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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Church rebuked for 'new' baptism</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elizabeth Allen</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>November 23, 2004</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DOUBT has been cast on the validity of hundreds of
baptisms at a Brisbane Catholic church.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The baptisms were performed at St Mary's Church at
South Brisbane during the past few years. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Archbishop of Brisbane John Bathersby has accused
the church of baptising "invalidly" by not using the traditional
liturgy.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Instead of baptising in the name of the "Father,
Son and Holy Spirit", Fr Peter Kennedy and his assistant Fr Terry Fitzpatrick
used the words "Creator, Liberator and Sustainer". </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Full article: <A
href="http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11469388%5E3102,00.html">http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11469388%5E3102,00.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--<BR>Stephen Korsman<BR><A
href="mailto:skorsman@theotokos.co.za">skorsman@theotokos.co.za</A><BR><A
href="http://www.theotokos.co.za">www.theotokos.co.za</A><BR> <BR>IC |
XC<BR>---------<BR>NI | KA<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>