Clark's BCC [British Council of Churches] document seems good - joining BCC will cost much more than a thousand pounds per annum. Diocesan deaneries favour joining.

Suggests several potential publications in which to place the pamphlet. The three Tablet articles are to be sent to members of ARCIC.

"... it is not strictly necessary for Our Lord to be born of a virgin. I am not sure that St Thomas doesn't make the point."
Read Laurentin before you finish the pamphlet.
manuscript ps: "I have now read your paper on Argument [? Agreement] in Faith. It is excellent and should have wider circulation. Many thanks."

Brother Reinhold Zielinski, a Dominican student at Cambridge, recently ordained to the Diaconate has asked if Bishop Clark would ordain him as a priest at Trinity College.

Copies of articles sent to all ARCIC members. Like to see Tillard's paper on Priesthood and Ministry.
R [René] Lourentine's great study of the first two chapters of St Luke's Gospel hints that St Luke's information may have come to him, via the circle of which St John was the centre, from Our Lady. Impressed that while St Luke presents information representing her point of view, the infancy narratives of St Matthew is through the eyes of St Joseph.

Information passed between St Luke and St John. St Matthew's presentation is through the eyes of St Joseph. Odd that some consider St Luke to be quite independent of St Matthew

Bp Clark's pamphlet on the Virgin Birth - thoroughly scholarly and enlightening. Like to see it published. The public's general obsession with sex means that there might be unfortunate effects with the treatment of "clauso utero" and "intactum hymen". Grateful for the personal help as after his conversion he was led to believe that unless he accepted the clauso utero he should have "made shipwreck of the faith".
BP Clark's sermon on TV this morning will have done a lot of good.

Suggestion for BCC consultant to attend and answer questions. Bp Warlock's answer is attached.
Louis Bouyer's book, L'Eglise de Dieu has the right background for the International Commission discussions.

Gordon Wheeler's reply on the Common Bible: hope he makes the proposal as from the Liturgical Commission. Cardinal seemed favourable to it.

If one substitutes for "relationship" the word "communion" - then could have said: every Christian is in a real (though sometimes imperfect) communion with the Roman Catholic Church. One could say same thing not only about individual separated brethren but about their "churches or ecclesial communities". cf "The Theology of Vatican II' pp 124-134.

Forwarding a letter from Rev Vassily James, whose anthropologist father (Rev Professor O E James) the Bishop knew. The letter is described as being critical of a Catholic pilgrimage to Walsingham. This, he passes on to Bishop Clark for his action, with the author's permission.

Meetings of the Working Party on the Pastoral aspect of irregular marriages. Going to see Derek Worlock in Liverpool but should have done his homework for the meeting in 3rd week of October.
Wrote to David Norris to criticise two statements in the draft Canon Law document on Marriage - must not use the word "murder" for abortion - guess what the other point was!

Covering letter for a note on the proposal for handling mixed marriages. A stumbling block. May not stay on the International Commission [ARCIC?] is the Cardinal's proposals go through.

Thanks for a copy of [Leonard?] Cheshire's talk about the Morality of War. Advises that this should not be published by CTS as Cheshire's reputation is very great and Bishop Butler fears this defence of war would encourage complacency. Also, publication by CTS might seem to accord the views with a semi-official Catholic status.
Finds the arguments unconvincing and could state his criticisms at length if asked to do so. Notes he says nothing about nuclear war.
manuscript annotation: "Asked Bp. Butler to write to Cheshire (Letter 25-x-1979)"

Interested to hear how Dick Stewart disagrees with Bishop Butlers statements and what Bishop Clark feels he needs to forgive Bishop Butler for. Suspects that he was "'rocking the boat' - the unforgivable sin." Hopes Dick [Stewart] will do good in Rome. Suspects that Leslie Brown thinks Bishop Butler has broken with "Cabinet Solidarity" - "What I really think is that many people do not like my implied ecclesiology. I'm sorry they don't like it, because I am sure it is true!!"

Sorry Bp Clark cannot attend the clergy In-Service Training . Fitzpatrick / Von Hugel - problem of reconciling the historical and the metaphysical approaches to reality. Disregarded the latest attack in "Faith" - quoting my letter without permission. The Nun's action was not representative; Dick Sutherland and two others came up with the same name for her.

Having been asked to preach at the Chaplaincy in UEA (University of East Anglia) on 28 October 1979, asks if he could stay overnight at the White House.
Also notes that his statement in the Times has stirred up a hornets' nest. "... Archbishop of Cardiff saying he agreed with every word of my statement; makes me feel I must have been gravely mistaken!"
Manuscript note that he'd be happy if Bishop Clark said no as he does not wish to impose.

Writing to a "Dr Ibbett" to apply for non-fasting communion for:

1. an old lady of 89
2. a Sister who has to take nourishment during the night

The notes contain the proposals for the trustees for the Banham £1000 endowment:

1. The Bishop of Northampton is always a trustee
2. The Abbot of Downside (or an OSB appointee) is the second for as long as the Beccles remains a Benedictine mission - goes to Northampton Diocese if that ceases
3. A lay trustee from Beccles congregation in consultation with the Beccles' rector and Bishop of Northampton.
   Write to RE Banham, the Abbot of Downside to this effect.