdomof ChristintheWorldofTo- "Thisindeedwasoneofday."

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Manila,Aug.10-Adultdelinquencywas blamedfortheriseinyouthcrimeinthis countrybytheCatholicbishopsofthePhilippinesattheirmeetinghere.

Inastatementanalysingthecausesofjuveniledelinquency,thebishopsscoredthe"declineinpublic andprivatemorality."

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OnLourdesForPilgrimage

Lourdes,Aug.8.-Lourdesissoontowelcomeoneofthemostcolourfulpilgrimages womenbearingthenameof initshistory. MarytosouthernFrance

Forthefirsttime,apil-afterthedeathofChrist. grimage of EuropeanAccordingtothetradition nomadstotheShrineofOuroftheplace,theSaintsare Ladyhasbeenorganised. Gitanosandtzigancs-buriedbeneaththebasilica. gypsiesofSpanishandratherFleurysaidthat, Hungarianorigin-willnotingtheferventdevotion join"forains,"thevagabondofthenomadstoOurLady, entertainersofFrance,andhedecidedtosupplement othernomadicpeoplesnowthepilgrimagetoMarseilles livinginWesternEuropewithaspecialpilgrimage inyhere. eingtheBlessedtoFrance'sMarianshrine Virgin atLourdes.

ThesenomadswhoearnHeaskedthatFrench their candylivingbypeddling andtoys,puttingon showsofjugglingandacro-batics,mendingpotsand pandsandsingingballads, tellingfortunesareunder thespiritualdirectionof FatherFleury,anenergetic priestwithadynamicper- sonality.Heistheorga- niserofthepilgrimage.

FatherFleuryisbeingas- sistedbyFatherManien, whoisthenationalchap- lainofthe"forains,"bythe manypriestswhoassistin caringforthenomadsand theLittleSistersofJesus foundedbyCharlesdeFoucauld,whothemselvestravelincaravanstocarefor thespiritualandeducationalneedsofthegypsies.

TheLourdespilgrimageis notintendedtoreplacethe traditionalannualpilgrimageofthegypsiestothe BasilicaoftheMariesof theSeanearMarseilles. ThetraditionalpilgrimagehasbecomeanannualattractioninsouthernFrance.

Thousandsofgypsiesin theircolourfulcostumes arriveattheoldbasilica nightandday,singingand prayingintheirownstrange language.

"PeacePriests" OfHungary

SuspendAction

Vienna.Aug.9:The NationalPeaceCommitteeofCatholicPriests (N.P.C.C.P.)organisation ofso-called'peacepriests' inHungary,hassuspendAditsactivities,according toMagyarKurir,theHungarianCatholicnews agency.

Thecommitteemadeits decisionatarecentmeeting duringwhichitexpressed Christiansaidhimineverysatisfactionwiththecrea- waypossiblebyprayersandtionearlierthisyearofthe actsofcharitytowardtheCatholicCommitteeofthe nomadswhoaretravellingNationalPeaceCouncil. towardLourdes.

Thenewagency,called * *OpusPads(WorkofPeace) isheadedbyArchbishop Walsingham

Theypayspecialdevotion theretoSt.MaryMadge- lenewho,accordingtotradition,camewithhersister St.Marthaandotherholy* growingupwithoutserious religiousformation."

Anotherfactorcontributingto bishopsdelinquency,the stated,iswidespreadpovertywhichforces fathersandmotherstobe away periodsfromhomeforlong toearnalivelihood.

Thestatementalsoemphasisedthecontributionof indecentmotionpictures andliteratureincorrupting youth.Itcalledonthegov- ernment"totakeeffective stepstocontrolthese agenciesofdestruction."

Thebishopsalsocalledon parentsto"returntodomesticvirtues,"urgingfamily prayerandparentalsuper- visionofchildren'srecreation.

Co-operationmustbe giventoschoolauthorities, theyadded,andparents mustkeepthemselvescon-stantlyinformedontheconductandapplicationof theirchildrenatschool.

Thestatementemphasised thateffortsmustbemade toraisethegeneralstandardofliving,toprovideemploymentandsatisfactory housingforthepoor.

Tocounteracttheinfluencesplayingonyouth,the bishopsadvisedtheopening ofCatholicclubs,recreationalcentresandguidance centresforvocationaltraining.

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VaticanCity,Aug.10: TheVaticanMuseumwhich housesmanyoftheworld's masterpiecesofMarianart nowhasanengravingof theMadonnaonthehead ofapin,measuringone three-hundrethofasquare inch.

Thepicture,whichtook fiveyearstomake,isthe workofDaniloDelCont,a bankemployeeofUdine, Italy.

Mr.DelContpresented His XIIHolinessPopePius withthepinduringan audienceatCastelgandolfo. Thepinwasstuckintoa littlevelvetcushion,encasedinasmallframesurmountedbyalens.

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JozsefGroeszofKalosca, actingchairmanoftheHun- DrawsManygarinBishops'conference. accordingtoreports,tofos- Pilgrims tergenuinelyCatholic Walsinghani,Eng.,Aug.principlesofinternational influenceofthepro-regime 20.-ThousandsofCatholicsmoralityandneutralisethe fromalloverBritaingath- eredhereforthe.60than-"Peacepr niversaryoftherevivalofLastFebruarytheHoly iests." vice-prepilgrimagestotheoldestSeeexcommunicatedFather nationalshrineofOurLady.RichardHorvath, ThemanythousandsledsidentoftheN.P.C.C.P.,for byBishopLeoT.Parkerofco-operationwithHungary's NorthamptonrecalledtheCommunistGovernment. Vaticanthreatenedother firsttwo-manpilgrimageAtthesametimethe madebyapriestandalay-"peacepriests"withex- man. communicationiftheycon- Thepriest,aconvert,tinuedtoholdChurchposts FatherPhilipFletcher,andgiventhembytheRed thelayman,ListerDrum-regimewithoutproper mond,hadreceivedpermis-ecclesiasticalpermission.siontorevivetheshrine-Sincethattimetheex- inprivateaudiencewithcommunicationthatwas PopeLeoXIII,whohadtoldplaCedonFatherHorvath them'toreplacethedese-hasbeenliftedandthe cratedmediaevalstatue. "peacepriests"havesub- ThenewstatueofOurmittedtotheirbishopsand Lady,carvedinwoodatswornloyaltytotheHoly Oberammergau,Germany,See. andblessedbythePopewas setupintheold"SlipperGermanHead chapel."

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ForOrientalRilesOfTheChurch VaticanCity,Aug.10.-Acodeofcanon lawfortheOrientalRitesoftheChurchhas beencompletedandwillgointoeffecton March25,1958,itwasannouncedhere.

TheannouncementwasThenewcodeofcanon madeinanapostoliccon-lawfortheOrientalChurch stitutionofHisHolinesscontains558canons.Its PopePiusXII.Entitledcompilationwasbegun "CleriSanctitati"andad-whenPopePiusXIsetup dressedtothepatriarchs,thespecialPontificalCorn- archbishopsandbishopsofmissionfortheCodification theOrientalChurch.ItwasofCanonLawforOriental datedJune2,1957. Churchin1935.

ItwillnotbeofficiallyThecanonsreferprincip- allytotheOrientalliturgy published,however,untilit appearsintheActaApos-andtotheOrientalhiertolicaeSedis,officialpubli-archy,aswellastodiscipcation.oftheHolySee,onlineinsomelayassociations. August15. Asectionpertainingto

ThePopeprefacedtheReligiousoftheOriental publicationofthenewcodeChurchhasalreadybeen ofcanonlawwiththefol-promulgated. lowingexhortation: BeginningonMarch25, 1958,thecodewillbebind-

"WhenWeconsiderthdinguponthehierarchy,presentgreatevilswhichclergyandlaityofthe attacktheChurchofChristOrientalRitesthroughout everywhere,thesameex-theworld.hortationwhichtheCouncil ofTrentonceaddressedto thebishopsburstsforthfrom Oursoul:'Itismostdesirablethatthosewhoareinvestedwiththeepiscopal dignity,whatevertheir officemaybe,shouldknow thattheywerecalled,notfortheirownconvenience, norforrichesnorfor luxury,buttoworkwith zealforthegreaterglory ofGod."'

Oldsters'Seminary Munich,Germany,Aug. 10:Germany'slargestseminaryforlatevocationswill bededicatedsoonbyHis EminenceJosefCardinal Wendel,Archbishopof MunichandFreising.

LocatedatWolfratshausen,17milessouth-westof here,theseminarywill house176studentsand servealldiocesesin southernGermany. Previouslytheseminary waslocatedatFuerstenreid.Itwasestablishedby thelateCardinalMichael TaulhaberofMunich.

VaticanCity,Aug.10: PresidentTheodorHens& oftheGermanFederal Republicwillpay anofficialvisittothe VaticanandItalianGovernmentsattheendof November.

ThevisittoItalywillbe madeattheinvitationof ItalianPresident,Giovanni Gronchi,whovisitedGermanylastyear. AccordingtoWolfgangJaenicke,GermanAmbassadortotheHolySee. PresidentHeuss'visitto theVaticanwillbe thefirstthataGerman chiefofstatehasmadeto theHolySeein54years. KaiserWilhelmIIvisited PopeLeoXIIIin1903.

WestGermany's73-yearoldpresident,aProtestant,willbereceivedinaprivate papalaudienceinaccord withprotocolestablished forvisitingHeadsofState. that,Thisprotocolprovides aftertheprivatevisit therewillbepresentation tothePopeofmembersof PresidentHeuss'suiteand ThePontificalCommissionmembersofGermany's fortheCodificationofdiplomaticrepresentationat CanonLawfortheOrientaltheVatican.Thevisitwith ChurchiscomposedofninethePopewillbefollowed cardinals,twoofthembyavisittoofficialsofthe membersoftheOrientalVaticanSecretarariateof Rites.HisEminenceGre-State. goryPeterXVCardinal Agagianian.Patriarchof CiliciaoftheArmenians,is presidentofthecommission.

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PopeIsHeldInHighRegard

ByJapaneseAsPeaceChampion (ByFatherRoger§J.Pelow,S.F.M.)

Tokyo,Aug.23.-Inthemindsofmany JapaneseHisHolinessPopePiusXIIisthe championofpeace.Inthisnationwhere 899outofevery900personsisapagan,the Pontiffisheldinhighregard.

RomeGivesChinesePriests SomeExtraordinaryFaculties

(ByFatherMorganJ.Vittengl,M.M.)

PriestFinds

HisPresbytery

MadeMobile!

Suchaconclusioncan.besituationwithlittlecomfort. basedontheresultsofa Theoverallconclusionis recentsurveyofthereli-thatthetraditionalreligions giouslifeofthisFarareonthedecline.Intheir placehascomeirreligion.Thisirreligion,however,is notsynonymouswith atheism.

HongKong,Aug.23.-Inanunprecedentedmovethe,HolySee hasconferredextraordinaryfacultiesonallpriestsinthreeChinese dioceseswhoremainincommunionwithRome.Theactionisseen hereasamovetooffsetthedifficUltiestheChurchhasencounteredfromthecommunistregimeontheChinamainland.

Sydney,Aug.8:Apriest stationedintheSnowy MountainsregionofNew SouthWales-returned fromaquicktriptoSydneyrecentlytofindhis rectoryonwheels.

':asternnationconductedby theCommitteeoftheApos- tolateofJapan.

curateconclusions.

Another14,000question- nairesweresenttoJapa-neseCatholics.Amongthe 2,600faithfulwhoreplied, 70percent.werewomen.

Non-Catholicwomenwere farlessoutspokenonreligiousmatters.

Non-Catholic opinions concerningthePopewere betterdefinedthanopinions ontheChurch.Tomany JapanesetheCatholic Churchseemedforbidding becauseofherdoctrineand commandments.

Toothers,sheisprimarily aforeigninstitutionand thereforesuspect.Butno one tionnaireansweringthequesshowedpositive illwilltowardtheChurch.

Themorefriendlyattitude isconsideredtobeprimari- lyduetothepopularityof thepresentPope.Hisstand onH-bombexperimentshisurgingthatanendbe puttoatomictests-is deeplyappreciatedbythe Japanesewhohaveexperiencedpersonallythe horrorsofnuclearwar.

NotlongagoJapan's MinistertotheVatican, SenjinTsuruoka,thanked thePontiffforhisefforts towardspromotingthewelfareoftheJapanesesince theendofWorldWarII.

HetoldthePopethatJapan lookstohimasthesupreme custodianofmoralstrength inopposingnuclearexperiments.

Recently,thePontiff's contributionfortherelief offloodvictimsonKyushu receivedwidepublicity throughtheJapanesepress andradio.

ThetypicalJapaneseis hazyabouttheCatholic positiononthemattersof birthcontrolanddivorce. Notafewofthemdeemit hardanduntenable,but othersfindthemselveson theCatholicside.

Asforobstaclestoconversion,10percentknow ofnothingwhichprevents thematthemomentfrom joiningtheCatholicChurch. Butmanyfeeltheburden ofsocialrestraintswould behardtobear.

Religiouslifeofthepagan Japaneseistoagreatextentregulatedbycustom, especiallybyfamilytradition.Butaccordingtothe survey,halfthepopulation ignoresitsancestralreligion.Buddhistcircles,aware ofthisfact,areviewingthe sassamOsolassallaisslassalkilliseei Church,Schooland InstitutionalFurnitureatSPECIAL Discounts

CREATORSOFFINEFURNITURE

ThemajorityofJapanesehomeshavebothaBuddhist altarandatypeofgod-shelf.Butthisdoesnotin-

Aquestionnairewassent tomorethan25,000nonCatholicsandanswerswere receivedfromnearly2,500 persons,whichisconsidered sufficienttohavesupplieddicateaparallelinthefrestatisticsnecessaryforac-quencyofreligiousdevotions,becauseonly40per cent.ofthosequestionedsaidtheyprayedathome, andthenonlyfromtimeto time.

Itappearsthatfewpeople whocallthemselvesBuddhists-about30percenthaveonlyanelementary ideaof BuddhistBuddhistteaching. recentlypriestshaveonly beguntoinstruct theirfollowersregularly.

Japan'sunderlying materialismisrevealedin theanswersgiventoquestionsaskingaboutBuddhism,Shinto,andConfucianism.

Populartextbooksinthis countryconfusereligions andethics.Governments herehaveused-andabusedfortheirownpolitical purposes-theprofound religiousinstinctofthe Japanese.

Yetthingshavechanged sinceaConfucianadminis= trator,OgiuSorai(16661728),recommendedreligionas"usefulonlyforold folks,women,andchildren." Todayonlyafractionofthe peoplewouldsubscribeto hisopinion.

Verysatisfactorycharacteristics devotional lifeofJapaneseCatholics wererevealedinthesurvey. Theywerefoundtolike frequentprayers,tomake ,retreats,andtogotoconfessionandCommunion often.

ThemajorityofCatholics appearstobeawareoftheir dutytobeapostles,andespeciallytheyunderstand thenecessityandvalueof thedirectperson-to--personapproach.

Nearly40percent.ofthe Catholicrespondentshave Catholicrelatives,whichindicatesthatinthe10short yearssincetheincreaseof conversionsbegan,the Churchissatisfactorilyadvancingtowardsanormal situation,theresultofan increaseofCatholicfamilies.Itisafactthatthe numberofmarriagesamong Catholicshasincreased.

Variousmethodsusedby Catholicstoconverttheir relativeswererevealedin thesurvey.Theyranged fromaccompanyingrelativestoChurchtotheplacingofmiraculousmedals undertheirpillows.

Catholicsappeareddividedoverthequestionof makingthesignofthecross beforeoraftermealsin pub1Ic.Circumstances. ratherthanahardandfast rule. theirapparentlydictate attitude.

Catholics.andJapanese ingeneral,attachthe reaatestimportancetopersonalrelations.Doctrine arriChristianlivingfor them,therefore,mustbe centredonthepersonof Christinaword,itmust heChristocentric.

AreTheyVanishing?

Ennis.Ireland,Aug.23. -TheIrishpeoplearein dangerofbecomingobsess-edwiththeideathatthey orea"vanishingrace," BishopJosephRodgersof Killaloedeclaredhere.

IssuedMarch1,1957,by theSacredCongregationfor thePropagationofthe Faith,thedecreerepresents theofficialVaticanattitude towardthoseChinesedioceseswherea"successor" tothelegitimateOrdinary persistsinassumingecclesiasticalauthoritybyreason of"election"orgovernment appointment.

Accordingtoreportsreceivedhereitwasthisdocumentwhichwassoangrily denouncedbythecommunistgovernment'sMinistryforReligiousAffairsasa "schemeconcoctedbythe Vaticanintheformofreligionthatinterfereswith ourcountry'sinternalaffairs,violatesitssovereign- ity,anddamagesourpat- rioticmovementagainstimperialism."

EachpriestintheDiocesesofShanghaiandSoochowandtheArchdiocese ofNankingwhoremainsin communionwithRomehas receivedthestatusofpastor andtheextraordinaryfacul- ties reservedfordispensationsusually toordinaries.

Suchactionassuresthat propercarewillbetaken forthewelfareofsoulsand theadministrationofthese dioceseswhoseOrdinaries areeitherimpededintheir workorwhoareabsent fromtheirSee.

Italsorejectstheclaims ofthosewhohadassumed ecclesiasticalauthorityin these-diocesesonthe groundsthattheydidnot obtainthisofficeaccording totherulesofthecanon law,or instructionsaccordingtospecial issuedtothis end,orbecausetheyallow- edthemselvestobeillegi- timatelyassigned.

Thispronouncementap- pliestoallthosepriestsin thedesignateddioceseswho haveobtainedfromtheir legitimateordinarythefacultyofhearingconfessions.

Thesesamepriestsmay validlyperformmarriageswiththeconditionthatitbe ascertainedthattheparties involvedarefreeandthere benoimpedimentforwhich theChurchdoesnotusually giveadispensation.

Inurgentcases,when thereisdangerofdeathor whenanimpedimentisdiscoveredbeforeamarriage ceremonytakesplace,the priestscangrantdispensa- tions,apowerwhichis usuallyreservedtoordinariesofdioceses.

Thedecreeconcludesby admonishingprieststouse thenewpowerswithcare andtoinscribeaccurately intheproperbooksallbap- tismsconferred,marriages performed,anddispensa- tions

Thegranted.Vaticandecreeis

aimedatexposingsuch priestsasFatherFrancis Xavier,Changwhoforthe pastyearhasignoredthe HolySee'srefusaltorecog- nisehimas"Bishopof Shanghai."

FatherChangwas"elected"tosucceedBishopIg-natiusKungofShanghai afterthelegitimateprelate wasimprisonedbythe ChineseReds.

IthasbeenreportedherethatFatherChanghascontinuedtoconducthimselfas ifhewerethelegitimateBishopofShanghaibypontificatingfromtheepiscopal throne,wearingamitre, andcarryingacrosier.

Hisactionshavearoused greatindignationonthe partofShanghaiCatholics whorefertohimas"the usurper."

"Untouchable"ConvertsMayBe GivenFullGovernmentAid

Trivandrum,India,Aug.23.-India'sPresidentRajendraPrasadhastoldtheChristianHarijansofKeralaStatethatthecentral governmentmay"reconsider"theirdemands forfullgovernmentaid.

Harijans,also calledKeralathisspring,they"scheduledcastes"andpromisedtoendsuchdis- "backwardclasses,"arethecrimination.However,theformer"untouchables"ofRedshavenotlivedupto India.Thosewhohavebe-theirwordandfiveChriscomeChristiansorMos-tianHarijanorganisations lemsoftendonotreceivefiledamasspetitionwiththeGovernmentsubsidiestheStateGovernment. grantedtoHinduHarijansThispetitionclaimedthat becauseoftheirloweco-thediscriminatorypolicy nomic,socialandculturalagainstconvertedHarijans status. wasactingasabrakeon Christiandemandsweretheirsocialprogress. presentedtoPresidentPra-Theycalledforanending sadbytheKeralaBackwardofthispolicyinninediil- ClassChristianFederation,ferentaidprogrammesin- whichclaimstorepresenteludinghousing,aidtocot- theState's1,500,000Chris-tageindustries,libraries tianHarijans. andmedicalfacilities.

HeisFatherTimothy O'Donoghue,ofSt.Mary's Church,pastorAdaminaby. intheArchdioceseofCanberraandGoulburn.

Inrecentmonthsthe SnowyMountainsHydroElectricAuthorityhasbeen movingbuildingsfromthe oldtownshipofAdaminaby toanewsitefivemiles away.

TheAdaminabyDam,kky workinthegiantSnowy Mountainshydroelectricand irrigationproject,beganto fill MinisterwhenActingPrime SirArthurFadden closedthegatesofthediversiontunnelrecently.The historictownofAdaminabywillbecompletelyinundated.

includingTheCatholicbuildings, church,school, convent,andrectory,have alreadybeenerectedat NewAdaminaby. The ChurchofSt.Marywas dismantledandre-erected onthenewsite.

TheSnowyMountains Authoritytransportedtheoldrectoryasaunit.Preparationshadjustbeen madeforthisoperation whenFatherO'DonoghuereturnedfromSydney.

Fortwonightsheslept inhisrectory-on-wheels beforeitwasmovedtothe newtownship.Becausea newrectoryhasbeenerected,theoldbuildingwillbe usedforotherpurposes.

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T.D.

Theprelatewarnedatthe 20thannualcongressof MuintirnaTire(Peopleof theLand)theassertionthat theIrisharedyingouthas beenrepeatedsooftenthat thepeopleareindanger ofbelievingthatIrelandis infactanationdoomedto extinction.

appointedasthelegitimate pastor.

Suchpriestsmayexercise theofficeofpastorinthe entireterritoryoftheirown dioceseandintheother diocesesmentionedwheredistributionofsubsidies. nootherpriesthas.beenPresidentPrasadsaidin aninterviewthathewould consultthecentralgovernmentontheissueandexplorethepossibilitiesofa nation-widerulingonthe matter.

LimitationOf LifeInItaly

Rome,Aug.10:There isastrongeffortbeing madeintheItalianParliamentforpassageofa Billwhichwouldallow disseminationofbirth controlpropaganda.

Thecampaign,headedby theItalianCommunist party,includesmembersof theSocialist,Social-Democratic,Republicanand Liberalparties.Itaimsto pushthroughpassageofa Bill articlewhichwouldabolish 553oftheItalian penalcode.

Article553reads:

"Whoeverpubliclyincites topracticesagainstprocrea- tion,orconductspropa- gandaagainstprocreation, ispunishablebylawwith asentenceofuptooneyear'simprisonment."

ThesupportersoftheBill claiminareportthat"todaynooneisunawarethat thereisa betweenstrictrelationship present-dayunemploymentandanexcessive populationof "L'Osservatorethecountry." Romano," VaticanCitydaily,writing ontheproposedBill,commentedthattheCommunists,afterdistinguishing themselvesinthelimitation oflifebymeansofmassacresinRussia,Hungary, Polandandothercountries, arenowattemptingtodistinguishthemselvesthrough thelimitationofbirths.

TheywerepresentedTheHarijanmemorandum aftertheCommunists,whotoPresidentPrasadcame controltheKeralaStateinthemidstofan"open Government,renegedonstruggle"againsttheCom- theirpromisetoendreli-munistGovernment,be- giousdiscriminationinthecauseithadjustrejected thepetition.Twenty-eight HarijanswhopicketedGovernmentofficesinprotest werearrestedbypolice.ChristianHarijanstold thePresidentthattheywill not beenrestuntiltheyhave grantedtheirfull rights,includingthereservationofseatsinthe nationalParliamentand Statelegislatureswhich wasguaranteedthemunder theIndianConstitution.

Legally,Harijanswere givenfullcitizenshipwhen Indiabecameanindepen-dentnationtenyearsago. The1947Costitutionerased allcastelines.Butbecause oftheirspecialsituationthe former"untouchables"were givengrants-in-aidtohelp themimprovetheirlot.

Sincethenithasbeen debatedwhetherornotto extendthisGovernment protectiontoHarijanswho arenotHindu,havingbeen convertedtootherreligions.

Untilnowthisdecision hasbeenlefttotheindividualStatesoftheIndian federation.MostStates ruledthatHarijanswhobecameconvertslosttheir membershipinthebackwardclassesandareno longereligibleforGovernmentaid.

Thishasbeendonedespitethefactthatthe economicandsocialstatus ofChristianandMoslem Harijanshasnotbeenimprovedbyconversion.

BecauseoftheirrulingstheStateshavebeen chargedwithusingGovernmentaidasatooltopreventHarijanconversions fromHinduismtootherreligions.

IncommonwithconvertedHarijansgroupsinother States,theKeralafederationhasfoughtfortheabrogationofthispractice, whichitcallsreligiousdiscrimination.

WhentheCommunists firstcametopowerin

Posty'sWhistle

Mydeargirls,boysand tinies,-Yourlettersall seemtopointtotheone thing,thelasttermandthe exams.Alltheyear'swork forSister,Father,Brother andyou,andthenthevital moment.

PersonallyIfeelthatone shouldnotcram.Ifyouare weakinanysubject,then getdadormothertocome toyouraid,anddon'tstart attheend.Gobackand startfromthebeginning, andgothroughallthebits andpieces,tillyoufindwhat youarenotsureof.

AsagirlatschoolI foundthatitwaswellworth whiletoshutyoureyesand trytogetamentalpicture ofthewholesubject,corelatingitwithalltheattendantaspectstillyouhad asolidwhole.

Ialwaystriedtotiegeographyupwithhistoryif itwaspossible.Ipasted mapsononesideofpieces ofcardboard,andtherelevanthistoryontheother.It seemedtopinpointthe wholepictureinmymind.

Thatwayofdoingthings suitssomepeople.Tryit andsee.

Ihavealsodugupsome studynotesbyRev.JohnW. Doyle,S.J.,whichIthink areexcellent.Thesewillbe publishednextweek.Cut outthesestudynotes,paste onapieceofcardboardand useeveryday.

Loveandgetcracking,we wantlotsofhonoursamong our"cornerites."

AUNTMOLLIE.

Week'sWinners

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Lady'sCollege,Victoria-sq., "AVisitto hibition,"theNursingEx5/;Jokes,RiddlesandLetter,Patricia Davies,PoliceStation,Kojonup,2/6.

KEEPMEINMIND

(Speciallywrittenforthe "Corner")

Keepmeinmind,OhLord! Throughoutthisday

ThatIhaveoffered

AllIdoorthinkorsay

ToThinehonourandglory. Givemethegrace

Thatwhenthedayisdone

AllmayhavepleasedThee AndIjustonestepnearer toThythrone.

Jesus,MaryandJoseph,I giveyoumyheartandmy soul. -G.McKeever,St.Mel's, Swanbourne.

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Riddle-Mi-Re

Q.:Whyisanauthorlike aking?

A.:Becausehecanchoose hisownsubjects.

Q.:Whichburnslonger, awaxcandleoratallow candle?

A.:Neither,bothburn shorter.

Q.:Whenisablackdog notablackdog?

A.:Whenitisagrey- hound.

Doctor(interviewing nurse):Areyousystematic?

Nurse:No,doctor,I'm SisterSmith.

Teacher:Freddy,giveme asentencewiththeword "delight"init.

Freddy:Thelastoneto leavetheroommustturn outdelight.

NancyWasBornDeformed ButHerPainGaveTwoFaith

Thesubjectofpain,anditsheroicvalueasa courage-builder,iswonderfullytypifiedinabookpub- lishedbyConstable,"Red ShoesForNancy."

Nancywasbornafterher brave,handsome,fatherJim waskilledinacaraccident. Hermotherhadneverbeen toa fore.CatholichospitalbeTheyearwas1941. Corningoutofthesleepthat followedNancy'sarrival, hermotherlooked'eagerly atthewaitingnurses.

"Isitaboy?"sheasked eagerly.

"It'sa answeredgirl,"thedoctor afterasilence fullofabackgroundof whispering.Therewas somethingmysteriousgoing on.PanicfloodedNancy's mother'smind.Marguerite Hamiltonwasafraid.Itconcernedherbaby.

"Iwanttoseemybaby now,"shesaid.Thedoctor tookherhands.

"Mrs.Hamilton,"hesaid verykindly,"yourchild wasbornwithaveryrarecondition,shewillneeda lotofmedicalcare,andshe mayneverbeabletowalk ifshelives."

Anuncameintotheward andnoddedkindly.MI5. Hamiltonwasnotusedto Catholics.andtooafraidto speak.

tome.Shewasnotthefled. Sistercontinued: Babeanymore.Shewas"RememberwhatSt.Paul NANCY.Shewasmine.said?'Faith,Hopeand We'llmakeoutNancy,ICharity,andthegreatestof toldher.We'llsticktogethertheseisCharity.'Soa youandIandwe'llmakecharitypatientisonewe outfine." careforoutoflove,notfor

Theyearswentby.Ear-money.YOUCAN'TPAY markedwithpainforFORLOVEYOUKNOW." Nancy,Fromthehospital"WeloveNancyvery whereshewasbornshemuchbecauseGodlovesher wenttoSanFrancisco,toaverymuch.Hegivesthe hospitalthere,alsorunbyheaviestcrossestothoseHe nuns.Hermotherwentwithilovesmost." fearandapprehensiontosee her.NancyhadbeenthereGreatestMystery aweek.Themotherwon-Thereitwasagain.That deredwhatreceptionshesamesentence.Thatsame wouldget. paradox.Life'sgreatest Happinessoverflowedinmystery.Mrs.Hamilton hertiredmind.Allthenunsrealisedthatshecouldnot lovedNancy."She'slikeaevenunderstandherown littleangel,"saidtheSisterfeelingforNancy,except incharge."She'ssofreshthatshewoulddoanything fromheaven,youcanseeitforher,evendieforher. inhereyes.GodlovesherThensuddenlyshesawit verymuchyouknow." all.

"YoumeanbecausesheisThepatternofsuffering soverydeformed?"askedinloveandlife,andthe hermother.ShecouldfindparadoxofCalvarywhen nootherreason.ItwasthenGodhaddiedsothatwe shecameforthefirsttimeshouldlive.Marguerite closetotherealmeaningHamiltonwentasoneimandvalueofpainandsuf-pelledintothechapel,and fering,andDivinedesign.prayedherfirstspontaneous "No,"Sistersmiledassheprayer,allmixedupwith

THECHILDREN'SCORNER

MargaretTellsOfFascinating TripToAmbulanceDisplay

OnAugust2wevisitedtheAmbulance halltoseeadisplay.

IfirstexaminedanumberofX-raysamongwhich werebrokencollarbones,a fingerwithanhereditary growthonit,askull,afoot inwhichthetoeshadgrowntogether,andacompound fractureofthelegshowing thehollowndssofthebone. Wewereshownhowto takeanddevelopX-rays.

NextIsawthedressof nursesthroughouttheages, includingthatofFlorence NightingaleandtheDaughtersofCharity. Givinganeedleisnotas hardasitlooksasIfound outwhenaskedtogiveone toanursewhosearmwas wellpaddedwitharubber sponge.

Besideherwasadollin bedrepresentingsomeone havingabloodtransfusion;thisshowedallthetubes andthecontainersforthe blood.

Wewereshownashort filmofthelifeofayoung nursewhiletraining.It showedallthepleasantandunpleasantdutiesofanurse andwasveryinteresting.

wellastheotherpartsof theheart.

Thelifecycleofachickenwasshowninlittleplas- ticcontainersandonthe tablewiththesewas,asthe nurseexplained,aholder showingthedifferentclassesofpeople'sblood. JustbeforeIleftIsaw adollinahumidicrib.We wereshownhowababyis .caredforinone. Nearthiswasadoll showingitslungsandheart, itwasreceivingresuscita- 4 tionbyanelectricresuscitator.

Itwashardtorealise thattwolittlebluespecks were whentuberculosisgerms Iexaminedthem.It puzzledmeastohowa doctorwouldknowthedifferenttypesofgermsif theylookedanythinglike thetuberculosisones.

"Catholics,"shethought* "alwaysseemedsoserene, sosureofthemselves."She wishedthatreligionhad beenadailypartofher life thatsheknewhow topray.

ShebelievedinGod,and hadgonetochurchasothers doattimes,butHewasnot alivingfriendtoher,asHe seemedtobetopeoplehere.

Theafternoonsunwas dapplingthecarpetinthe roomasthenursebrought inthebaby,andoutside thebirdsweresinging."I'll bebackinfiveminutes," shesaid,andwenttothe manythatwaitedforher inthecrowdedwards.

Mrs.Hamiltonlooked downatthesmallperfect head.Shehaddecidedto callherNancy.

"Sothiswasmybaby. Shelookedupatmewith suchacalmlookinher blueeyesthatIcould hardlybelievethatshewas onlyafewhoursold.

"Noonewaswatching, so blanketIcarefullyunfoldedthe andlookedat Nancy'sbody.Istaredin horror.Apairoficyhands seemedtogripmyheart.

"Nancy'sfeetandlegs, rightuptoherhipswere sodiscolouredthatthey didn'tlookhuman.Herleft handwaslikeacaricature, hugeandmishapen.Atremendousblacktumourpro- trudedfromherleftshoulderblade."

Hermother'sagonywas intense,thisherNancyto suffersoallthroughlife.

"Howcouldsheeverbe happy?"shethought."IfI shouldletherslipandend itall,shewondereddesperately. Thetrustfuleyesofthe babylookedupintohers. "Blueasheaven,"she thoughtwildly.

"Withasuddenrushof tearsIclutchedthebaby

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added."GodmadeherthisGod'sloveandsuffering, wayremember,andHeandourwantofunderneverdoesanythingwith-standing.Butsheknew outareason.Wecan'tal-onething.GodwaslistenwaysknowHisreason,buting,andshewouldgetan wecantrustHim.Youcananswer.

besurethatNancyhasaItcamemoreswiftlythan specialpurposehere sheexpected.Nancywanted GodlovesyoubothverytobecomeaCatholic. much.Hegivestheheaviest"Doyoureallywantto crosstothoseHeloves." Nancy,"sheasked,withher

Thiswasanewfantasticlastbarriertottering. idea.MargueriteHamilton"Godwantsmeto shrankawayfromit."It's Faith"shethought."ihaveMommy,"Nancyanswered notgotit."SheCouldncjtslowly,asifshewerelooktieitupwithrealityandingbeyondthewallsthat fact. hemmedthemin.

Nancy'smis-shapenfeet TwoGetFaith provedagreatproblemasAfterthatNancy's tolooksandusability.Hermother,pickingupthemotherkeptherinslacks,booksleftlyingaroundthe andthoughshoeswerehospitalreadthem.Intheir madeforher,prosaiconespagessheseemedtofind inbrown,sheworethemtheanswertoallherprob- Oneday,andwantedRedlems,atonetimeoran- Shoesinstead."IwantREDother. SHOES"saidNancy.

Shesatinherslacksand herknittedslippers,andwatchedtheworldgoby, childrenplayingmerrily, tillonedayonestoppedand askedwhyshedidnotplay too.

CharityNotFree

Nancylookedathimout ofhergreateyes."Myfeet don'tgofast,"shesaid. "Buttherestofmelikes tobefriendsandplay." Theycametoseeheroften then,andbroughthergifts andflowers,andtheirshy, wonderingfriendship.It meanta WithlottoNancy. hergrowingup,life caughtupwithNancy,and medicalskillcoulddonothingforherbuttakeher limbsoffonebyone.There wereweeksandmonthsof pain,and40operationsin all.Eachoperationwasher mother'sprivatecalvaryin repetition.Herdespairwell nightbecamepermanent.

ThenshemetaCatholic friend.Hearinghergreat agony,hesaid:

"Don'tyouknowthat GodwatchesoverHischildrenWhynotshareyourworryandresponsibility."

StilltheworryofNancy's suffering,andherbeinga "Charity"patientnagged hermother.

"Sister,"shesaidoneday tooneofNancy'snurses, andshepouredoutallher worryendingwith,"Youall seemtogooutofyourway asifNancywassomebody special,andnotjusta CharityPatient."

Thatwaswhenlife broughtitsfirstgreatlessontoMargueriteHamilton "Nancyacharitypatient" Sistersaidindignantly.9 wonderifyouknowwhat acharitypatientis?Charity isnotfree,itmeansLOVE."

Love.Thewordleft MargueriteHamiltonmysti-

Onherninthbirthday NancybecameaCatholic. Hermother'shappinesswas tingedwiththesuffering thatthechildstillhad."But theywerenowgrowing painsforNancyandme," shewrites."NoneofusI realisedlivesalone.Weare allpartofGod'splan.From somewherethewords, "workingparts"popped intomymind.Ofcourse thatwaswhatwewere meanttobe.Notjustchessmento force,bemovedbyOutside meantsbutworkingparts toworkupon,and witheachother,tohelp eachothertowineverlastinglife."

Followedherconversion. TogethersheandNancy wenttoHolyCommunion. "RedShoesForNancy" waspublishedinU.S.A.in October,1955.InFebruary 1956Nancyandhermother wenttoLourdes,butthe greatchildsaidtothebusily scribblingreportersthat crowdedroundher,"Our Ladywilldowhatisbest forme.IfIamnotcured itwillbebecauseGod wantsmetobeanexample ofnotbeingcuredtoother people.Icanbesomuch moreofahelptothemifI amnotcured."

Nancywasnotcured.It wasJuneinSantaMonica, Californiaandinthemonth oftheSacredHeart,Nancy wenttoGod.Redisthe colourforJune,andforthe couragethatstainedthe arenasredwiththebloodof martyrs.Nancywasa modernmartyr,andIlike tothinkofherinherloved shoes,freeofpain,andwith feetthatworetheshoes, slimandelegant,andchildlike,runningupheaven's stairsstraighttoGod.Iam sureshedid. -Condensed(Bookand RisingTide).

ThenIsawtheironlung.Itconsistedofabedwith acoveroverit.Thepatient liesonthebedandarubbercollarisslippedoverhishead,thebox-likecoveris loveredoverhisbodyandtheelectricityisswitched on. artificialTheironlungprovides patient.breathingforthe

NextIsawtheoperating theatrewhichIconsidered tobethemostinteresting partofthedisplay.It showed,inabed,amodel patientwhowasartificially breathing.Bythebedwere tablesandbenchescovered inavarietyofoperating instruments,andonthe floorwasanoxygencontainer.

Anursehadamodelof thehumantrunk.When thenursewasexplaining aboutitshetookeachpart out.Iwasespeciallysurprisedwhenexaminingthe hearttoseeheronenitup. Inside,itshowedallthe veins,arteriesandvalvesas

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31Dangan-st.,Perth.

DearAuntMollie,-Iam sendingyousomestampsfor themissions,whichIhope willbeuseful.Iwilltry togetsomemore. Yourlovingniece, JULIEGIUDICI.

DearJulie,-Thankyou fortheverynicestamps. Someofthemwerevaluable,andIliketothinkof allthefoodthattheywill buyforblackbabies,aswell assavingtheirsouls.Collectingoldstampsissoeasy, thatIwishthatmorewould doit.Idosohatetothink ofNextanyonegoinghungry. time,Juliedear, leavealotofpaperroundthestamps.Theedgesare veryimportanttostamp people.

Lotsoflove. AUNTMOLLIE. *

KathAtSchool OurLady'sCollege, Victoria-sq.

DearAuntMollie-Ihope

Manygirlsputtheir namesdowninalittlebook fornurses,butIhadnot madeupmymind,though afterseeingthedisplayI wasconvincedthatnursing wouldbeaveryinteresting life,evenifitwasnotfor me.

MARGARETTAYLOR(14)

OurLady'sCollege, Victoria-sq. * *

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OhanEskimoIwaslast night

WhenintothebathIgot. AndIsnuggleduptightina snow-whitetowel Andshiveredsuchalot. Ihalfexpectedasealto see, Comepeepingupthrough thedrain Whenthebathisfilled-oh whenwillitbe TillI'manEskimoagain^*4 BirthdayBox

Sept.1:MarieRoseJackson,RichardWhite;Sept.2: MaryWilliams;Sept.4: JuneRance;Sept.5:John Walsh;Sept.6:Jeannie Donnelly;Sept.7:Ken Walsh;Sept.8:JamesAsphar,DorothyEllis;Sept.9: KevinThompson,Annette O'Reilly;Sept.10:Gertrude Ellis;Sept.II:JaniceGreen:. Sept.14:MichaelTaylor: Sept.15:RitaOffer,GeraldineWright;Sept.16: JennieMcCarthy;Sept.18: PeterWaddell;Sept.21: JanTobin,EileenKinsella; Sept.22:JosephineMacCarthy;Sept.24:RoseBumbak;Sept.25:JudithGirney;Sept.26:BarneyChester,RosemarySanderson; Sept.27:KaySelway;Sept. 28:CathrineSpurr;Sept. 29:MargaretMcIntyre, AnneFontini;Sept.30:MararetBowring.

PatriciaInPlays PoliceStation, Kojonup.

DearAuntMollie,-On July26,Mr.Horner,our inspector,came.Wehad twoplaysforhim,"Peter andtheThreeWitches"and "TheGoldenNecklace."

Hesaidthatwewere quitegood;Imeanthe youarewell.WehavechildrenfromSt.Bernard's donelotsofnicethingsatISch°°1. school. Heplayed"SantaLucia"

Wehaveaniceroomandonhissaxophone;itwas aniceSister. verynice.

Wehavestoriesandread-Ihopeyouarekeeping ing.Ilikecatechism,writ-well.Ourfamilyhavehad ing,sums-tests,spellingandthe'flu.AtschoolIam painting. doingaprojectbook.Ihope IamingradeII. Iliketocookathome andIliketostirthepor- ridge.

Good-byeAuntMollie, from KATHARINEWILSON. DearKatharine,-Mummyisveryluckyhaving youtohelphercook,and especiallytostirtheporridge.Iknowhowhard itisatbreakfasttime.

Willyoutryandwrite usasmallstoryKatharine? Wewantlotsofstoriesfrom tinies.Ishalllookoutfor it.

Love, AUNTMOLLIE.

itwillbeverygood.

Good-byefornow, Yourlovingniece, PATRICIADAVIS.

DearPatricia,-Thanks forthejokesandtheinterestingletter.Whathave youinYourprojectbook. PerhapsIcouldsendalong somepicturesforit.Malta? Holland?orisitallAustralian?

Love, AUNTMOLLIE.

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THERECORD

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Mullewa

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WORLD of SPORT

Mary'sMount

SportsNear

Afootballmatchbetween!

Mary'sMountandMarists, Subiaco,washeldonSunday,August10,andaftera verycloseandenjoyable gameMary'sMountwere successful.

FinalscoreswereMary's Mount7.16,Marists6.9.

Therewasagoodattendanceofsupportersfrom bothsidesandattheconclusionofthematchafternoonteawasservedinthe diningroom.

Parentsandfriendsare remindedoftheannual sportsdayonSunday,September29.Inthemorning therewillbebasket-ball forthejuniorandsenior boys,andintheafternoon theusualathleticsprogramme.

Thosewhowishtocome uptoKalamundainthe morningmayobtainhot waterfortheirlunchat Mary'sMount.

school.

A forlargecrowdassembled thegame,afterwhich wereservedsweetsand softdrinksforthechildren, afternoonteafortheadults, andthedayfittinglyended witheveningMass.

OnSunday,thefinaloftheMullewa JuniorFootballcompetitionwasplayedbetweenMullewaandSt.Mary'sAgricultural School(ChristianBrothers')Tardun,ona neutralgroundatthePallottineMission backlineandtheiropponents'effortswererepulsed. Itwasanyone'sgame, withplayerstiring.Each teamaddedthreepoints, thusleavingSt.Mary'svictoriousbyfivepoints,and premiersfor1957.

Thegameopenedona brisktonewithSt.Mary's havingfirstuseofafair wind,buttheywerepreventedfromusingitadvantageouslybytheMullewacombinationwhich wasreallygivingthebetter displaywithfast,sure markingfootball.

Thequarterendedwith theformerleadingbyfour points.

ThenexttermsawMullewagoinginwithgreat vigourandnicesystem whichovershadowedtheir opponents,andwithaccuratekickinggavethema well-earnedfifteenpoint leadathalftime.

ThenSt.Mary'stookover anddidn'tweseethem makeagrandlightback, whichresultedintheir snappinggoalsandturning dangerousattacksrepeatedly.Theycametothefront tostartthelastquarter withafivepointlead.

Mullewawiththewind seemedinagoodposition. Thepressurewasonand thegamehardandfast.

St.Mary'striedfirstand pointscame.ThenMullewawithpointsalso;but theyattackedfreely.However,St.Mary'shad movedstrongermentothe

TherriesPrepareForTourney

Theexecutivecommittee r,ftheTherrySocietyrequestsmemberstomake everyendeavourtoattend nextMondaynight'smeeting.

Atthismeetingfinalarrangementsmustbemade inconnectionwiththe dramafestivalwhichcommencesonTuesday,Sept. 10,followedbytheTherry Society'sone-actonSept.

12,andthethree-acton Sept.14.

Ticketsforanynightof thedramafestival,which extendsuntilSept.30are availablefromanymember oftheSociety. TheTherrySocietymeets everyMondaynightat87 Colin-st.,WestPerth,at 8p.m.Furtherinquiries maybemadethroughthe president(MJ2618)orthe secretary(UX1732).

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Forthewinners,G.Kelleher,K.Spencer,J.PlowmanandT.Brownplayed verywell.

OnthelosingsideShiaki, Merret,HarrisonandUlrick wereprominent. Thescoresquarterby quarterwere:

St.Mary's.-Firstquarter; 0.4;secondquarter,0.4; thirdquarter,3.8;final3.11.

Mullewa:firstquarter, nil;secondquarter3.2; thirdquarter,3.3;final3.6.

Perth'sFormJustifiesHopeThey

WillRegainIndPremiershipPlace

Iftheirprogrammesareanyindication, Perthshouldregaintheirsecondplaceon thepremiershiplistatpresentheldbyEast Fremantleonpercentages.

Perth'slasttwogamesare againstSwanDistrictsand Subiaco,whileEastFremantlemeetClaremontand SouthFremantle.

Notthatanyofthelower teamscanbetakenfor grantedthisyear.

ButPerthshowedareturntotheirbestform againstSouthFremantle lastweek,despitetheabscenceofseveralstars throughinjury.

Nowthattheirbadspell ofinjuriesseemstobeending,Perthmustagainbe ratedabigdangerforthe 1957title.

EastFremantlesupporters,ofcourse,willnotsee thingsthisway.

InjuredReturn

Greatwinsinrecent weeksagainstEastPerth andSubiacohavemadeOld Eastsveryconfidentofthe outcomeofthisseason's finalroundgames.

Also,theywillbekeento avengetheir14-goaldefeat byClaremontinthesecond round.

Inthatgame.Eastwere withoutstarsJackClarke andSteveMarsh,while NormRogershadtoleave thegroundinjured.

Withtheseplayersback andintopform,EastFremantleshouldhaveno trouble,despitetheimprovedformshownbyClaremontinallrecentmatches.

MostLikely

MainworryforEastcoach SteveMarshatpresentwill bethekeepingofhis chargesattheirtopforthe nextsixweeks,iftheyare tocontestthegrandfinal.

Ifhecandothat,then OldEastsmustrankasthe teammostlikelytostop. EastPerth'ssecondsuccessivepremiership.

-Greetit withaSmile, notaSniffle

HAYFEVER-Appears tobecausedbyirritation ofthewallsofthenose byhistamine.Histamine existsnormallyin healthytissue.(Minding itsownbusiness.)Allergies(therearehundreds ofthem)causethemto bereleasedintothe systemandaccordingto wheretheylodge-You getHayFever,Asthma. Catarrh,SkinEruptions, etc. areconcernedAspaxadrene-anatom-izedinhalant thecongestionanddiscomfortofHayFever,Asthma,

atallChemists-anywhere..Atomizerandliquid.28/6; Liquidonly,12/6;2-prongnosenozzle.2/6.

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Atthestartoftheseason, PerthcoachErnHenfry wasconfidentthathehad abettersidethanthat whichwonthe1955title. Butaheartbreakingrun ofinjurieshasmadehis taskmoredifficult. AndimprovingeveryweekareWestPerth,who believethattheycanovercomethehandicapofwinningtheflagfromthebottomhalfofthefour.

NCGMFinals

InBasketball

Agrade:Cathedral26d. SouthPerth18.

Areserve:FloreatPark 20d.Cathedral15.

B1grade:Maylands16d. Beaconsfield15.

B2grade:Fremantle10d. Leederville4.

Cgrade:HiltonPark13 d.Maylands12.

AmateurBilliardsChampionshipTo OpenInPerthWithTopTalent

IntheRailwayInstitute,Wellington-st., onMonday,theAustralianamateurbilliards championshipwillbegin.Itshouldprovide thebestbilliardstournamentyetseeninthis Stateandwillspreadoveraboutafortnight.

Thecompetingplayers willbeOssiePitman(Qld.); RonWright(N.S.W.),Tom ClearyandGeorgeGanim (bothofVictoria),Jack Harris(S.A.)andBobMarshall(W.A.).

Harrishasbeenforyears thetopbilliardistinSouth Australia.Heistheonly oneoftheotherStatesplayerswhohaspreviously competedinPerth.

Victoriawillhavetwo representatives-itsState championTomClearyand GeorgeGanim. Ganimwasinvitedto playwhenthenational title-holderJimLongwas unabletomakethetrip.LongwasbeatenintherecentVictorianchampion- ship. ThemeetingofCleary andMarshallinthelast matchoftheserieswillgive Perthsportingfolktheop- portunityofseeingtwoof thegreatestamateursofall timeopposedtooneanother. figuredMarshallandClearyhave inmanygreattus- slesinotherStatesdown the honoursyearsand,whilethe havemostlyrested withtheW.A.star,there havebeenmanyclose games.ThemostmemorablewasinBrisbaneafew yearsagowhenClearyen- teredthelastsessionwith awinninglead.ButMarshallrosebrilliantlytothe occasionandmadeaworld recordbreakforanamateur of704towinagreatgame. Eachmatchwillbeof

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twosessionseachoftwo hours,but,shouldCleary andMarshallbeundefeated whentheymeet,theirgame willbedoubledintime. Marshallsensationallyenteredbigbilliardsin1935 when,hewontheAustralian titleinAdelaide.Hethen wenttoSouthAfricato wintheEmpiretitleat Johannesburg.

Marshall'sRecord

In20yearsinthegame,Marshallhasre-writtenthe recordbook.Heholdsprac- ticallyalltherecordsfor sessionalscoresandaverages breaksandhascompiled atabriskrate.Both MarshallandClearyaretop of theythetableexponentsand totuphighscoreswith brilliantpotandcannon sequences.

Thesessionseachday willbenoonto2p.m.,3to 5and8to10. Thefirstmatchwillbe betweenPitmanandWright onMondaymorningand afternoonandMarshallwill playHarrisonMondaynightandTuesdaymorning.

Thechampionshipwillbe officiallyopenedbythe LordMayor,Mr.Howard, onMondaynight.

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itis morethan100yearsold-isnowthe headquartersofthenewestordertocometo thisState. A committeelargeandenthusiastic isplanningto Thehomeison.a12-makethisfirstfeteasbig acre itpropertyatGuildford asuccessaspossible.Watch andisnowtheheadquar-forlaterissuesof"The tersoftheDaughersofRecord"forfurtherdetails CharityofSt.Vincentde Paul. butreserveSeptember22

OneoftheState'soldesthomes foryourvisittoGuildford

TheOrder,whichiswell knownthroughoutthe worldforitsworksof charity,hasitsheadhouse inParis.

TheSisterscametoAus- traliain1926andtheorigi- nalcommunityoffourset upatOrangeinNewSouth Wales.Theheadhousein AustraliaisinSydney,but therearemanycommuni- tiesinNewSouthWales andinVictoria.

TheSisterscametoWest AustraliainJanuary,1956, andweretemporarilyin residenceinMountLawley.ButsinceDecemberthey havebeenestablishedat Guildford.

TherearefiveSistersin theW.A.community.Three ofthemadministertothe agedandincapicitated womenattheirGuildford hospiceandtwoSistersgo outonvisitationeachday.

TheSisters'houseat Guildfordispicturesquely situatedinthemidstofa eardenandorchard,with theriverflowingalongthe sideandback.

TheSistersextendacordialinvitationtoeveryone tobepresentonSunday, September22,whenafete willbeheldinthegrounds

PAGETHIRTEEN

UniformDivorceLegislationsPope SeemsLikelyToBeShelved

(ByBrianDoyle)

Canberra,Aug.23.-TheJoskeDivorce Bill,introducedintheFederalParliament lastApriltoprovideuniformdivorcelaws forthewholeofAustralia,nowseemscertain tobeshelved. party,ofwhichP.E.Joske, Themeasure,condemnedauthorofthemeasure,isa memberPrimeMinister bytheAustralianBishops'RGMenziesisitsFederal Committeeonseveralpoints.Parliamentaryleader. as"weakanddefective,"TheNewSouth'Wales recentlypassedthesecondParliamentaryLiberalParty readingstageintheHouse ofRepresentatives.

Itwasthenscheduledfor examinationincommittee duringtheparliamentary sessionbeginningattheend ofAugust.

Duringtheintervening recess,however,opposition totheBillhasmounted, withtheresultthatitspassagebyParliamentnow appearsmostunlikely.

Oddlyenough,theoppositionthatislikelytokill themeasureisnotbasedon theviewthatitisnot "liberal"enoughandin effectnarrowsavenuesfor thecivildissolutionofmarriage.

Mostinfluentialopposition hascomefromtheLiberal

hascarriedamotionopposingtheJoskeBillandcallingonFederalLiberal Partymemberstoabandon allprovisionsoftheBillexceptsometechnicalsections dealingwithdomicileand theenforcementoforders beyondStateboundaries. Thesearemattersonwhich theStatescannotconstitutionallylegislate. NewSouthWalesLiberal partyParliamentarianshave urgedFederalmembersto callaconferenceofState Parliamentaryrepresentativestodeterminewhether Australianuniformityof groundsfordivorceand othermatrimoniallawsis desirable.

Theirreportadded:"If

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theconferenceagreesupon theneedforuniformity,this shouldbeachieved,not upontheinitiativeofaprivatemember,butbylegislationintroducedandpassedastheresponsibilityof theGovernment.SuchlegislationshouldhavetheapprovaloftheAustralian people,giveneitherbyelectionmandateorbyreferendum."

TheStateLiberalparty reportalsocalledtheJoske Billa"hotchnotch"anda "compoundofthenarrowest divorceprovisionscommon toallStates."

TheNationalCatholic WelfareCommittee,onthe otherhand,complainedlast Mayinitsdetailedanalysis oftheJoskeBillthatthe measureisespeciallydeficientinprovidingadequate arrangementsforchildren ofdivorcing(sic)parents.

TheBishopsalsocharged thatthemeasuredoesnot provideforlegalseparation, andthatitover-emphasises legalaspectsofmarriageat theexpenseofsocialand moralvalues.

TheAustralianLabour party,whichconstitutesthe oppositionintheFederal Parliament,hasadvocated thesettingupofajoint committeeofthetwo HousesofParliamentto examinethewholequestion.

Theprobabilityappears tobethattheJoskeBill willlapseandthatmoves foruniformdivorcelawsin Australiawillbepostponed indefinitely.

GovernmentAid

IsNotWanted

Amsterdam.Aug.22 TwonationalDutchCatholicdailieshavetakenissue withaparliamentarycommittee'sproposalthatthe governmentpaypartofthe costsforbuildingnew churches.

Theso-calledSassenReport,issuedbyacommittee oftheFirstChamberofthe StatesGeneralwhosechairmanisaCatholic,calledon thegovernmenttopay25 percentofthebuilding costsofnewchurches.

EditorialsinbothDeTijd andDeVolksbranthave criticisedtheproposal.

DeTijdsuggestedthatif itwereputintoeffectit wouldfosteratendencyfor theStatetointerferewith thespiritualresponsibilitiesofthechurches.

AccordingtoDeVolkskrant,church-buildingis thetaskofthefaithful,not thegovernment,andthe Stateshouldbecalledonfor helponlyincasesofthe greatestnecessity.

Thepaperalsoraisedthe spectreofChristianshaving tocontributetaxesforthe erectionofmeetingplaces fornon-Christiansects.

ButitexpressedsatisfactionthattheSassenReport callsfora10-yeartrial periodratherthanapermanentsubsidyprogramme.

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FijiPriest

Auckland,NewZealand, Aug.24:Thefirstnativeof theislandofRotumainthe Fijistobeordainedapriest isamongtherecordtotal of30ordinationsofNew Zealand-trainedclergythis summer.

HeisFatherAleksio Kitoleilei,S.M.,analumnus oftheMaristhighschoolat Cawaci,Fiji,whostudied forthepriesthoodatthe MaristseminariesatSilverstreamandHawke'sBay, N.Z. Hisnativeisland,about 450milesnorthwestofFiji, hasapopulationofabout 3.000-abouthalfCatholics andhalfMethodists.

FatherKitoleleiwasordainedbyArchbishopPeter McKefry,ofWellington. Eightoftheothernewlyordainedpriestsarealso Marists,oneisaFranciscan and20areforthediocesan clergyofNewZealand.

Castlegandolfo,Italy,Aug.22.-The parishisacelloftheMysticalBodyof Christ.HisHolinessPopePiusXIItolda parishpilgrimagefromBarcelona,Spain, duringanaudiencehere.

Speakingtothepastor"inwhichthereisnomemandparishionersofSanberspirituallysickorsepaMedinparish,thePopesaidratedandinwhichan "TotellyoutoloveyourauthenticChristianlifeis parishisunnecessarysincelived." itwouldbeliketellingyou,`AuthenticChristianlife,' toloveyourselves." hesaid,ismanifestinlove,

Heexhortedthemnottoinprayer,inrespectfor ceasetheireffortsto.sacrifice,inpurityofyouth, proveparishlifeuntiltheyinsoundmoralsbyadults, haveturneditintoamodelinregularattendanceat divineservicesandfrequent receptionofthesacraments."

CzechsSend PriestToJail OnOldCharge

Itfurtherismanifestby generouscharitytothe needyandbyexactfulfilmentofallcivicduties,the Popesaid.

Vienna,Aug.22.-ASalesianpriest.FatherVaclavThepilgrimagewascornFilipec,hasbeensentencedposedof450membersofthe tonineyearsinjailforparish.SanMedininBar"spying,"accordingtoacelonaisinaworkers'disbroadcastfromPraguetrictandhas,sinceits Radioreceivedhere. foundationin1947,been

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ProtestantsAre FreeInColombia

Bogota,Colombia,Aug. 22:Anofficialorganof theChurchinColombia declaredthatbothunder Catholicdoctrineandthe ColombianConstitution "werecognisetherightof non-CatholicChristians inColombiafreelyis practisetheirownreligion."

Inacategoricaldenialof recentchargesofCatholic persecutionofProtestants inthis Secretariatcountry,thenational forDefenceof theFaithsaid:

"TheCatholicsofColombiaingeneralandinparticult-q-theCatholicHierarchyofColombiaandthe priestsloveallnon-Catholic Christiansof denominationanycountryor andconsider themasbrothersinChrist, thoughseparatedfromus bydoctrineswhichwebelievetheyprofessingood faith."Thehr

EduardoOspina, statement,signedby Fl S.J.,vice-presidentofthe secretariat,wasmadeinthe wakeofthemeetingofthe CentralCommitteeofthe WorldCouncilofChurches atNewHaven,Conn.,at whichMethodistBishopSanteUbertoBarbieri.of Argentinachargedthe CatholicChurchinColombiaandSpainwithasys- tematicpersecutionofProtestantchurches.

TheCentralCommittee refusedtoadoptaresolutionaccusingtheCatholic Churchofviolatingreligiousliberty,butvoted"to arrangeforstudiestobe madeoftheproblemofreligiouslibertyarisingin RomanCatholicandother countries."

TheColombianChurch, inreply,calledchargesof persecutionofProtestants inthiscountry"aterrible campaignofdefamation" and"largely of Catholiccalumnyagainstthe Church."

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FatherFilipecwasac-outstandinginitsreligious cusedofdirectinga"spyandsociallife. ring'inMoraviatocollect informationfora"foreign power."PragueRadioal-PHOTOGRAPHS

legedthatthepriesthad received"espionageinstructions"fromtheHolySee andtheUnitedStates.

Communist authorities chargedFatherFilipecwith beingtheleaderofeight otherSalesianpriestswho werejailedlastJune.

It PatriarchCalls ForModestDress

Rome,Aug.22.-ApastoralletterbyHis-Eminence AngeloGiuseppeCardinal Roncalli,PatriarchofVenice,callingformodestyof dresshasspurredRome policetothreatenaction againsttouristsparading aboutinscantysummerattirehere.

TheCardinal'sletterurgedVenetianstowearclothesinkeepingwithChristian moralsandaskedcivilauthoritiestoenforcelawsrequiringmodestdresson citystreets.

Itwaspublishedby L'OsservatoreRomano,the VaticanCitydaily,which commentedthatthesituationhereinRomeisalso bad.

TheRomepolicedepartmentissuedacircularthe nextdaygivingnoticethat scantilycladtouristswould beaskedtoleave"respectableplaces"andtokeepoff thestreets.

Thepolicedirectivemade itclearthatwomentouristsarethemainoffenders, andthreatenedthatiftouristsdidnotcomplytheir embassieswouldbenotified.

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MadameGelieRemembers GirlhoodInilliauritius

MadameGabrielleGelle,wifeofDr.Gelle,haswatchedPerth changeslowlyfromacitywhosepioneeroriginswerestillreflectedintheeasy-goingeverybody-knows-everybody-elseatmosphere toametropoliswiththehallmarksofthebigcityonit.

ln..2vitably,shesays,itWatchinganoperafrommaketheirsmallbusinesses haslostsomethingofitsthegalleryonenight,oneprosperbyworkingdayand easy-goingneighbourliness.ofthemseeinganunder-night.

Mrs.Gelle,thoughFrenchsizedtenorattemptingtoTosumup,inMauritius, spenthergirlhoodonthestaggeroff-stagebearing',aselsewhere,thereisnow islandofMauritius.Mauri-theoversizesopranoinhisacolourproblem,andpertiuswasoccupiedbythearms(adilemmathatfre-lhapsforthewhiteMauriFrenchin1721asatradingquentlycropsupinGrand post.LaterFrenchsettlersOpera)drewonhisown arrived,importedslavesexperience ofhandlingremacyandprivileged fromWestAfricatowork intheircoffeeandsugar plantations,andruledthe islandtill1810whenduring theNapoleonicWarsthe Britishtookover.

Intheoryeversincethen ithasbeenaBritishpossession.Inpracticethe Frenchlargelyownandadministerit.

"Yes,Ispentmygirlhood there,"MadameGellerepeatedagaininanaccent whichduringalltheyears a spentinPerthhasremainedunmistakablyFrench.

Mauritius,Mauritius!I triedtorecallsnippetsof informationIhadheard aboutit.Itwasthehome ofthedodo-bird,before Dutchsailorsexterminated thespecies.But,aseveryoneknows,thedodohas beenverydeadalongtime.

Surelytheislandmust havesomelivelierassociations!Ah,PaulandVirginie.TheFrenchauthor ofthisfamedliterarypair madeMauritiusthebackgroundoftheirnaiveand sentimentalidyll.

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And,yes,theislandhas aslenderlinkwithAustralia,MatthewFlinders, homewardboundafterhis explorationofAustraliawas detainedtheremuchagainst hiswill.Asimplestone memorialhasbeenerected tohimonahill.

ButMadameCellewas speakingagain.tellingme thattheislan'tenjoyeda Feb-tropicalclimate,but thatitwasdampalongth, coastline-alwaysgossamermistsandrain.

Thatfeathery,dark-green filao-treesfringethecoralwhitebeaches,andthatthe roadswerelinedwith hedgesasinEngland,only thattheywerenotofhawthorn.butofclippedbamboo.

CalypsoSongs

Thehouses,assherememberedthem,said Madame,wereFrench colonial grey-and-white, withdormerwindows,and wideverandahs.

ThewhiteMauritianFrenchwereCatholic,and theMauritianCreoleswho workedforthemoften adoptedtheirreligion.

Theselatterwereof negrodescent,andadifferenttypetothegoldenskinned almond-eyed CreoleoftheWestIndies.

TheBritishreleasedtheir forbearsfromslaveryin 1830.Neverfondofregulartoiltheyweresince theninclinedtogatherin hauntsinthewoods,drink Tamassawine,andcomposecalypsosongs(segas), whichtheymadeupasthey wentalong.

Thethemeofmostof theseisdown-to-earth,but onewhichtouchesonthe wipingoutoftheanopheles mosquito,carrierofmalaria ontheisland,hasanuplifting,public-spiritedtone: `0,myGraciousHeavens, malariaisfinishingusoff, Weexhortpeopletocontrol mosquitoes, Byburyingemptycigarette tinsandsnail-shells(in whichmosquitoeswere thoughttobreed)in holes."

NoraretheCreoleswithoutasenseofhumour.

heavyloadsofsugar-cane.

"Faitesdeuxvoyages! Maketwojourneys!"headvisedloudandcheerfully.

Innumbers,vigourand initiative,though,says MadameGelle,thenative Malagasiesaretodayfar outstrippedbytheIndian populationoriginallybroughtinduringthe 'fortiestotaketheplace oftheemancipatedslaves. TheshopsaremonopolisedbytheChinesewho

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MeetingsFor Women

MembersoftheCathedral branchoftheCatholic Women'sleaguewillhold ameetingonMonday,September9at8p.m.atthe LegionofMaryrooms,St. George's-terrace.

Cottesloebranchwillhold ameetingattheparishhall onTuesday,September10 at2p.m. Acardpartyhasbeen arrangedattheCatholic CentreonThursday,September12,at2p.m.,at whichShentonParkmemtians,thebellsareaheadberswillbehostesses. yMembersareinvitedto tollingtheirdepartingsup-playcardsattheR.S.L.

colonialpast. Moreandmorewhite Mauritiansarelookingto SouthAfricafortheir future.AsisterofMadame GelleistheMotherSuperior ofaconventinMaritsburg. Mauritiushasanother linkwithPerth.Fortwelve yearsBishopBradylabouredwithdevotednessand zealonamissionthere,beforehecametoWestern Australia initsearly strugglingdays.

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hall,Inglewood,at8p.m. onThursday,September12. TheLeedervillemembers willholdacardeveningat St.Mary'shallonSeptember11at8p.m.

DollsFrom Everywhere

Wellpatronisedalsoby childrenwasthedoll'sexhibitionheldatalargecity store.Dollsofeveryshape andsizewereendisplay dresseddowntotheminutestdetail.

Theyhavebeencollected f-e-nallevertheworld.The life-likef'shermanandhis wifehodbeenbroughthome fromScotlandbyMrs.GibsonofClaremont.From Italycameanunusual figurineofamonkofthe orderofSt.Francisof Assisi.

AndaJapanesedollwas aerompaniedbyherwooden wardrobecontainingfive wigs,usedonceremonial occasions.

OnamapofAustralia werepinned"NewAustralia"dollsinthenational costumeofeachoftheir formercountries. The original"OldAustralians" werenotforgotten-representedbyablack-skinned mamaandpapa,andcarryingatinycelluloidpiccaninny.

ResurrectionEvidenceIsPlayMotif

Iwentalongtosee"TheVigil,"halfexpectingtositthroughanartyplaypresented byenthusiasticifunpolishedamateurs.On atinystageandwithonlythesimplestof costumes,sceneryandlightingColleenCliffordpresentedapowerful,compellingand challengingdramacentredroundtheResurrection. whoformthejuryis:do theybelievewithfervour Briefly,theplayisatrial.thatthegardenerontrial Whoisontrial?Jesusofdidnotsecretlyburythe Nazareth.WasheaJewishbodyofJesusastheprose- fanaticwhosefollowersincutingcounselwasaccusing ordertoimpressthepopu-himofdoing,oristheir lacestolehisbodyfromthebeliefinthisall-important tomb,andthenproclaimed hehadbuiltuptheTemplefactahalf-heartedone,de- afterspiteaprofessionofChris- threedaysasHehadtianity. pro,hesied?Orwas living heTheactors,thoughmainly Christ,sonofthe amateurs,weresuperbly God,whoindyinghadde-cast,anddisplayedaspon- feateddeath. !taneityandfreshnessoften

Thereisnoreligiousdis-lackinginprofessionals. respectintheplay-only arealgeniusthatmakes thesefiguresthatwesee BallAtAquinas paintedandslightlyunrealOnSept.2,theannual instained-glasswindowsballforOldAquiniansand comealiveontothestagetheirfriendswasheldat withstartlingreality. AquinasCollege.

DressedinmodernAmongthosewhoenjoyelothes,JosephofArimathea,edthedancingandthe thedraperwhosuppliedsupperwereMr.andMrs. thiswealthyfollowerofFredChaney,Dr.andMrs. Jesuswiththelinenshroud,;Melvin,Mr.andMrs.W. Peterthefisherman,PaulBrophy,Mr.andMrs.Frank ofTarsus,thebarmaidsatDavidson,Mr.andMrs.Syd theinnwherethesoldiersBriggs,Mr.andMrs.Neal diced,thesocialitewifeofDurack,Mr.andMrs.Leo PontiusPilateandthegirlMurphy,Mr.andMrs.GarwhomJesusraisedfromtheryTruslove,Dr.andMrs. deadbecomeprotoypesofTerryBourke. thepeopleweseeeveryday;Youngersetnoticedwere inthestreets,notremoteMr.MurrayWard,Mr. figuresinhistory. 'KevinCrowd,Mr.Ron

ThevitalquestionposedDavidson,MissAnnDudbythejudgeattheendofley,MissAudreyJonesand theplaytotheaudienceMissBeverleyThrelkeld.

Onalargescale"CinderellagoingtotheBallin HerCoach,"Goldilocksand theThreeBears,Mary, Mary,QuiteContrarywere gotupinsilks,satinsand jewelsguaranteedtosatisfythemostglamour-lovinglittlegirl'sheart.

Aninterestingpuppet showwasgivenatintervals-nostalgicreminderof Englishbeachesonasummer'sbankholidaywhen, withtherainpeltingdismallydownoutside,Britishersresignedtothevagaries ofthisclimate,crowdedinsideamarqueetowatch PunchandJudy.

*LittleGirls' PrettyFrocks

Mannequinparadesheld duringtheschoolholidays havebeendevotedtothe showingofprettyfrocksfor littlegirlsmodelled,of course,byprettylittlegirls.

Longhairhasdecidedly comebackintofashionfor Inoticedthatmostofthe childrensportedpony-tails tiedbackwithribbon,or arrangedwithanAlicein Wonderlandband.

FrocksforoldergirlsfeaturedtheH-line.For younger,theclassicfull, gatheredskirt,PeterPan collarandpuffedsleeves. Theywerecharming,butI stillcan'tfigureouthowthe manufacturershavethe hearttocharge£5/10/for them.

"EmilAndTheDetectives"Is DrawCardForSchoolChildren

"EmilandtheDetectives"drewrecord crowdsofschoolchildrentotheNational Theatrelastweek.PlotdealswithEmil,a schoolboywhosemoneyisstolenbyarascallyoldthief,andtheeffortsoftheboy andagangofyoungsterstoretrieveit.

drawnfromvariousschools ofPerth.Totheirroles theybroughtexuberance andenthusiasm.

Theactorswerechildrenmytwolittlegirls,Jessica andAntoinette,aroundto thedressingroomtomeet thecast.

Slickestactorofthelot wasfour-year-oldGraham Cantelo,whotimedhis laughsexpertlyandonoccasionwasnotabovehoggingthelimelightlikea veteran.

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Thewatchingchildren thoroughlyenjoyedtheanticsoftheboys.Itwasa showthoroughlytotheir tastes-muchmoresothan thesemi-sophisticatedpicturesthatareoftenputon ataSaturdaymorning cinemaclubforchildren.

Notthatthisisthe theatremanager'sfault. Therearesimplynotenough filmsexclusivelyforchildrentogoround.

TheJ.ArthurRankorganisationinEnglanddoes turnoutafewofthiskind, basedonchildren'sadventures,andtheyhavebeen ofahighstandard,butthe supplyhasnotbeennearly adequatetothedemand: Withremembrancesofthe dayswhenavisitbackstagewasathrillnottobe forgotten,Ipromisedtotake

"Idon'twanttomeetthe castintheirdressing-rooms. Iwanttogoon-stagewith them. Can'tyouask.

"Mrs.Wintleistherea partformeintheshow?" wasmy ungratefulelderdaughter's replytothis offer. ButAntoinette,the younger,wasmorephilosophical.

"I cast,"don'tmindmeetingthe shetoldmesweetly,"they'reallboys." Sincetheageofsix months,whenshediscoveredthatafewjudicioustears shedonherEnglishgrandpa'sshoulderensuredhis pacingthefloorwithher indefinitely,shehasbeen somewhatfavouredinpre- judiceofthemalesex.

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IBBOTSON:AtKellerberrin,August29,toMargaret andPeter-adaughter (FrancisMaria).

Deaths

BOWEN:OnAugust28, 1957,atGoomallingHospital,MichaelJohnBowen, ofKonnongorring,passed peacefullyaway.Loving fatherofMonica,son-in-law Conandgrand-children Daniel,JeromeandPaul Fitzpatrick,GlenErin,Waroona.

Eternalrestgrantunto him,0Lord,andletper- petuallightshineuponhim.

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THOMPSON,PaulineMary:

OnAugust28,atherhome, 11Croydon-st.,Hollywood, lovingwifeofRichardand mostaffectionatemotherof Eileen,Muriel(Mrs.G.C. Hill),Cora,Jamesand Adrienne(Mrs.K.P. Byrne);fondmother-in-law ofGregoryHill,Ethel ThompsonandKevinByrne; devotedmammaofStephen, Stephanie,James,Rosemary,Rex,Gerardand ChristineHill,andKevin andMichaelByrne. MostSacredHeartof Jesus(havemercyonher soul.Maysherestinpeace.

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ENRIGHT,MaryMargaret: Ofyourcharityprayfor thereposeofthesoulof ourdearmother,MaryMargaret,whodiedSeptember 9.1953.SacredHeartof Jesus,havemercyonher souILnsertedbyherloving family.

KINGDON(Agnes):Inlovingmemoryofmydear wife,departedthislife September4,1941.IihmaculateHeartofMary,pray forher. Insertedbyherloving husband.

McCONNELL(Agnes):In lovingmemoryofourdear motherandgrandmother, whodepartedthislifeon pSeeapeteember7,1955.Restin InsertedbyKitty,Paddy andfamily.

MILLER(Catherine):In lovingmemoryofourdear mother,diedSeptember1, 1954.MostSacredHeartof Jesus,havemercyonher soul. Insertedbyherloving Myrtle. Connie and

SEAL(RubyEllen):In lovingmemoryofourdear wife,motherandgrandmother,whopassedaway September8,1956. InsertedbyGeorgeSeal, Elaine,Joeandfamily.Requiescatinpace.

STANLEY(ThomasPerham):Ofyourcharitypray forthereposeofthesoulof ourbelovedfatherwhose anniversaryoccursonSept. 7. Insertedbyhisloving family.

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CarmeliteReception

OnSunday,September8, at3.30p.m.theRev.Hilary Doran,O.C.D.willofficiate atareceptionceremonyat theCarmeliteMonastery, Nedlands.

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Literary

Authorsinvitedsubmit Mss.,alltypes(including poems)forbookpublication. Reasonableterms.StockwellLtd.,Ilfracombe,Eng-land.(Estd.1898).

HolidayResorts

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Scouts'Appreciation

The79th(St.Brigid's) ScoutGroupwishtothank allthosepeoplewhorespondedsogenerouslyto the"Bobs-for-Jobs"Week appealjustconcluded.

Itishopedinthenear futuretobeabletobuilda permanenthallforthe GroupsothatCatholic Scoutscanbefosteredinthe diocese.

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KiddiesAidSisters

Thechildren'spartyheld atSt.Theresa'sschool, Nedlands,inaidoftheCarmeliteSistersproveda greatsuccess. Rt.Rev.Mgr.Mossand theorganisersthankall whpassisted.

IrishClubEntry MembershipoftheIrish Clubisopentopersonsof Irishbirthordescent.Furtherinformationcanbehad fromthesecretary,8StAlbans-avenue,Highgate. PhoneBA5639(after6 Pm.)

LANDandESTATE

MT.YOKINE.

£1,150dep.Highpos.compr.L.,D/R.,K.,2B/R. encl.B.Ver.Garage.Cons.u.m.r.Goodbuying,£3,950 CLAREMONT/NEDLANDS.

NeatB/T.home.compr.Ent.hall.,L.,2B/R.,B.I.C., S/O,K.,S.S.S.,G.S.,Bth/R.,allcons.u.m.r.H.WS. SuitableWarService.£4,500.

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