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by Dr. Leslie RUMBLE, M.S.C.

Initial comment from the compiler:
Extracts from some five paragraphs from the INTRODUCTION to Rev. Dr. Leslie Rumble, M.S.C.'s last book, written in 1972 - "QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH" - preface this portal to much of his apologetical writings which commenced from the early 1930's.
...Since the Second Vatican Council, there have been numerous amendment and changes to a variety of disciplinary laws and customs, for example:

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, on June 14, 1966, directed that, in respect of The Index of Banned Books, the penalties of excommunication ceased to have the force of law in the Church.
Cremation was permitted, provided that it did not demonstrate a denial of faith in the resurrection of the body.
Fasting days became Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, and
Abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednesday, all of the Fridays of Lent, including Good Friday. On these days there is to be complete abstinence from meat and soup or gravy made from meat. All Fridays are days of abstinence - but, some other form of penance may be substituted.
The Eucharistic Fast is now one hour from solid food and alcoholic liquids, and one hour from non-alcoholic liquids
Reception of the Eucharist under both species is now permitted, as also is Communion in the Hand.
Pope John Paul II in October, 2002, added The Luminous Mysteries to the Rosary: The Baptism in the Jordan, The Wedding at Cana, The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God, The Transfiguration, The Institution of the Eucharist...
For greater detail on all matters, please consult The Catechism of The Catholic Church.

Dr Rumble wrote:
Two things must be noted. Firstly, although the Second Vatican Council made no specifically infallible decisions, its declarations naturally included much Catholic teaching already infallibly defined: Secondly, its own sixteen documents as promulgated by Pope Paul VI are at least authoritative explanations and applications of Catholic doctrine and discipline. As Catholics we believe that, quite apart from infallible decrees, the Holy Spirit guides and protects the Church in the exercise of her ordinary teaching authority, and especially so during an Ecumenical Council. Catholics, therefore, are obliged in a spirit of faith and in conscience to accept conciliar decisions, adjusting their ways of thinking, speaking and acting to the guidance afforded by them.
In saying that, I am not suggesting to others that they should do what I myself have not had to do. It was in a very different era with a very different atmosphere that I commenced my radio sessions on Station 2 SM, Sydney, Australia, on the occasion of Sydney's International Eucharistic Congress in 1928. I began the session months in advance of the Congress primarily to explain its significance, and after-wards decided to continue it for the purpose of supplying information generally to interested inquirers on religious matters, whether from the biblical, historical, philosophical or scientific points of view ...
... At the time of Pope John XXIII's election in 1958, however, I was thinking of retiring to less exacting duties. Advancing years, failing eyesight and other disabilities were making it increasingly difficult for me to meet a deadline each week for my sessions. But his announced intention of convoking a General Council of the Church seemed to confront me with a new challenge. The daily papers were rife with speculations and predictions of far-reaching changes. For over thirty years I had been explaining, justifying and defending the Catholic religion as then generally accepted. If Pope John's Council was not satisfied with things as they were, how far would renewal go, what alterations would be made, and how much would I have to unsay? I could find some consolation here in the thought that even St. Augustine, in 427, three years before his death, published two volumes of "Retractations", correcting statements his maturer knowledge required either to be with- drawn or otherwise expressed ...
... As for my pre-conciliar replies, some of the positions I earlier maintained no longer hold good. But there have been no changes in the essentials of the Catholic religion; and I would certainly say that reasons given for previously existent customs were quite sound even if the Council thought there were better reasons in changed circumstances for other directives. Even now there are still different aspects of complicated issues, with much to be said for former practices even if there seems more to be said for newer ones adopted in the interests of up-dating the Church to make it more meaningful for the modern generation.
Of one thing, sometimes doubted or denied, I am quite sure. There will always be a need for apologetics. In fact, genuine ecumenical progress will be brought to a halt unless the reasons for each one's religious position are duly explained and subjected to a reconsideration by others who have not hitherto thought deeply enough about them. An element of apologetics is presupposed by the ecumenical movement of its very nature. I speak of apologetics, not of polemics which imply acrimonious disputes intent on the defeat of those regarded as hostile to one's own position. No place should ever be given to acrimony, although one may be called upon to take a definite stand uncompromisingly, giving his reasons for it as he sees them, and speaking always with ecumenical sympathy and charity.

CONTENTS

The Adventists,  (1951)

Angels And Devils,  (1949)

Anglican Bishops In Australia, Reply To The   (1953)

Anglican Questions, Catholic Answers To Some   (1953)

Baptists, The  (1954)

Bible Alone, The   (1959)

Bible Quizzes to a Street Preacher

Birth Control, The Truth About (coming)  (1960)

Catholics And Freemasonry,  (1951)

Catholics In Name Only,  (1960)

Catholic Instruction Course  (1955)

Christian Science Religion, What Is the   (1959)

Congregationalists, The   (1959)

Confession Questions to a Street Preacher

Eucharist Quizzes to a Street Preacher  (1940)

Existentialism,

Five Pre-Marriage Instructions On The Catholic Religion,  (1946)

Freemasonry - Myth and Menace  (1957)

Hell Questions,  (1940)

Missing Catholics  (1951)

I Must Obey The Church,  (1934)

Jehovah Witnesses, The  (1954)

Jehovah Witnesses, The Incredible Creed of The  (1955)

John Wesley And The Methodists,  (1955)

Marriage Questions  (1940)

Mormons, The - or Latter day Saints,  (1965)

Mormons, The - The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter day Saints,  (1966/7)

New Light On Martin Luther  (1950)

PARANORMAL PHENOMENA - 13 Articles from April 1993 - Oct. 1994 by Dr. L. Rumble, M.S.C.
Dr. Rumble's famous series first appeared in ANNALS" in 1958. He died on Nov. 11, 1975. Many of his books are still being reprinted!
To obtain copies of these articles phone or fax the numbers or e-mail "Annals Australasia" as shown below"