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To: John Hunt who wrote (649)	6/14/1999 1:10:00 PM
From: Father Terrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1615

Church trial for death comet cult THE Catholic Church will hold an inquiry into a doomsday cult which claims a comet will destroy the Earth before the new millennium. In a rare move, the cult spawned by the so-called "Little Pebble", William Kamm, are to be tested by the Church, it was announced yesterday. Mr Kamm is the leader of the Order of St Charbel, an unorthodox Catholic cult based at Nowra on the NSW south coast. The inquiry will aim to provide a definitive statement on Mr Kamm and the cult's beliefs which are claimed to be a "message from heaven". Church spokesman Fr Brian Lucas said yesterday the Bishop of Wollongong Rev Philip Wilson would establish a commission of experts in theology and canon law to investigate the cult. Mr Kamm claims to have received a message predicting a cataclysmic comet will hit Earth before the millennium. The sect, which has bases in four States, was last year the subject of a Victorian and Australian Federal Police investigation into its finances and suspected criminal law breaches. Fr Lucas said for several years Wollongong bishops indicated the church did not consider Mr Kamm's visions authentic or the activities of his sect consistent with Catholic practice. "But he has still been trying to petition the bishop and make claims that what he's saying is authentic," Fr Lucas said. "(He) is pretty persistent, so to bring the matter to a head and to be in a position to make a definitive statement, (the Church) is establishing this commission." A statement released by the Diocese of Wollongong yesterday said the commission would give clear guidance to people about Mr Kamm's claims. "The investigation will be conducted (according to) procedures established by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith," it said. The process was detailed and designed to give Mr Kamm and others a chance to put their case. Nowra Order of St Charbel spokesman Richard Williams last night welcomed the commission. "We greet this with great joy because it's something we've been seeking for the best part of 15 years," he said. "It's very frustrating to have to sit back when you know that what you're receiving is truly from heaven." Mr Williams said the recent floods in Wollongong were part of a "prophecy of Our Lady". The prophecy also predicts an earthquake and villages north of Wollongong would bear the full brunt of a tidal wave, he said.