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CARDINALKNOX ONTHELITURGY
Theworkoftherenewaloftheliturgywascomingtoacomple- tionbutagreatdealhadtobedonetoassimilatewhathadbeen achieved,theheadoftheVaticanCongregationforSacramentsand DivineWorshipsaidinPerththisweek.
"Doweknowandunderstandsufficientlythestructureofthenewrites?"askedCardinalJamesKnox, originallyfromPerthand thefirstAustraliantoreach amajorpositionintheRomanCuriaaheadofacongregation.
CardinalKnoxisinPerth onaholidayvisittohisfamily,enroutetoMelbourne wherehewasarchbishopfor nearlysevenyears.
Hesaidthatthedeeper understandingoftheliturgy relatedparticularlytothe abundanceandthenumber ofchokesavailableinthe LiturgyoftheWordand otheralternativesavailable intherite.
LECTIONARY
"Thestrongestpointof thenewliturgyisthelectionaryandtheVatican Councilwishedthatthe WordofGodshouldbe madeavailablemuchmore abundantlythanpreviously," CardinalKnoxsaid.
Hedidnotsecanylikely revisionofthelectionaryin thenearfuture.
"Itisalreadyquitean achievement,andpeopleoughttobegiventheopportunityofknowingandassimilatingitscontents,"he added.
Askediftheworkofthe Vaticanliturgistswouldnow cometoanend.thecardinal saidthattherewasenough workforagenerationto come.
Hereferredparticularly toNumbers38to40ofthe LiturgyConstitutionthat provide"forlegitimatevariationsandadaptionstodifferentgroups,regions,and peoples,especiallyinmissionlands."
"Adaptingtheliturgyto differentculturesisavery
delicateandintricatetask," CardinalKnoxsaid. "Whilemakingallowancesforthelocalneedsof thepeople,therehastobe substantialunityintherites, usingelementsthatarenot inconflictwiththefaith."
NEWCONGREGATION
CardinalKnox'sVatican congregationisareconstitutedbodyembracingtwoformerlyseparatefields-SacramentsandDivineWorship.
Itsworld-widemembershipismadeupof25cardinalsandsevenbishops,in additiontomanycollaboratorsandconsultorsaround theworld. Asanewcongregation,it hadhelditsfirstplenarysessionlastNovember,the cardinalsaid.
Thecongregation'swork isnotonlyonliturgybutin theadministrationofsacramentsaswell,especially marriage.
CAREER
ThereturnofCardinal Knoxtoapermanentoffice inRomeistypicalofalifetimethathascarriedhim farfromhisnativePerth andtheNewNorciadiocese forwhichheoriginallyenteredthepriesthood. AfterstudiesinRomeand ordinationtothepriesthood hereceivedpracticalpreparationfortheChurch'sdiplomaticserviceandwassecretarytotheApostolicDelegationinJapanbeforebeingmadeanarchbishopand beingappointedApostolic DelegatetoBritishEastand WestAfricawherehewas stationedfornearlyfour years.
Hespentthenextten years.asApostolicInterNunciotoIndiaandwasap-
pointedArchbishopofMelbourneinsuccessiontothe lateArchbishopSimonds. Hewasthedrivingforce behindthe1973InternationalEucharisticCongressin Melbourneand,afternearly sevenyearsinMelbourne, waselevatedtohisRoman post. NowbackinItaly,which heknowswell,Cardinal Knox,saysthattheliturgy therehasgoneverywell. "Iamverymuchanoptimist,"hesaid. (
WhilestoppingatSt.Mary'sCathedralresidencethisweek, CardinalKNOX(right)hadtheopportunitytomeetagain SisterMaryCELESTINE,nowretiredatVictoriaSquareConvent. whowasthecardinal'steacherwhenheenteredSt.Brigid'sSchool, Midland,inthesecondgrade,manyyearsago."Ifthedatesaren't entirelyaccurate,there'sno-onearoundtosayI'mwrong,"said SisterCelestine.
MORECATHOLICSIN AUSTRALIABUT FEWERRELIGIOUS
AtatimewhenthetotalandCatholicpopulationsofAustralia areincreasingfairlyrapidly,theReligiouspopulationisdecreasing justasrapidly,accordingtoanationalreportreleasedtoday.
A181-pageanalysisof AustralianReligiousBrothersandSisterssaysthat whileinthetenyears196676thetotalpopulationincreasedby14percent(projected)andtheCatholic populationby17percent, theReligiouspopulationhas decreasedby13.1percent.
Thelargerpartofthis decrease(9.4percent)has occurredinthefiveyears 1971-76atatimewhen theCatholicpopulationincreasewasequaltothetotal populationincrease(6per cent).
NEWCONGREGATIONS
Thesurveywascompiled byresearchworkersforthe MajorSuperiorsofAustraliaunderthedirectionof SisterCarmelLeavyO.P.
Anothertrendnotedin thesurveyisthatthedecline isoccurringatatimewhen severalnewCongregations arebeingintroducedinto Australia.
Inthepasttenyears.12 newCongregationsofSistershavecometoAustralia, bringingthetotalnumber offemalecongregationsto 131. Onthevitalquestionof
theageofReligious,the surveysaysthattheSisters' grouphasproportionately moreoftheover-sixtyage groupthanmaleReligious, andthismatchesthetrend alreadydiscernibleinthe Australian(andCatholic) population,wherethereare 875,000moremalesthan femalesover60.
TurningtotheAustralian States,thesurveynotesthat thedistributionoftheCatholicpopulationisunequal -theCatholicsbeinghigh. erthantheSlatepercentagesinN.S.W.(39.7against 37.2percent)andVictoria (29.2against27.5percent).
WesternAustraliawith 8.1percentoftheAustraliantotalpopulationhasonly7.8percentoftheCatholicpopulation.
InReligiouspopulation NewSouthWalesiswell abovetheaverageandtwothirdsofallReligiousare concentratedintheStates ofNewSouthWalesand Victoria.
Thesurveynotestheseveredeclineinentrantsto theReligiciuslife(61per cent)inthepastdecadethe sharpestdeclinebeingfor
theSisters, But,thesurveycontinues, thedeclineinvocationsis aworldwidephenomenon. Compared,say,withIrelandtherateofdeclineof entrantsfortworecentfiveyearperiodsismuchthe same(43.3percentfor Australiaagainst46.5per centforIreland).
ThetotalnumberofSistersinAustraliafor1976 isgivenas12,619. TheMercyOrderleads with3,446followedby SaintJoseph2,295,and Presentation844. Amongthetopten, knowninW.A.,Dominicans(468)andBrigidines (465)aresixthandseventh largestrespectively;Saint JohnofGod(289)arethe tenthonthenationallist. ChristianBrotherslead themenwith1009members,followedbytheMaristBrothers(656). Thereare57Hospitaller BrothersofSaintJohnof God(recentlyarrivedin Kalgoorlie)and32Brothers ofSaintGerardMajella (representedinSunbury). (FULLREPORT, PAGE6)
Newbaptismalprogramme forpriestsandparents
ingtoMrs.BarbaraHalivelypresented53.50as this,oftheCoholicPmsembly,theprieststhe- tonalInstitute,whoplaya/awedaninitial75cop- ridalargepaninitsde. inswithordersfor700 velopment.goesbeyond pamphletsfortheparent- thecelebrationofthe to-parentdiscussionaand riteofbaptism. 500copiesfortheparent- Ithighlights,shesays, and-familypreparation. beginningsofhumanlife,
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becausetheyareenlivened withthemarelife."saidthe Pape. Lookingoutoverthe 8,000peoplewhopacked thetraditionalistrebelthemodernaudiencehall lionofAmhbishOPainlloowl'ed"7nee formankindisattherebelliousFrenchthePontiffasked: Archbishop. "Tellme,whereninein MarcelLefebvre,PopeThePope'swordswere ThePopesaidthatCantotheworldcanyouAndan PawlVIdeclaredlawseenasdirectedprimarilylies"feelgrunionwithinassemblylikethisonemade CsoommvixistunonChianiandthemselvesayearningforupofpeoplefromsomany weekthattheChurchthewherechn,chcattygodforeca-lands,language,agesand wa-troubled,form.-Catholiclifehasbeennear-menismwhichimpatientlylevelsofeducation?" ted,soppressed lyeradicatedandtoSouth-wantstoreconstructone BYHEUCOPTFR EastAsiawheretheChurchsinglefaithinpeace,under enveryunsureofher-isundertightrestriction,theguidanceofasingle ThePopecametoValiself"atthePresentTurningtointernaltroubcan sunnier helicopter.from moment, lea,thePopesaidtohishis- ThePontiffsaidthatthe nhis
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JESUSFEOPLEINC
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Socompletewasthema.askeduponhisarrivalto UnderCommunistrule sure,Msgr.JosephT.AlvestalktoChinesepriestandChinaappearedtohavevin said,thatauniversity-leveltoattendMassonSunday.Wallyeliminatedcovert), Per..mi..northe starvation.violentcrime tn.mspon.tobothre-alcoholism.drugaddiction °°.° f°°°'Christquests,hesaid,wastherun-andmostothersocialills andasinglechurchremain-around,delays,andaMsgr.Aloessaid. edonthetossermainland.strangestimdoffishness.
DuringhisvisittoChina, OnSunday, thepriestfoundonlyone ne'was FORM,BUTTHE sentbytaxi-withoutan - - ."..Y"COREIS"DUBIOUS" was link oldchurchbehindlocked
Although(herewerenear. doorsandhighwalls. ButundertheChinese lyfourmillionCatholicsinTheMasswascelebratedsystem,therewasnoreel Chinaaslateas1949,vesaccordingtotheoldLatinaspiration,noNeed...and tiersofallreligions-rite,withthepriest'sbacknoolnimmformoving Christians.Taoist,andBud.tothepeople,withnoread.about,choosing typeof dhist-hadbeenremovedings,nohomily,andnoworkor...ski...,co sincetheComnistswit.chaos totalkwiththeinnfreelywithghee,or edcontrol thrmuee decadespriestbeforeorafterMass.seekingtruthobjectively.he ago,hesaid. it added.
Ifchurchbuildingsre.starttofinish,theBoston Msgr.Alvesfeelsthat to rnaincdtheybadbeen putsecular the. Priestreported, mostoftheby,pnaductsof If"religious-practices aChristianethicarestill sucha,venerationorodor-OFFIOALTRIUMPH visibleinChina-concern anonexistedatall,they fortheneedy,respectkr neerdirectedatCommun.AlthoughMsgr.Alvesmankind,dedication an likeMara,suspectedtheMassmayideal,willingnesstoseedEngel,Levi,,st,din,havebeenacharade,hetoe,and passiontogrow Mao. said,its"chilliness"couldandproveone'sindividual AtheismwasChina'sre-hovebeentheresultofthewe.h. Maubeingsaidsooftenin iigion.hemid. tali-ran privateandmid.-trey "^°"' cir.., itwasallhollowandpointRUN-AROUND,DELAY Prier less,hesaid,comparingit Msgr.Alves,whotamcootofaoundetgrouod" to thf'oriaM"''intheF'reki,"ise-h oneofzoU.S.socialwock.Church theoutertrappingsand ersinvitedtoviewChina's TheChinesenow.hesaid,inomments,butthecoreitsocialwelfarefacilities,wereRemotelyciorwiroallselfisdubious
beginningsofparent hood,beginningsofparenteducationofchildren,beginningsofChristiansacramentallifeand thebeginningsofresponsibilitybytheChristian community.
Mrs.Harristoldthe gatheringthatgrowthis Christi.lifeisdependentonthequalityat Christianlifeinmarria.andthisinturn,relatestotheplaceofconfirmation.cucharistan reconfilialioninthe lit ofacouple. Allprogrammesbeing directedtowardspreparationformmfirmation.cachet-inse penancewerestressing hepointh;vd" itbegin-.resChris lifetrios nines,namelybaptism.
PARENTS'TASK
'Parentsarereligious educator,regardlessof whethertheyareaware ofitornot,whether theyexcelinitornot; thereisnochoiceabout therole."Mrs.Harris said. "Theonlyavailable optionopentothemi. Nethertheydoitwell orpoorly." Shesaidthatthisfact wasbackedupbyhumanpsychologyandnumerousquotesfromcurrentChurchdocuments.
EDUCATION
FatherGeoffBey. spokeontherileitself drawingoutthemanyreferencesinthebaptismal andmarriageceremonies andintheintrodu.io dotheseritesthatan. hasisetheparents'unertakingofthe Christeducationoftheir `youth. FatherKmKeating 'saidthatanidealtime forcoupletoembark onbaptismalpreparation wasduringMepregnancybecausetheyweresimultaneously making themselvesreadyfor humanbirthofthechild andthiswascomplementedbythespiritualbirth inbaptism.
APPROAGIES
lieoutlinedoriel naysofcontactingpar ems,outliningParishPoHeyonbaptismandarranginghomevisitseitherbythepriestorother couples. Therawprogramme hasthreedifferentapproaches tentwhenthecouplediscussthemeaningoftheir First,parent-to-pafaithwitheachother. Secondly,parent-tochildren.whenother membersofthefamily, evenpre-schoolchildren, aremadereadyforthe baptismalevent.
Lastly,pa4h..andparent,whenthecommunityalsobecomesin baptismalresponsibility.
FatherlamesPetry elaboratedontheeffec thatcommunityparticipationhadonthepariah. FatherChrisFlamer highlightedtheconnec. lionbetweenthecele lionofthee.baristand reeponsibilityoftheco. rnmunityforbals
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FUNDSFROM LEEDERVILLE
Thecampaignreceived 5701fromthestudentsof the LeedervilleCatholic schools-St.Mary'sConventSchoolandC.B.C.
ThechequewaspresentedonFridaynight(July291 tothecampaign'sW.A.publicityofficer.Mr.JohnMassonatfolkmassatSt. Mary'shall. Thismoneyhadbeenraisedthroughahunger-strike onMay7forrefugeere. habilitation.
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ExamplesofCatholicAboriginalrelief. wereofficiallyopenedongelthemessagearmsthat gramshelpingintheappTheschoolshadraisedMondaybythePremier,Siryou'redoingthisonabests adthisyearincluded: themoneythroughcollect-CharlesCourt,whopresen-ofself-helpattheother KarrinyupCatholics.door-togbottles.Pare..Me. fedachequefor57,500toend,andit'snotaqumtion knockAugust13PhoneSpecimensoftheseweretheStatechairman,Dr.offoodhand-outs,"hetold 475884;SantaMariaCol-akmtothealtarduringtheJohnMills. thecampaignrepresentslege;MercedesCollege;offertoryprocession. FreedomfromHungerrives. JohnX)(111doorknock,FremantleC.B.C.andOur LadyoftheMission,Dc Vialar;andFatherVidakm vieofNorthFremantle. CountryinvolvementincludedthatledbyFather Johnstone,BOYUPSikh: SistersAnneandJosephine. Coolgardie;andMinisters' FraternaldeorknocksatKalgoorlieandKambalda. Mr.Harrissaidthatthere were460millionmpeoplesu. Beringfrom alnutrition, andmillionsmorewithless incomethanAustralia's employed. HaappealedtoallPealne ofgoodwilltooffertohelp byringing225077.
Thursday,August4,1977
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THERELIGIOUSPERSONNEL OFAUSTRALIA;WHATA NATIONALSURVEYREVEALS
BySisterCARMELLEAVEY,0.P.,arnernbof
theNotionalResearchOfficeoftheMajorSuperiors whodircladthesurvey.
In1976theMajorSuperiorofAustral'acommissionedtheirresearchofficetocompilea comprehensivesurveyofReligiouspersonnel.Followingisthereportofthesurvey.
MajorSuperiorsarethoseinchargeofthevarious ordersofmenandwomenintheCatholicChurch. Thereareover17,000Religiousinreligiousorders inAustralia,includingmanyhistoricorderslikethe Benedictines,theFranciscans,theJesuits.
(ThewordReligiouswhenusedasanounrefers tothemembersofthesevariousorders.)Thereare threegroupsofMajorSuperiors:forordersofSisters, BrothersandPriests.
Thediocesanclergyarenotincludedinthissurvey sincetheirparallelstudyisnotyetfinished. Whenthefinaldraftispublishedlaterthisyear thereshouldbeonlyonereportcomprisinginformationonbothReligious(menandwomen)anddiocesanclergy.
FOURCHAPTERS
Thedraftreportisdividedintofourchapters. Chapter givesthedetailsofReligiousgenerally againstthebackgroundoftheCatholicpopulation, andtheremainingthreechaptersaredevotedtothe Sisters,theBrothersandthepriests.
Thesurveycontainsdetailedinformationabout: thenumbersnowinreligiousordersandthe trendsovertheperiod1966-1976.
theagestructureofReligious,especiallyin education,heahhcare.
theethnicoriginsanddistributionofReligious. thenumberenteringandleavingreligiouslife: 1966-1976.
Theaimsofthesurveyaretwo-fold: Toprovideinformationandguidanceforthose whosetaskitistodirectandco-ordinatetheaffairs oftheCatholicChurchinAustralia. Tolaythefoundationsforfutureresearch.
MAINFINDINGS
Thesurveywascarriedoutbymembersofthe ResearchOfficeoftheMajorSuperiorsandbythe variousStateAdvisoryResearchGroupsspeciallyconvenedforthepurpose.
Thesurveyhasnegativeaswellaspositivefindings. Onthepositiveside: TherearestillalargenumberofReligiousin theAustralianChurch-about12,600Sistersand 4,500Brothersandpriests(includingparishclergy). Religiousarecarryingoutmorevariedworks thaneverbeforeinAustralianhistory.Thereisevidenceofgrowinginvolvementwiththepoorand marginalisedamongtheaged,themigrants,theAborigines,theill. Religiousarebettereducatedprofessionallythan everbefore.Thegrowthinprofessionalreligious studieshasbeenquiteremarkableintheperiod.
FALLINNUMBERS
Onthenegativeside: Therearefewerreligiousnowthanin1966about2,000fewerSistersand400fewerBrothers andpriests. Thereisadecreaseinthenumbersenteringand enincreaseinthoseleavingreligiouslife.(In1966, 654enteredreligionandtenyearslaterthefigurehas droppedto254.) Thereisahigherpercentageofretiredand ageingReligious.
Thesechap;esinAustralianreligiouslifeareall partofaworluwidepatternandneedtobeinterpreted againstthebroadersocialandculturalcontext.This draftreportisnotconcernedwithinterpretationofthe findings,however,merelywithrecordingthefactsas accuratelyaspossible.
Religiouslifehasbeenanintegralpartofthe CatholicChurchsinceearliesttimesandatVatican IItherewasaspecialdecreeaboutit.
ThedeclineinthenumbersofReligiousinAustralia,therefore,andintheWesternworldwillhave seriousconsequencesfortheCatholicChurchgenerally.TherewillbefewerReligiousineducationand healthcare,forinstance,butthechangeswillbe gradual.
Religious,however,donotseethemselvesprimarilyintermsoftheirjob,whetherasteachersornurses orsocialworkers.Theycertainlydonotseethemselvesprimarilyasprovidingacheaplabourforcefor theChurch.
Theyseereligiouslifeintermsandvaluesnot alwaysoreasilyunderstandableinsecularlife-in termsofacalltofollowJesusChrist.Asonefamous moderncommentatorputsit: "Wedonotbecomereligiousfirstofalltoservenoreveninordertoenterintotheeternalkingdom ...weenterreligiouslifebasicallybecauseofChrist. AndlikePaul,itisbecauseofChristthatweburnup ourdaysandMeritsforthesakeofthegospel."(JeanMarieTillard,November,1976.)
NODISASTER
Religious,however,havebeenactivelyinvolvedin serviceswithintheCatholiccommunity,soitisinevitablethatthedeclinewillbemostobvioushithework force.
Religiousthemselvesdonotseethedeclineas inevitabledisaster,butsignsofnewlifeandchanging ministries,bothforthemselvesandthelaity.Infact theresponseoftheReligioustothesurveyfindings hasbeenpositive,evenenthusiastic.
Sincethesurveywastabled,Stateandregional surveyinformationseminarshavebeenheldthroughoutAustraliaandthecollatedresponsesofReligious returnedtotheResearchOffice.
Ineachordertheredoesneedtobesomecareful evaluationofpresentapostolatesandplanningfor futureapostolates,butthemoodisoptimisticamong therelivingthemselves.
CATHOLICPOPULATION INAUSTRALIA
TheCatholicpopulation,likethetotalpopulation isincreasing,young,multi-racialandunevenlydistributedacrossandwithinStatesandTerritories.
Intheperiod1966-1976,thetotalpopulation increasedby14percent,theCatholicpopulationby 17percent.
In1971,37percentofallAustraliansand42 percentofallCatholicswereunder20years.
In1971,20percentofallAustraliansand24 percentofCatholicswereoverseasborn,withCatholicsmuchmoreheavilyrepresentedamongthenonEnglish-speakinggroups.
About65percentofallAustraliansand70per centofCatholicsliveinN.S.W.andVictoria.Of theselatterabouttwo-thirdsliveinSydneyandMelbourne.(ThatisabouthalfofallAustralianCatholicsliveintwocities.)
RELIGIOUSPOPULATIONS
UnliketheCatholicpopulation,Religiousare decreasing,ageingandbecominglessmulti-racial; likeCatholics,theyareunevenlydistributedandmost heavilyconcentratedincapitalcities.
In1966therewere19,413ReligiousinAustralian Congregations;in1976therewere16,879,adecrease of13percent.Intheperiod66-76,thenumberof Religiousoverseasincreasedsothedecreaseamong ReligiousresidentinAustraliawas14percent.
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RELIGIOUSPERSONNELCONTD.
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In1976,21percentofReligiousinAustraliawere overseasborn.Oftheseonly5percentcomefrom linguisticbackgroundsotherthanEnglish.Inthe period1966-1976,only14percentofentrantsto CongregationsinAustraliawereoverseasborn.There isagreatamountofdetailonEthnicityinthedraft report.
InAusralia,Religiousarebecomingmoreconcentratedinthecapitalcities.Countrydiocesestendto bedecreeingmorerapidlythancitydioceses. ((hewouldneedage-structureofcoursetosee whetherthedecreasehasbeenamongthoseinthe ActiveApostolate.ManyCongregationscarefor theirAgedinthecitiesbecauseofmedicalfacilities, etc.)
EDUCATIONMAINWORK
Educationisstillbyfarthelargestworkundertaken byReligiouspersonnel.Despitethedecreasesin numbersgenerallysince1966,therearenow5,563 Sisters,1,540Brothersand330priestsinvolvedin education. FortheSisters,thisrepresents46percentofthe total,fortheBrothers,79percentandforthepriests, 21percent. AlistofworksgenerallyundertakenbyReligious isincludedbelow.
TheatrebyCOLMO'DOHERTY
ByDr.P.TRENCH,until1977W.A.ArthritisandRheumatismFoundationFellow.FurtherinformationontheFoundation isavailablefromBox7157PostOfficeCloistersSquare,Perth.
Theexactnatureofthedimes*remainedforaloantime -I...clearandillanderstead.
Onlyrecently.mthe lad20years,tMreinformationhasbeenprovidedasaresultofresearchworkcarriedout Mvariouslaboratories .includingsomeinAustralia. Itappearsthatthe causeofrheumensm emotesandthatitinvolvesimmunologY. Briefly.anyprotein whichisforeigntothe body(likethosefrom bacteriaviruses,etc.)is eliminatedfromthe body. "Therearetwodifferentmechanismsfordoingthis. WHITEBLOODCELLS
Oneisthesystemof whitebloodcellswhich movearoundtheboth anddevourandremove anyunwantedmbsance.
Thisisanon-specific mechanism.Theother mechanismandthespa cificonehcarriedout bytheimmunesystem. Inresponsetoany foreignproteins.which theimmunologistscall antigen.animmunesys ternwillproduce sue.
cificanti-proteincalled antibody. Theantibodyis pro. Minshapedasamirror imageoftheoutersurfaceor"appearance"of theantigen.
Anantibodywillfitits fmthehighspecificityof theantibodiese.g.each antibodywillbindonly onekindofantigen.
ESSENTIAL
AUCI1A1NSM Suchamechanismis essentialforthesurvival ofanyhumanbeing.If theimmunesystemis impairedandantibodies cannolongerbemade, amanwillsoondiefrom any infection. Apparentlyproduction ofantibodiesis well. meantdefencereaction against foreign e.g. harmfulproteins. Inrheumatism,this productionofantibodies istarriedtoofar. Forsomereasonor ratherreasons,whichno onecanunderstandas yet.theimmunereay.tion
doesnotstopatacar. lainstageasnormallyit would.butgoesonand OD. Antibodiesarecootie. uouslyproduced.
ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY
Theybindtotheirrespectiveantigensand thusformproteincomplexesofantigen-mu, body.Thelatterarede. positedminandaround thesallbloodvessels ofthejoint,causinglo. calinflammation. Asthenumberof thesecompletesincreses,,theimmunesystem makesanotherattempt toremovethem,this timebyproducingantibodiesagainsttheantibodies. Theresulthawser,is thatevenlargercomplexesofantigen-antibody-antiantibody em formedfollowedby evenmoreSG,10nflammatoryreacti. Theprocessongoeson causingpain.swelling andimpairedfunctionof theMintorinother wordscausingtherheumatoiddisease.
VATICANCITY ThePopesaidbetperconscience rz.i4.7., -% to::101
oic)-Arevivalof xte conscienceisthe surfaceofsocialbehaviour, surecurefortoday"s plagueofcrimeand "Whatterseofpolice, wasaim"bmestieg thatitisdemolithingthe Papawhatpenaltiescanbeusede,,,thieel framework duty askedntet thecrimewave?"me." Lamentingthatthecrime thePontiff Navewas'Wryextended" throughouttheworld,Pope "Theonlysuremeansis Paul
AGREATENGLISHMAN
TheaddressgivenbyDr.BERTRAMR.ADDERLEYoftheSt.Thomas MoreCollegeannualdinner.
OnJuly6,1535,442gemsego,agreatEnglishmanandagreatman,Thomf Mere,died.
Hediedforsomethingwhichseemedtomany peopleofhistimealmostatemple,almosta technicalpoint;refusingtotakeanoathin supportofenesestatute,becausetherewas somethinginthepreambletothestatuteof whichhisconsciencedisapproved. Inamomentofnationalcrisishekepthis head,and,indoingso,lostit.
Hewasandremainsanenigma-Sir ThomasMore-almosttwopersons.Sir Thomasmorewasaprophetandpioneerofthe newworldwhichcametoitsbirthatthe Renaissance.
St.ThomasMoregavehislife,unquestionably,forsomethingwhichbekingedtoanolder worldwhichseemedtobedying-Imeanthe HolyCatholicChurch.
GREATPUZZLE
Heisagreatpuzzle-aparadox-what dowemakeofhim?Solongasheremains simplyThomasMore,it'snottoodifficult.
Wecanadmirehimasapioneerofmodern thought:wecanevenpraisehimasamanwho gavehislifeforhisconvictions,howevermistakenwemaythinkthemtohavebeen. ButcallhimaSaintandwedon'tknow quitewherehefits.
Hereisamanwhosesympathiesclearly belongedtotheneworderofthings,whoyet diedasaprotestonbehalfoftheoldorderof things.
ThomasMorewasahumanist,oneofthe mostprominentfiguresinthatrevivaloflearning,thatbroadeningofculture,whichfollowed ontheRenaissance.
ThemenoftheRenaissancelookedBACKWARDSathistorymorethantheirpredecessorsdid.TheoldclassicalauthorsofGreece andRome,longhiddenawayontheshelvesof dustylibraries,cametolightandwerestudied eagerly.
ThemenoftheRenaissancetriedtofeeland tounderstandwhatothermenthoughtcranniesago.ThomasMorewassteepedinall this;abusyman-ChancellorofEnglandhewasyetoneoftheforemostscholarsof hisage.
HewastheintimateofErasmus.Many historiansclaimthattheRenaissance,byopeningmen'smindstonewavenuesofteaming, pavedthewayfortheReformation.
Thatmaybeso,buttheparadoxremains thatoneofthegreatleadersoftheRenaissance diedamartyrfortheCatholicFaith.
THE"WORLD"
science"wasessential,he maintained. "PsycholoMcalconscience oaconsciencereflectedin onitselfwhichcanbekept goingandadvancedbyoar ullyre.andbythesocial environment." said the Pope.
"KNOWYOURSELF" ForaChristian,accord. ingtothePope.moralconscienc moriseven eimportantasthe"mostcomplem andhighestexpressionof theancientPhiloN10), 'Knowyourself." Moralconscience"providesaneswntMIanddecisiveaspectinthedevelop. trentofhumanpersonality.'saidPopePaul. Headdedthat"anyone whoisusedtoincorpora[. ingan018111111D1100ofcon. scienceintoPrayer,knows whatacomfort,whatlight, wh,,,,atomasc.preingofpersonal freedom aeaof suchasexaminationwhich henasifsmirrorthevery eyeofGod."
Inthesecondplace,themenoftheRenaissancelookedOUTWARDSataworldthathad grownlargerthantheworldtheirfathersknew.
TothemenoftheMiddleAges,the"world" meantEuropeandthenorthcoastofAfrica andafewstrange,half-fabulouscountriesin theEastwhichonlyafewunreliabletravellers hadvisited.
Bytheyear1500-thatis35yearsbefore More'sdeath-Columbushaddiscovered America,CabothadsailedtoCanadaandVasco daGamehadreachedtheCapeofGoodHope. Withinaquarterofacentury,theknown worldhadsuddenlygrownthreeorfourtimes itsoldsize.Men'smindswerefascinatedby thethoughtthattherewerestrangeracesin distantpartsoftheearthwhosecustomsand traditionsandwayoflookingatlifeweretotallydifferentfromtheirown.
Andsotleast,themindofThomasMore.
Weallknowthathewroteabookcalled "Utopia",describingthehabitsofanimaginary peopleonsomeremoteisland,andusingthat meanstosatirisetheshortcomingsofhisown day. Thatimaginaryislandoweditsexistence,you couldsay,tothediscoveriesofexplorersamong realislands,20or30yearsbeforethebook wassmitten!
Themindofsuchamanwasnotbounded asmen'smindswereboundedintheMiddle AgesbythehorizonofChristendom.Yetit wmfortheideaandidealofChristendomthat St.ThomasMorediedonthescaffold.
Inthethirdplace,themenoftheRenaissancelookedINWARDS-theywatchedtheir ownthoughts.Theyincreasinglyrealisedthat theproperstudyofmankindisman.
ShemenoftheRenaissancearecalled HUMANISTSbecausetheyrediscoveredthe limblessandthecomplexityandtheabsorbing interestofman.Youseethisallthroughthe 16thCentury-youfinditintheartofShakespeare-youfinditamongthetheologians andtheirgreatlyincreasedstudyofmoral theology.
Andyoufinditinthecharacterofaman likeThomasMore;exemplifiedespeciallyin thatgiftofself-criticismandironywhichdistinguishesFain-whatwecallnowadays,a senseofhumour.
Amanpassionatelyinterestedinmen,allow- *fortheirtemperamentsandsympathising withtheirweakness..
Yetahumanistcouldalsobeamanofstem principle;itwasbecausehewouldnotcondone theweaknessesofthekingwhohadbeenhis friendthatThomasMoredied.
Allthatenlargementofoutlook,BACKWARDS,OUTWARDS,INWARDS,makesSt. ThomasMoreoneofthemodems.
Inourday,anewhumanismflourishes.We havedugfurtherbackintothehistoryofour racethaneverSt.ThomasMoreandhiscontemporariesdid.
Wehavenotdiscoverednewcontinentsthoughwehavelandedonthemoonandwe knowwhatthesurfaceofMarslookedlike.
Wehaveenteredintoclosercontactwithmen ofalienideas,studiedtheirhistoryandpuzzled outthesecretoftheirattitudetowardslife.
Andwehaveturnedbackmorethanever onourselves-analysedthebackgroundof ourownminds,triedtotracetheorginsofour mentalprocesses.
Ourageislostinadmirationofman'sgreatness;itismoretendertowardsman'sweaknesses,momtolerantofhiswrong-doing;more mercifultohisfaults.
Inthisageofincreasingreverenceforman, youandmustlive;wemustremindourselves, asSt.ThomasMoredid,ofthathigherreverencewhichisduetoGod.
Ourneighbourslookonusenobscuresurvivalsfromthepast;museumpieces,whose beliefstheyfindinterestingtostudy,butimpossibletoshare.
Hereandthem,friendsdropoutofthetanks; andweourselvesareoftenillatease,restless, likeashipthatdragsitsanchor.
HISMESSAGE
WhatMessagehasamanlikeThomasMore forus?Canhisvoicespan442years?Ithink itcan.
Ithinkhismessageisthatwe,likehim,must absorbwhatisbestintherestlesscultureof ourowntimes. Yet,thereisapointwherewe,againlike him,moatmakeastandorceasetobecomplete, integralpersons.Itisthecompleteandintegral personwhomeritsthetitle,Saint. hopethatwewillnotlimplytakerefisge inasilencewhichisakintocowardicebuthave themiragetostandforsomethinglestwefall foranything.
WemustkernthehardImsonthatthefewer thevoicesthemareonthesideoftruth,the momdistinctandstrongmustbeourown.It isnotaneasylessontolearn. PerhapsThomasMorecanbeourteacher.
The Pope on how Sunday should be observed
CASTELGANDOLFOINCI.-Sunday shouldbeobservedasadayofphysical andspiritualrest,PopePaulVItolda crowdathissummerresidenceinCashilgandoifo.
Humanbeingswere "birdswith clipped wings"iftheydidnot prayerfullyrecallthe presenceofGod.the PopesaidataSunday Angelustalk. "Werecognisethemeritofthosewhoareobheedtogivetheirwork andtheirtimetoprovide indispensable services forthecommunityeven onSundays."hesaid. "Rutwerecallalways thattheyareSundeYsl andnotonlydestined forPhIMMIFeS1,orfor thediversionofthemind butalsoandprincipally destinedforthesoul's restinthereligiousmo.
PopePaulsaidhe hopedtheprecept.-Remembertoeckeepholy thelord'sday,"would keeporregainits propimportancepanicularlyinsummertime, religiothmoment madeforGod.-he said. -Wearebirdswith dietedwingsifwedo nothavethecapacityto Mt°wrathotowith the!lightof thought. ofprayer.ofapanorAEllievisionoflife,to thesearchfor.toMe presenceof.tothefilial andblessedencounter withtheGodoftheuniverse.with0/11Father whoninheaven. "Itisthefirstduty itistheexpressioachar acteristicofourhigher being.intelligeatand madeespeciallyforthis festive.religiousmom.
RaceTalk
SKYMAJOR,anexI.
Smithinmate,wasresponsibleforabigeffort whenhecontestedtheGraduationStakesover1.300
metreslastSaturday.
ThisBillDillon-trained geldingcamefromwell backonthehometurnafter meetinginterferenceearly intheraceandrocketed downtheoutsidetocollect thesecondprizemoney.
Iexpectabigplungeon thishorsenexttimehe startsandhewillbehard tobeat.
LORNA'SNUISANCE,a SirParamountgelding,was responsibleforanexcellent effortintheSecondDivisionoftheGraduation Stakes.
Hepulledupsorelast timehestartedandcould havebeenalittleunder "toneonSaturday,especiallyashestartedfroman outsidebarrier.
Iexpecthimtogivea goodaccountofhimself nexttimeout.
BEAUFORTCAVALIER whowashorseoftheyear
ByRODEVANS atBunburylastseason, showedthathehasreturnedfromaletupingood conditionandwasagallant secondtoRadisoninthe KeymerGraduationover 1.400metres.
JockeyRodStapleswas abletoholdhisposition withhimandthisSovrango geldingisalwaysagood eachwaybetoveranydistance. ARBUS.afive-year-old geldingbyCourtSentence, isownedandtrainedby JoeAraminiandIhave seenthishorseracemany timesduringtheBunbury season.
Hispriceindoublesdisappearedearlyintheday and 1thinktheyhavejust backedthishorseonerun toosoon.
LasttimeARBUSand LordWoodmet,ARBUS defeatedLordWoodby manylengthsbutthelack ofahitouttoldagainst himlastSaturday. Hewillwininthenear future.
ArenaJottings
Whiletheymaynot bringmuchcheerto theKerryPackerintereststhereporteddefectionsfromMr.Packer's"superTest" groupofplayerswill nodoubtbeapplauded byasubstantialnumberofcricketlovers andmaybringthe wholeaffairtosome sortofconclusion.
Coupledwiththeinternationalauthority'sfuture banonPackerplayers,it couldwellsaveseveral playersfrombeingbanishedfromTest,Sheffield Shieldandevenclubcricketanditalmostcertainly willresultinarevisionof moneypaidtoplayersin firstclassgames.
Butwhetherthegameof cricketwillbethewinner orloserinthelongtermis, sadly,uncertainandthere aresomeindicationseven atthisearlystagethatit mightwellbethelatter.
Thiswouldbeamatter ofcongratulationsfornobody, ThoseplayerswhodeclinedMr.Packer'scontract orhavesincedecidedtowithdraw,particularlythe youngerones,have.itwould appear,madeawisedecision. Therearestillmany questionstoheanswered nowthattheauthorities havemadeplaintoMr. Packertheconsequencesof hisproposal,oneofthe
ByBERNARDJAY
aimsofwhich,ashehas said,wastohaveexclusive televisionrightsofinternationalcricket.
Forexample,forhow longwillthePacker"super Tests"last,assumingthat theyhavesomeinitialsuccess(ofwhichthereisconsiderabledoubt)andwhere willhisplayersinfuture yearscomefrom?
Again,whatwillbethe futureoftheAustralians whohavejobsnotassociateddirectlywithcricket'?
Whatwillbetheattitudeof theiremployerstowardsthe Packerproposal?
Ifsomeobjectionisevidentwillthoseplayerssimplybecomeprofessional cricketersemployedbyMr. Packer?
AssumingthatthePacker series"wipedout,"say. TestandSheffieldShield cricketinAustralia(anassumptionthatcouldbein therealmoffantasy)what wouldthesourceoffunds (ifany)fortherunningof thegamefromthetoplevel downtotheclublevel?
(CricketthroughoutAustraliaatalmosteverylevel benefitssubstantiallyfrom thereceiptsfromTestand interstatematches.which areconsiderable). Whatgroundswillbe availabletoMr.Packer?It issaidthathehasarranged grounds,butwilltheybe first-classgroundsorany-
thingapproachingthatstandard?
Thereareotherquestions, includingtheone;What willtheplayerssignedget outofit?
Therehasbeentalkof sumslike$30,000ayear, butnothingdefinitehas beenpublished. Therewouldsurelybe noobjectionstoanyAustralianbecomingaprofessionalcricketer,ifthatis whathewantstodo,but ofnecessityhemustplay underthejurisdictionof the'currentauthority(which isnotMr.Packer)when neededandelsewherewhen notneeded,ashechooses. Anotherpointthatshould beborneinmindisthat therearesomemembersof theAustralianteamwho havedoneextremelywell outofcricketand,infact. havelittlecausetocomplainabouttheamountof moneytheyhavegotinthe pastandarestillgetting outofit. (AllthisismeanttoapplyonlytotheAustralians concerned.TheEnglishmenandWestIndians,for instance,areplaceddifferentlyinmostareas). Everybodyfavoursgiving playersasmuchmoneyas possibleandnodoubt somethingwillbedoneto achievethis,buttobeeffectiveinthelongtermit willhavetobedonebythe Australiancricketauthoritiesandnobodyelse.
FOOTBALLCOMPETITION
playedonegamelessthan theothers,havethebest chanceofsuccess. Kalamundastartedthe gamestronglyandinthe firsthalfplayedafarbetterbrandoffootballthan Metropolitans. Lackingsystemindefence,Metropolitansalsoerred inrepeatedlykickingthe ball_highagainstastrong wind. GeorgeChiari,Tommy CambellandMikeRafferty,forKalamunda,took fulladvantageofthiserror andpreventedtheballfrom enteringthebacklineson manyoccasions.
Inthefirsthalf,agood penaltygoalwasscoredby PrimoChiariforKalamun da,andathalf-timethe scoreswere:Kalamunda, 2.2;Metropolitans,0.1.
NEWTACTICS
FromthestartofthesecondhalfMetropolitans changedtheirtactics. Theystartedtoplaytheir typicalrun-onstyleoffootballandcutthroughthe Kalamundadefencewith apparentease.
PatWardandGregFarmermadeuseoftheirspeed andhandballingabilityto byrasstheKalamunda-controlledmidfieldandthrust intoattack.
Ontheotherhand,the Kalamundaforwardline brokedownunderpressure, scoringonlyapointto Metropolitans'1.7. Itwasgoodtoseethe returntotheMetropolitans teamofGregFarmerand KeranKinsella,bothtalentedplayers,anditishoped thattheycontinuetoplay, astheygivethegamea greatboost.
GREYHOUND SELECTIONS
ByGuestTipsterMr.J.COLE
ALBANY-7.40p.m.
GRADE4-530m.
I.RedDebutante,2. SneakyRoutine,3.PiedIssue,4.NewRetreat,5.Our BoyDibs,6.MagicMacarthur,7.AnotherDrifter,8. ThinkWest,(res)9.Pickanero,(res)10.Grimwade Girl, Select:1,5,3.
MAIDEN-8p.m,
QUALIFIEDMAIDENS -530m.
1.AtomMan,2.Holstein,3.OurSherdena,4. WelcomeThought,5.FrenjoLad,6.Taremill,7.SundayOlympic.8.Joint's Wonder,(res)9.Yellow Hammer,(res)10.MasqueradeLass. Select:3,1,8.
INVITATION-8.20p.m. NONPENALTY-530m.
1.SpaceRumour,2. Erin'sPhantom,3.HalfA Million,4.MarcusRate,5. MissPingarl,6.FabruTiger.7.CobbittyAnn,8. DarkadaleBoy,(res)9.HighlandBrin,(res)10.Alglatac. Select:1,7,6. ALBANY-8.40p.m. GRADE4-530m. 1.DuchessJubilee,2. Minlex,3.CastleSalute,4. MalteseRecord,5.WoeIs Me.6.BoeingBoeing,7. ContentedCharm,8.DymatteIssue.(res)9.Bayiera Star,(res)10.NewPulse. Select:4,5,1.
DISTANCE-9p.m. DISCRETIONARY GRADING-740m, I.RomanDrama,2. FaithfulLitzi,3,Trillick, 4. LadyBandicoot, 5. DameMacleod,6.Cuban Gypsy,7.SmallTag,8. BrigZana,(res)9.RomanticStreet,(res)10.Hooker'sBid. Select:8,2,
EXPERIENCETELLS
Inthesecondgameofthe day.W.A.I.T.GoldtriumphedoverQueensParkin agamewhichwasmuch closerthanthe15-point marginindicated, Asusual,QueensPark triedhardandonlytheexperienceofsomeofthe W.A.I.T.playerswasthe difference between the teams. Specialmentionmusthe madeoftheyoungQueens ParkgoalkeeperwhoshowedgreatcourageunderpressureandofFrankParsons,whoworkedhardfor W.A.I.T.Gold.
TheonlyinterestingaspectofthefinalgamebetweenFinbarsandW.A.I.T. BluewasthatTonyReilly kickedeightgoalsforFinbars,enablinghimtotake abigleadinthegoalkickers'award.
RESULTS
Nletropolitans,1.8,defeatedKalamunda,2.2.Goalscorers:P.Chiari,(Kal),L. Brun(Mets).BEST:G. Farmer(Mets).P.Ward (Me's),G.Chiari(Kal). W.A.I.T.Gold,5.10,defeatedQueensPark,2.4. Goal-scorers:J.Fitzgerald, 2;F.McCormack,P.AndrewsandR.Pezzali,each one.QueensPark:M. George.BEST.F.Paisano (W.A.I.T.), P. Andrews (W.A.I.T.),M. George (QueensPark). Finbars,14.9,defeated W.A.1.T.Blue,nil.Goalscorers:T.Reilly,8;M. McAllister,2;T.Carrol,T. Sheinan,L.O'DeaandD. Rafferty.BEST:T.Reilly, M.KennedyandT.Carrot. -KEVINBURKE.
INVITATION-9.20p.m. NONPENALTY-530m. I.TearawayLass,2.Red Sequence,3.FriskyFable, 4.SedgleyLad,5.Think Speed,6.MisterToewyte, 7.Giacometi,8.JollyEdison,(res)9.BusyCoven, (res)10.CosmicSam. Select:6,2,