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Political ethics inquiry

By Peter Rosengren

The need for Catholics to enter or become more involved in Australian political life and to bring their Christian values into play in the political arena will be a subject of a paper to be released early next year by the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council.

Bishop Kevin Manning, chairman of the ACSJC, said the council would release a paper on the role of politicians in contemporary Australian society designed to promote the positive aspects and importance of altruistic involvement in politics.

It will primarily examine the role of politicians in Australia today.

The 16-member Council, a body set up by the bishops of Australia and overseen by the Bishops' Committee for Justice Development and Peace, has been charged with the task of producing statements on social justice issues in light of the Church's teaching.

"It's still very much in draft form, we're still working on it," Bishop Manning said, "but we've used as a starting point the current disillusionment with our political leaders and the allegations that they're out of touch, they're arrogant, they don't listen, they don't always tell the truth."

He said that while the paper would hold contemporary political values up to careful scrutiny it would also be mindful of the difficult job that politicians had.

"We pay respect to the task which they have, there's no question about that," he said.

But the document would also examine the task of representation and look at the responsibilities that politicians have when they do get into office.

In Western Australia the list of ex-premiers and the one deputy who have either gone to jail and/or faced royal commissions is embarrassing.

"We're going to look at the task they have of representation. For example, listening and being responsible to community opinion, acting ethically, displaying leadership, balancing expert advice from the bureaucracy and special interest groups against the grass-roots opinions."

Bishop Manning listed issues the paper would look at, including: the majority versus the rights of the minority; the place of public opinion surveys; the rights of groups such as aborigines, ethnic communities, rural communities and women, and how they are represented in parliament.

However, he also said the paper would look at the desirability of Catholics participating in all legitimate forms of political activity. "(We'll be) urging Catholics to take a keen interest in elections which general opinion says that they haven't always done," he said.

"And we'll be looking at the responsibilities that parliamentarians have when they get into office. We're certain to be saying that a politician has got an honourable vocation and there needs to be better respect between the citizen and the leader. We'd also be looking at how the politician works for the common good," he said.

"There's a feeling around that they don't always represent the views of the majority of people. Lobby groups and so on have an inordinate effect on politicians, then there's the matter of promises made before an election and not always adhered to after the election."

Bishop Manning said the paper would be calling for a return to the traditional ideal of the honourable vocation of the politician.

"We have had sterling men in politics, its that type of person that we want to project.

Really, there's no place in politics for selfadvancement and so on. And this is the question that's been raised. Do they serve themselves or serve their voters?" he

asked. He also criticised the ability of some politicians to avoid being influenced by reality.

"So often we find them not fronting up to the real issues. It's become an art form, that we get all these superficial issues, sidetracks, while important legislation just lies on the table in parliament waiting to be processed," he said.

Asked if the document could be applied with benefit in Western Australia, he said it could be applied in any of the States. He also criticised the confusion of legislated law with moral correctness.

"Another little sidelight there is that people have a concept that because something is politically correct it's therefore morally correct, and this is not always the case," he said.

Bishop Manning's remarks came at the same time as Victorian Premier, Jeff Kennett's, strong reaction to Catholic, Uniting Church and Salvation Army criticism of key aspects of his government.

The churches recently criticised the Victorian Liberal government's promotion of gambling as a means of revenue raising for Victoria, and it's privatisation of State assets, including the electricity and water agencies.

In an interview with the Melbournebased Herald Sun newspaper, Mr Kennett said churches were no longer looking after the souls of the community and that their involvement in the field of politics was an indication of acknowledgment of failure on their part.

Churches, he said, had lost followers at an alarming rate leaving them in danger of becoming irrelevant.

"You go to church now," he said in the interview, "and most of them have lost their audience."

However, the spokesman for the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, Father Mark Coleridge, on ABC radio, rejected Mr Kennett's criticisms "Mr Kennett may see it like that," he

Bishop Kevin Manning said, "but I think it is a very partial and misleading perception, because the churches have been as critical of the Labor Government in Canberra on some issues as they are of the Liberal Government here in Victoria."

"In other words, its not a partisan question, its a question of issues and decisions which affect the lives of millions of people."

He said there was no question that the Kennett government had done many things which would work for the long term good of Victorians.

"But there are other decisions, other styles of government in this present government, which leave many people uneasy.

"It's at that point that the churches have intervened . . . it's a question of what works best for the good of all Victorian people," he said.

Bunbury's beautiful ability ... Australians urge landmine abolition

Nicole Brennan of St Joseph's Catholic Primary in Bunbury, right, who is mildly intellectually handicapped appreciatively watches Cameron Spence who is showing her "some pretty terrific drawing" he's Just completed. Cameron Is one of a number of Bunbury students who are not disabled who are helping disabled students In their classes. Full report, Pages 8-9

More than 210,000 Australians tened by the response. "I have have urged the Australian difficulty remembering a camGovernment to support an inter- paign which gained so much national ban on anti-personnel support in such a short period landmines in a petition present- just under 200,000 signatures for ed to the Senate on Tuesday. a petition in just six weeks. The On the same day, a senior dele- Church's ability to take up a gation of Australian church lead- humanitarian issue such as this ers and aid officials called on with such enthusiasm is really both the Minister for Defence quite staggering," he said.

Science and Personnel, Gary The secretary of the Australian Punch, and NSW Labor Senator Catholic Bishops' Committee for Michael Foreshaw to present the Justice, Development and Peace, petitions to the Government.

Bishop Kevin Manning, said the The presentation took place petitions clearly showed that just one day before Mr Punch left Australians wanted their GovernAustralia to travel to Vienna to ment to take the landmines crisis attend the review of the United much more seriously.

Nations Convention on In"Australians clearly are humane Weapons. repulsed by the terrible loss of The petitions were coordinated life and shocking injuries curby Australian Catholic Relief, rently being caused by anti-perAustcare, Force Ten and the sonnel landmines in many counUniting Church's Social tries," Bishop Manning said.

Responsibility and Justice "These weapons are being Committee throughout Australia. used so widely and in such an Australian Catholic Relief irresponsible manner that govdirector Michael Whiteley said ernments and armies can no his agency was particularly hear- longer justify their use."

A man of sorrows, aquainted with grief These words were penned on the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows last week, 15 September. The Feastday has frequently been connected, curiously enough, with sad and painful events that happened either to myself or to others.

No doubt the conjunction of these events was coincidental, but their link with the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrow raises the perennial and ultimately unanswerable question of 'why'? Why suffering? Why does it so often strike the innocent?

We are used to the concept of punishment for crime. In fact, our legal system demands it on behalf of society, What we cannot come to terms with is why innocent people bear heavy burdens that they do not deserve? I am sure many people

have asked themselves the same question and have grappled with it when trying to console a friend or when trying to come to terms with undeserved suffering in their own lives.

Because there is no pat answer, I will not attempt to give one. It is better to see how best to cope with suffering and how to draw some benefit from it.

We know that pain is often a message the body sends that something is wrong and needs to be corrected. The remedy, which can also be painful in itself, eventually brings relief and we begin to see that the body's initial warning was, in the long run, in its own best interests.

Pain in our lives can also have the same effect. It can help us grow, it can lead us to deal with situations that have to be faced, it

can even purify us, making us more sensitive to the pain of others around us.

Those who have suffered physically or mentally, develop an awareness of the suffering of others and become the best counsellors and friends. They can listen to others, and, even without words, be an enormous source of support because they too have known suffering.

I sometimes suggest to priests who are trying to cope with a personal crisis that they will develop a deep spiritual quality of empathy and compassion that will help them be better priests and shepherds. I ask them to identify with Jesus Himself, the Good Shepherd, who knew suffering beyond our experience, and who is able to say - " Come to me all you who labour and are

heavily burdened, and I will refresh you'.

We know that pain and suffering are part of humanity's fallen condition. There is no way of avoiding our share of it. The promises of Jesus are there already, promises of inner peace, forgiveness, joy and the conviction of being loved. He never promised that we would be free of all suffering except in the final union with Him in paradise.

Even his mother knew suffering. Her prayers can support us as we go through trials that we cannot fully understand.

Our Sunday Mass is meant to be a source of joy as we worship God as a redeemed community.

Let us also see that at Mass we can unite our sufferings with those of the risen Jesus who offered all His sufferings and

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Perspective death in His great sacrifice and self-offering for the redemption of the world.

Volunteers College leads in formation needed for street appeal The special needs of people with Society's goal to build up a force of psychiatric disabilities are the focus community volunteers working in of the St. Vincent de Paul annual conjunction with trained professtreet appeal to be held on Friday sionals to help the mentally dis22 September. abled.

The proceeds of this year's street "Fortunately, our dedicated band appeal will go to help fund accom- of volunteers keeps our running modation, care and counselling for expenses to a minimum, but ongothe mentally ill in WA. ing maintenance costs and providThe Society has expanded its ser- ing for professional carers are convices and advocacy for mentally ill siderable drains on resources," Mr people since a government integra- Templeman said. The Society tion policy has forced many urgently needs donations to further patients of psychiatric hospitals its help for the mentally ill in WA, which has reached crisis situation. onto the streets.

Former State Government Health De-institutionalised people often have nowhere to live and nobody to Minister Keith Wilson heads the care for them, which often leads to Society taskforce to coordinate supsuffering and neglect. The Society port services for the mentally ill. will open two Residential Care The society has asked the West Homes in Perth, providing shelter, Australian public to dig deep once food, clothing and comfort for up to again to help these people in greatsix people. Demand for the Society's est need in the community. mental care support is increasing, People able to spend a few hours and far exceeds supply. collecting for this very worthy cause Accommodation coordinator, Mr can telephone 325 3649 for more Gary Templeman, said it was the information.

At the official opening of Stages 2 and 3 of Mercy College, Koondoola on 15 September, support and thanks was expressed by both Liberal Party and Labor Party dignitaries for the contribution of Catholic schools to education in Australia.

The official opening and blessing was of new science laboratories, classrooms and other facilities constructed at a cost of more than $1.1 million.

Attending the opening Senator Jim McKiernan, said "Non-government schools - like Mercy College - play a crucial role in our education system. Few people realise that Australia is one of the few countries in the world to possess a truly dual system of education - a system which includes both. . ."

A short while later Premier Richard Court said: "Currently we have about 26% of Western Australian school students educated in the nongovernment sector . . . it is quite a unique system that has developed in this country and one that we can be extremely proud of."

The Director of Catholic Education in Western Australia, Mrs Therese Temby, said: "Catholic education today, even more urgently than in the past, aims to ensure that each student has the opportunity for full growth that leads to action an action that reflects underlying Catholic beliefs and values that are infused into your total life."

The new facilities were blessed by the Vicar General for the Archdiocese of Perth, Monsignor Michael Keating, who has had a long association with Mercy College and the surrounding schools from the time when he was the parish priest at Balga. In addition to the new educational facili-

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Mercy College principal, Richard Finucane, holds up one of the crucifixes blessed by Monsignor Keating

ties, which had been largely funded by grants of

$440,000 from the Commonwealth Government

and Low Interest Loans of $680,000 by the State Government, Monsignor Keating also blessed a new Parents & Friends shop which has been built at a cost of $100,000 funded by a loan from the Archdiocesan Development Fund.

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Father Karol holding aloft his floral birthday basket cheered on by parish Priest, Father Andrew.

ONE CHURCH, ONE PRAYER Pope John Paul II's general prayer intention for the month of September is: "That the Catechism of the Catholic Church be used in the new evangelization to deepen faith.'

Christians of Western Australia can loin with the Vicar of Christ in praying for the coming of the Kingdom of God.

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Salvatorian Father Karol is a rather special priest and friend to many, so a large number attended a very significant Mass in his honour.

Not only was it his 43rd birthday, but it was celebrated as a healing Mass by Greenmount parish priest Father Andrew Pyka with seven Salvatorian priests, to ask for God's healing for Father Karol who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Parishioners joined hands to call down the Holy Spirit on Father Karol to heal him and be strengthened by their supplicating prayer and warmth of togetherness in his time of need.

Father Andrew is asking for prayers from the people of Western Australia to ask for God's healing for Father Karol.

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History finds new home in refurbished archives

By Peter Rosengren The importance of historical archives was that they helped us to understand the past and in so doing not to repeat its mistakes, Monsignor Michael Keating, Vicar-General of the Archdiocese of Perth, said recently when he blessed the newly refurbished archdiocesan archive facilities.

The ceremony, held in the diocesan offices at Victoria Square, Perth, saw the blessing of the new facilities which include a two-level storage and research facility that holds documents going back to the earliest periods of the Church in Western Australia.

Presided over by diocesan archivist, Presentation Sister Frances Stibi, the archives include a wealth of information for and scholars modern-day researchers.

Mgr Keating said that, as the whole point of historical archives

in preserving the past was so important, he was especially pleased to see the new facilities refurbished and better resourced.

Among the interesting features are the upstairs section which contains copies of The Record, one of Australia's first Catholic newspapers, going back to 1874.

Downstairs is a large storage and working area including a firesafe vault that holds the most historically precious and fragile originals, such as letters and invitations to public functions.

"From those letters we find out what happened and what the people were like," Sr Frances said. "We have almost every invitation that Bishop Griver received from Government House to things like government receptions, and his letters of refusal," she said.

One of the reasons the good Bishop never attended such functions, she said, was his desire to lead a religious and not-so-public existence.

Monsignor Keating, left, prays at the blessing watched by archivist Sr Frances Stibi and the Cathedral caretaker, Ray lssa.

By contrast there is relatively little material on Bishop Brady, the founding bishop of the diocese. "We really only have a few letters and an account book," she said.

Sr Frances also displayed a

Pope urges an end to French nuclear tests Pope John Paul has said he is against French nuclear testing in the Pacific and thinks it should be stopped.

The comments were made on his way to Africa on 14 September when he was interviewed by reporters on board the papal plane.

"They should be banned, and in any case put under controls," the Pope said about the tests.

At the same time, he said he was sure France "has its reasons" for resuming the testing program.

"As a matter of principle, one should not give too much importance to these tests," he said.

Shortly after the Pope spoke on the matter the Vatican Press Office underlined that his comments should be understood in the context of the global nuclear question. The Pope hoped that in the future the use of nuclear weapons would be banned everywhere, it said.

Four days earlier, on 10 September, Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, outlined key points in the thinking of Pope John Paul and the Vatican on nuclear issues.

On his way to Apia as special envoy of the Pope to the celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the Catholic Church in Western Samoa, Cardinal Etchegaray took part in a conference organised by the National Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace of New Zealand.

central register of all baptisms in Perth parishes between the years 1930 and 1970. The baptisms all list the name, date of birth, date and place of baptism.

Part of the diocesan archives now include a computerised

record system, funded by a grant from the Western Australian Historical Association, on which a significant number of cemetery records are kept.

She said that in conjunction with the computerised system the archives facility was also working on developing a complete data base which could be used with the software developed especially for their computer. "For example, we have very poor records of the East Perth Catholic cemetery, so we're working at building up a deaths data base," she said.

However there is a complete set of records for all those who were buried from St Patrick's church in the cemetery at York.

On the computerised system a researcher can enter new deaths records or search for past deaths through the system.

"There are lots and lots of people who search for this kind of information," she said. "We can pull up information by parish, by cemetery or by priest."

Poster to promote CWL national conference

A student at Lumen Christi College in Gosnells has won a competition to create a poster to promote the Catholic Women's League of Australia's national conference in Perth next month.

CWLA national president Georgie Bruce-Smith presented Jyoti Manik. a Year 10 student, with her prize recently.

Mr Lance Taylor, an arts teacher at Lumen Christi, accepted another cheque on behalf of the college.

The competition was open to all Catholic High Schools and had as "The Second Vatican Council in its Constitution its subject the theme of the coming on the Church in the Modern World considered conference: Women of Hope. the risks that nuclear weapons, just as all armaMany of the entries showed a high ments of mass destruction, entail for the whole of degree of imagination and sensitivhumanity," he said. ity, Ms Bruce-Smith said.

"The relevant passage of the Council document All were interesting in their interconcludes: "So that these weapons might never pretation of hope in the world of again be used in the future, the bishops of the today, she added. whole world, assembled in the General Council, The winning poster, pictured left, admonish everybody, and in particular civil appear on the cover of all Mass rulers and supreme military commanders, to will books and document wallets in use consider constantly before God, and before the at the national conference, which whole of humanity, their awesome responsibiliwill be held at Aquinas College ties,— Cardinal Etchegaray said. from 8-13 October.

The French-born Cardinal, a former Archbishop of Marseille, was the principal speaker at the conference and said that the Holy See believed the world's nuclear powers should work for complete nuclear disarmament.

Cardinal Etchegaray said that in a conference held at the UN headquarters in New York on 17 April this year, the States that are signatories to the nuclear weapons non-proliferation treaty expressly undertook to conclude during the coming year a further treaty on the banning of all nuclear tests.

He said that the Holy See strongly advocated that decision and continues to promote its implementation. It was the role of Christians to call on the responsible leaders of their respective countries to revitalise the process.

Jyoti's poster and all other entries will be on display at Aquinas for the duration of the conference. Key speaker at the conference will be renowned English doctor, Sheila Cassidy.

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Example is the best way to lead

Dynamic young speakers set to kick off Friday nights Due to overwhelming demand, Friday Nights are again set to become a special time for Perth's young Catholics.

Starting on Friday, 6 October, some of Perth's finest young speakers, musicians and actors will be teaming up together on a monthly basis to present an evening of fun, music, talks and dramas for young Catholics (over the age of 16).

Unlike the 'Friday Night' meetings held at the Cathedral Parish Centre during 1994, which featured an ongoing program of talks and discussions, the new 'Friday Night' will consist of a series of one-off presentations by a variety of dynamic young speakers. To start the series off on a high note, 'Friends in High Places' will be presented by noted young musician Emma Harrison on 6 October. In keeping with the new format and MOSH....MOSH. MOSH

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Greenwood Antioch extends an invitation to ALL youth, Antiochers and EX-Antiochers to our Youth (Rock) Mass with guest-speaker Bruce Downes On the 29 October at 4.00pm Venue:All Saints Church, Liwara Place, Greenwood. Parking at back of church and Liwara school. Stay back, have a chat with hot dogs and drinks $1 each

The constant theme of prayer Antiochers met to talk and to hear how to put into place strategies that will help them engage their groups more fully and lead more effectively.

Twenty leaders from the to know other leaders, to hear across some Antioch youth. They Antioch Communities came first hand how their groups were welcomed me into their lives, together last Sunday to hear from travelling and as an ongoing Into their parish and showed me each other how they were find- source of care for themselves. what love was all about.The paring life at the iop.

The next meeting is scheduled ent couple and their family Experienced ex-leaders, Adam for Sunday 22 October. became like a real home to me.

Phillips from Applecross and The following story about Ihad never experienced such Nicki Carter from DianeIla, David bears witness to the power acceptance and love - and believe shared their journey with the of love in Antioch: me. I was a pretty difficulty pergroup on how to put into place We met at a gathering of per- son to love! I did their youth strategies that will enable them sonnel from the armed forces. weekend, took part in their comto engage their groups fully and David is in the air force. At 24, he munity meetings and reached out lead more effectively.

Is happily married with two to other youth in the parish.

Tips shared ranged from meet- young children.

Through these relationships I ing on a weekly basis with parent He seems like a regular, nice discovered that God's love was support to a farewell dinner for guy, warm, friendly, caring, sensi- real.Istayed with them for three leaders leaving their post. A con- ble. It is only when you hear his years (untilIjoined the air force). stant theme that threaded story that the miracle emerges ... It totally changed my perspective through all the chat was the need "My parish saved my life. As a on life. for prayer and the recognition teenagerIwas totally screwed up It was through them thatIwas that without it success was limit- - drinking, drugs, living off the able to get my life together. Here ed. streets. I'd had a violent upbring- Jam today with my wife and famThe meeting was seen as sig- ing as a kid. By 16,Iwas headed ily, stable job, an honest lifestyle nificant for leaders, firstly to get for disaster. Then one day,Icame and my faith in God"

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Recognising God in Every Day Events: Is there more than meets the eye.

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to Church or those who need Church (Fr Russell Hardiman) Is going to Church a personal private matter or is being Church an attitude that energ ises all of life.

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Vincentian put his stamp on Australian science

By Father Peter Thompson CM

Father Joseph Slattery: first to use X-rays in Australia for medical diagnosis

Earlier this month, Australia Post released four stamps celebrating medical science in Australia.

Among the seven who are pictured on these stamps is a The new stamp showing Fr Slattery, Thomas Lyle and Walter Filmer.

Catholic priest, a member of the He completed his secondary (Thomas Lyle of Melbourne and Vincentian Congregation, Father Joseph Slattery, CM. Probably studies at Castlenock and while Walter Filmer of Newcastle were very few Catholics know any- there also did a university course also doing valuable research on thing about this first priest to be in physics, one of his teachers X-rays during 1896. They are featured on an Australian stamp. being Reverend Professor Callan, depicted on the same stamp.) the inventor of the induction coil.

The second event occurred What is his story?

In the university examinations early in 1904 when Fr Slattery, When the Irish Provincial of the Vincentian Fathers was try- of 1886 Joseph Slattery gained using equipment recently reing, in the latter part of 1888, to honours in experimental physics. ceived from London, transmitted form the pioneer community of Later in 1886 he entered the the first overland wireless mespriests and brothers to take over Vincentian seminary in Dublin to sage in Australia, from the college to the tower of the Cathedral the dual work of St Charles' study for the priesthood. of Sts Michael and John, about Joseph Slattery was not orSeminary and St Stanislaus' College in Bathurst, New South dained to the priesthood until 8 three quarters of a mile away.

Wales, he found that he was one December 8, 1891. By then he The next day the experiment was had already spent three years on repeated and the messages were priest short.

So he turned to a young cleri- the teaching staff at St Stanislaus' received at Kelso, nearly 5 km cal student who had not long College, completing his theologi- away.

With all his knowledge, Fr made his vows as a Vincentian, cal studies, as best he could, prione Joseph Slattery. He was only vately under the President, Father Slattery was a remarkably humA 22 years of age and had barely James Byrne, CM. (St Charles' ble and unassuming man. started his study of theology in Seminary had ceased to exist friend who had known him all some time in 1890). By then he his life stated that he had never preparation for the priesthood.

It was presumed that he would had also laid the foundation of known him to lose his temper.

He never looked upon himself be able to complete his clerical his reputation as a pioneer and studies at St Charles' Seminary leader in the field of science as a scientist; he was far more interested in the intellectual and while he taught at St Stanislaus' teaching and research.

Two events stand out in the spiritual growth of his pupils.

College. Both institutions existed under the same roof in Bathurst story of his 22 unbroken years at On leaving Bathurst he was for and both were being entrusted to Bathurst. On 25 July 1896, Fr two years superior and parish Slattery made a radiograph of the priest of Ashfield, and spent the the Vincentians. hand of Eric Thompson, wound- remainder of his life on parish Joseph Slattery had been born at Waterford in Ireland on 24 ed by gun shot, enabling a suc- and mission work with periods May, 1866, the youngest of eight cessful operation to be per- of spiritual direction at St children. He was educated by the formed. This seems to have been Patrick's, Manly and at St Christian Brothers at Waterford the first documented X-ray made Joseph's, Eastwood. At the time of and enrolled at Castlenock in Australia for diagnostic pur- his death, 31 March, 1931, he was occupied mainly with the spirituCollege, a secondary college in poses.

The original glass radiograph al direction at Manly, and was Dublin conducted by the Vincentians, on 12 September, and equipment used are still based at St John's College, as held at St Stanislaus' College. Vice Rector.

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Local Servite Sisters celebrate C School fees are $15 to $20 a year Please help educate some of India's poorest children

By Colleen McGuiness-Howard

It's twenty-five years since the Indian Servite Sisters came to Australia from Madras State, and established themselves in Perth, and so the occasion has called for celebration!

Superior-General Sister Ladisca Mary OSM came out recently from the sisters' home base in Madras, South India, to be with the seven sisters in Perth, their parishioners and friends in view of their quarter century milestone.

Archbishop Barry Hickey celebrated the anniversary Mass early this month at Joondanna with Bishop Peter Quinn, Monsignor Michael Keating and seven Servite friars including Vicar-Provincial Fr Leo Spicer, with almost 500 people participating.

During Mass, the sisters processed carrying symbols and items representative of their Indian culture and apostolate here, Archbishop Hickey lit an oil lamp representing the elements of air, earth, water, fire and space. The sisters made a special worship with flowers, incense and lighted camphor in front of the altar, and then sang an Indian song dedicated to Our Lady.

In their initial Australian venture in 1970, three came out Sisters Rosa, Carmelin and Regis who had plenty of qualifications to equip them for the teaching tasks they undertook with 40 years combined teaching experience between them.

The sisters lived with the

The Australian Jesuit Mission is situated in one of the poorest areas of India. Most of the 7 million inhabitants live in perpetual poverty and are uneducated. During the past 44 years priests and nuns caring for illiterate people have witnessed their helplessness . . lack of self respect . . . intrenched injustices . . . perpetuation of poverty . . . difficulty in communicating . . . low wages and exploitation . . . lack of confidence and initiative difficulty in gaining employment . . . living in unhygienic conditions sustaining life on poor food . . . surviving on almost no money difficulty in raising children . . . agony seeing children suffer and die. severely Children suffer in extreme adversity. Of those who survive 5 years many will live on with ill health and poor growth, unable to develop to their full mental and physical potential, unable in later years to adequately contribute to the f amilies they will have or to the communities in which they live.

For the most part lack of education denies people the basic necessities of life. That means a bitter struggle just to exist.

Furthermore it shatters initiative and the sense of being needed in society. Overall it means limited living and early dying. They need your help. We need your help.

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Sisters Carmelin, left, Rosa and Ladisca Mary in Perth recently Mercy Sisters in Osborne Park Embleton and assists Sr charla, and then commenced work who has managed the Bayswatfirst in the Wanneroo Primary er, Kora Child Care centre since school and in association with 1983. the Servite Fathers of Tuart Hill.

Apart from the founding sisSr Rosa taught at Mercedes ters, Sr Teresita, after a MaranCollege until the end of 1991 atha course, is spiritual direcand is now working as a social tor of the Servite's secular apostolate worker for Southern order. Sr Nevisa has worked for Cross nursing homes and hos- ten years as a community tels around Perth; in this work health nurse, while Sr Sita, Sister Rosa prays the rosary after training in Mt Henry hoswith residents, brings them pital, is now working in Holy Communion and evangeBelmont and the Two Pines lises. and has also nursing homes, Sr Carmelin taught at St Mary's Leederville, Sacred joined Servite College.

Trained as a pharmacist, Sr Heart, Highgate, worked as a pastoral assistant in St Denis' Idaya is employed by the Joondanna, and moved into Knights of the Southern Cross the Aboriginal apostolate - ini- at Rossmoyne.

The Servite Sisters now have tially at culanga Aboriginal School as foundation principal three of their sisters working in hostels and nursing homes run from 1981 to 1983.

She was then involved with by the Knights of the Southern the Nyoonga Life Centre in Cross.

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Perth alms help Kenyan church Donations help newly converted give expression ithout intending to sail W too close to a pun you to their faith by building chapels and schools could say Father Blasco

By Peter Rosengren

Fonseca is a man with a mission.

Visiting Perth from his home diocese of Machakos in Kenya, he has been here for several weeks promoting the cause of the Pontifical Missions Society.

Fr Blasco, a missionary priest operating in his outlying rural parish about 170Icm south-east of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, is keen to transmit the importance of the financial giving undertaken by parish Catholics through Propagation of the Faith appeals in places like Perth.

Patsy Godwin, director of the Pontifical Mission Society here in Perth, organised his visit, and he has spoken to numerous congregations about his work and how their money is being used.

Machakos diocese is one of approximately 1,000 missions dioceses throughout the world, dioceses that benefit from money donated by Catholics in other places or countries towards the mission of the Church.

And Fr Blasco's diocese depends considerably for much of its missionary work on the money raised by the Missions Societies in countries like Australia.

A missioner needed at least a house to live in and a central church for people to congregate and worship in. Money for these works comes from the Congregation for the Propagation

Patsy Godwin: spiritual strength to be shared of the Faith in Rome which decides how the money collected by the national Pontifical Mission Societies will be used.

And Fr Blasco can show from his own experience just how necessary mission funds donated by Australian Catholics are. "I have a mission, the present place I've just been in, which I started from

Love for the missions Obituary: Father Thomas O'Brien 1918 - 1995

Father Fonseca: spreading the Gospel

scratch. There was no priest's house, no central church. There was no mission," he said. The mission is in Matiniku, a central marketplace for the region where he works.

"There were a lot of nonChristians so I have to build up numbers. I have to go and see how I can make numbers grow

Sr Angela prepared for Heaven everyday Obituary: Sr Angela Lombard PVBM

ong-time Geraldton Diocese Pre-senformer editor of The Far East, Father Thomas A O'Brien, died in Holy Spirit Hospital, Ltation Sister Angela Lombard passed away peacefully on the 22nd of July in Brisbane on August 26, 1995.

Fr Tom brought his special talent for writing to the missionary magazine of the Columban Fathers from 1959 until 1972 when he was appointed to Peru.

Only in 1972 did he achieve his lifelong ambition to work as a missionary among poor people. Assigned to Peru he worked in the Tupac Amaru area of Lima.

In 1980 he became regional vicar of the Columbans in Peru. In 1982 when he returned to Australia he described those years in Peru as the happiest of his life. Until his death Fr Tom had been doing missionary promotion and conducting retreats for priests, religious and lay people in Queensland.

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and make new outstations. You look for flocks, you look for Christians, you look for people who you can convert - it can be kiddies, it can be adults.

"Then after that you have to straight away think of building a chapel or a church, because when you've got people together, you can't pray in a primary

Perth, to where she had moved in her retirement.

At her funeral, Father Noel Tobin related how, in the last few days of Sr Angela's life here on earth, she had requested that "there will be no fuss" in her departure.

He added that he hoped that the few words he had to say would not be a breach of promise, saying that he had enough problems without the added prospect of being haunted by an Irish saint "and that," he said, "no one would dispute, Sr Angela was a good woman."

Sr Angela belonged to a generation of people who liked to have their preparations well made.

It did not matter whether she was preparing for the next day's lessons, or the much more important task of

preparing for eternity. At all times she had a sense of the all pervading presence of God enabling her to relate the everyday happenings of daily living to that presence.

Because of this she was comfortable with the thought of death.

Fr Tobin said, "This sense of God's presence flowed into the values based on faith, hope and love around which she organised her life and which, in turn she implanted in the minds of those children whom she taught.

Sr Angela commenced teaching in Carnarvon in1931 and subsequently in Northampton, Geraldton, for 20 years, then again at Carnarvon before moving to Perth to live in semi-retirement.

Even in semi-retirement she continued to help out in teaching the children attending government schools.

Fr Tobin applied to Sr Angela St Paul's words in his second letter to Timothy, "I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.

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He said he used the process of encouragement and getting people involved in common projects such as building schools and churches to build up their experience and spirit in the Christian community.

Today, in an area of about 600 sq km and five years after he started, there is a major church Christ the King - and several outstations or Mass centres.

Where there were hardly any people with knowledge of the Christian faith five years ago there are now 35 Catholic congregations in villages, numbering collectively somewhere around 1000 people. These must all be visited whenever possible.

Last year, in 1994, he baptised somewhere between 200 to 300 people (he's not sure what the exact figure is) and he has also managed to establish about 40 Sunday schools with an average attendance of 40 children each.

In the last five years, together with his parishioners, he has built 25 chapels, several small dams and a girls' school.

Patsy Godwin said that by preaching in Perth parishes Fr Blasco was able to give ordinary Catholics an idea of how their funds were helping the Church in missionary fields abroad.

Ms Godwin said believing in the Gospel meant its good news of spiritual strength had to be shared. "Where do we go for spiritual comfort? Where do we get our strength from? Are we saying that for people in developing countries that's a luxury they can't afford?"

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&lief's to ./..& COIllOr Are we talking about important issues?

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he ACSJC's latest publication release on the theme of the UN International Year of Tolerance is well meant. It is a mixture of reasonably good statements which show why tolerance is good and its opposite is bad. Unfortunately, the document itself ultimately adds up to nothing particularly outstanding.

The issue of tolerance and the UN year which has generated its discussion could, by contrast, have been a field-day of opportunity for the Council to make some hard hitting and conscience-pricking statements on the issues - current, relevant, essential issues - which are intimately bound up with the concepts of tolerance and the intolerable.

To be fair, its overall premises are to be agreed with - that tolerance is a good thing both for society and the Church,

Thank you for your prayers T

o all who took part in the 48 Hour Perpetual Rosary Bouquet for Our Lady's Birthday, congratulations. With your continual prayer (the Rosary) WA was a blaze of light for 48 hours, from Broome to Albany, Perth to Kalgoorlie (we also linked up with pray-ers in India).

What consolation to Our Lady! The Rosary Scroll was placed on the altar at St Mary's Cathedral, during the well attended mass on Her Birthday, 8th September, celebrated by Fr Tom McDonald, Dean of the Cathedral.

Margaret Bowen Woodlands

The people's power he Macquarie dictionary defines 'democracy' as a form of government T in which the supreme power is vested in

the people and exercised by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

This definition poses very important aspects of our system of government, particularly in what pertains to individual rights and responsibilities. And even more to the point, it sheds a ray of light on the whole Carmen Lawrence story.

Governments receive their authority to govern from God, and must, therefore, do so ethically and to perfection, as they are answerable to God. In our democracy that implies it is our responsibility, relatively speaking.

We must ensure we elect our political representatives mindfully, that we monitor their performance and take the necessary actions to manage our system of govern-

that indifference and tolerance are not amoral) adults - with disastrous conseone and the same thing, and that some quences at the personal and social levels; things are not to be tolerated. There is how we are now more in danger of tolnothing to be disagreed with within its erating the legitimised murder of the elderly, the disabled and the ugly than covers.

But whereas it chooses racism, sexism, we are of something like off-the-cuff ageism and discrimination against homo- nasty statements about others; and how sexuals and those in prison as its chief in a country with enough natural wealth examples of intolerance in society, one and resources to see us through the next cannot help thinking of other things several hundred years, our government which barely get a mention, if at all. Or legislates the return of refugees to tyranwondering why these are the chosen nies of forced abortion and sterilisation.

These are all issues which, in terms of examples used to demonstrate its philopersonal and collective attitudes, our argument. sophical Things like how approximately 80,000 have a lot to do with tolerance but which, unborn children are killed by abortion by comparison, hardly get a mention in each year, how young teenagers are the Council's document. They are also all encouraged, cajoled and pressured from issues which a body called a Social every angle into thinking and behaving Justice Council should be saying somelike sexually mature (and generally thing about. And each of these issues, in ment using the instituted means available.

We cannot just blame economic and social malaise, for example, on the Government.

Given the above definition we are ultimately responsible: it could be that we have not taken due care in the election of our political figures. or that we have not exercised due vigilance and taken the appropriate measures to correct or remove those politicians who are either mistaken, incompetent or corrupt.

Regardless of whether the calling of the most recent WA Royal Commission into the Easton affair is party-politically motivated, the real and essential point of interest to us, the ultimate power-holders, is whether Carmen Lawrence wilfully publicly and persistently lied.

I do not wish to pre-empt the findings of the Commission. What I find absolutely alarming is the recent poll among her electorate constituents.

This showed that the majority of people thought she was not telling the truth, but that, at the same time they would still vote for her. Metaphorically speaking it would be the same as appointing Dracula head of the Blood Bank. It is indeed a grave and serious matter that these people are not exercising their democratic right and duty responsibly.

If a group of share-holders owned a business they would ensure the staff that manage the business were the best for the job, that they carried out their duties diligently, ethically and with the benefit of the share-holders in mind. Misappropriation of business funds, misrepresentation to the owners, etc. would constitute serious breaches of trust and would result in termination of employment.

If this sounds reasonable, how much more important is the management of our country? How much more demands for competence, expediency, integrity honesty and loyalty should we place on the managers we appoint Federally and at a State level?

fact, has a lot more to say about tolerance and its antithesis. After all, it is certainly bad to foster racist xiews but it is worse to corrupt the youth of a nation or murder its unborn hope.

Seen in this light it is hard not to suspect that the document is the product of a bureaucratic mindset accustomed to thinking along social welfare and vaguely politically correct lines rather than an acute and perceptive consciousness of why such examples as the ones already mentioned are of more basic and farreaching importance It is hard not to feel that another important opportunity to say what needs to be said has been lost.

Oscar Parracini Perth

Given the long-lasting consequences of certain governmental decisions and action, we must also have in mind the welfare of the generations to come and ensure we do not fail them in exercising our democratic responsibilities.

Everybody would agree that the quality of our politicians leaves much to be desired - euphemistically speaking. If that is the case, it is entirely our fault. We elected them, we did nothing to correct them or remove them from office.

We must remember that in a democracy we have the ultimate power, and that we do not have to wait for coming elections to get rid of them.

It would seem that the apparent apathy among citizens could in fact be ignorance about civil and political rights and the concurrent responsibilities people have.

It would seem that, again, the education system has failed us and has produced a mass of people who in their ignorance are easier to manipulate. This being, of course, the influence of intellectual socialism where it is most effective, in our education institutions.

Political will is what is lacking, as well as the sense of identity. We are children of God, heirs of the throne, a people set apart, a holy nation - that should be sufficient to inspire self assertion.

In terms of social standing we are, as mentioned earlier, more than power - brokers, we are the supreme power, politically.

Let's take on the role of leaders and demand only the very best of political figures to manage our country.

Let's increase the rigour of performance appraisals we place on them, demanding they step down and out the moment they commit the slightest impropriety.

And at the same time let's remunerate them accordingly, in order to attract only the very best to public office.

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recent remark has caused me to der whether the situation, described A in the article "How a Catholic parish in won-

U.S. beat back a fundamentalist attack,' ( The Record 31 August), is not in fact, happening here as well.

The comment, from a member of a large fundamentalist Christian church in Perth, was in effect that Catholics make up a large part of their congregation, having realised the "truth" about the Catholic Church.

Is there a steady defection of Catholics?

Are we "easy pickings" and especially targeted by fundamentalists?

Many of us are at a loss how to answer the assertions that the Catholic Church is a paganised version of the "true Christian church".

Distinctly Catholic beliefs - the papacy, priesthood, Mass, sacraments, veneration of Mary, invocation of the saints, salvation by faith and works, purgatory - are relentlessly attacked.

Knowledge of our faith is the best defence. Solid Catholic apologetics from the pulpit proved the most powerful antidote in the US. We can obtain facts on our faith and specifically how to understand the differences between fundamentalism and Catholicism, through an excellent series of pamphlets, "Catholic Answers Tracts" and many audio tapes, from: St Joseph Communications, 18 Darvill Rd. Eastwood, N.S.W. 2122, ph: (02) 874 3675 or fax: (02) 874 1729.

Catholics can no longer be lukewarm.

We need to be as passionate in our beliefs as are our fundamentalist brothers and sisters. We need to be prepared to defend that we belong to the Church founded by Jesus Christ upon Peter, which is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic.

Catholics can't convert if they don't know their Gospel

By Tanya Connor

HYANNIS, Massachussetts.

(CNS) -- There is a real need to proclaim the Gospel, but Catholics often cannot evangelise because they do not know it's content, a leading Catholic layman said at a rally sponsored by Catholic charismatic renewal.

Ralph Martin, founding editor of New Covenant magazine and coordinator of the Word of God, an ecumenical Christian community in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was among the speakers at a rally led

by FIRE (Faith, Intercession, Repentance and Evangelism).

Martin said most Catholics think they are saved by good deeds, instead of by God's mercy, so they are wrong about the most important thing, the very essence of Christianity.

"What we deserve in our fall-

She told of a couple whose doing miracles, -Are you wor- he said. He noted the honour that en human nature is the wrath of committed suicide but thy?" Father Scanlan urged his Catholics give to Mary, the first of daughter mercy the God; what we get is God extended to us in Jesus," he who kept praying even though audience to take on the mind of disciple, and said Marian devosaid. "Praise the Lord! That's they did not understand. Six Jesus. He said Christians some- tion is the work of the Holy good news.... You may not have a years later the mother still did times take the right actions but Spirit, "but is not a complete work if you are not turning to cottage on Cape Cod, but you've not understand, but told God that still have the mind of the world.

Jesus Christ." if he could bring good out of it got a place in the heavens."

"All of us should desire to win ready to be used by him. the world for Jesus Christ," said Prayer has to back up evangeAnn Shields, who heads a she was woman another met she Then he said. He suggested lisation, evanan Bertolucci, John Father group of women in the Word of killed himself gelist from New York. He encour- people start evangelising by God community who are com- whose child had one could aged people to evangelise "even telling their stories and said the mitted to living a simple, obedi- and who thought no if you feel you're not quite up to most loving thing they can do for ent, single life for the Lord, said help her. are another person is to tell him or the centre of our prayer should Franciscan Father Michael it." He said many Catholics her about Jesus. the rituals, through going simply be "Jesus. . ."

Scanlan, president of the that, against is not he that and Father Bertolucci said he had "Do you understand that Franciscan University of Steu- but the core of discipleship is priests prayer of repentance and a six said Ohio, in benville everyone is going to live forever?" knowing Jesus. The biblical she asked. "The question is, hear confessions daily for a cou- image of discipleship is the acceptance of Jesus printed on Where? Where are you going to ple of hours at the school. woman - Mary sitting at Jesus' the back of his business card, spend eternity?" She said she Students seek the sacrament of feet, listening to his words, Father and that a child who was receiving first Communion in his believes that in their personal reconciliation because they have Bertolucci said. parish led his sick grandfather in getting of good the lives and in prayer, people need discovered "So you women, don't you praying it. The older man, who to develop an eternal perspective rid of the garbage and getting the that has Jesus at the centre, joy, he said. God loves to be ever let anybody tell you that in had not been to church in a long instead of getting caught up in merciful, he said, pointing out the body of Christ you have been time, went to confession before that Jesus did not ask before ... or are second-class citizens," he died. immediate circumstances.

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Bunbury Catholic schools show the way in welcoming the handicapped

Where there is a will, there is a way for disabled

By Colleen Mc Guiness-Howard ust how hard is it for Catholic parents to get their disabled children into Catholic schools?

Well, according to some, it's difficult if not virtually impossible, while for others it hasn't been a problem no matter what the degree of disability of their child.

So responding to an article in The Record of August 17 in which a report by CASES, while acknowledging good work in this area in the Catholic schools system, criticised the system for admitting insufficient numbers of disabled children into schools, three schools in the Bunbury area welcomed a visit by The Record to show what they're doing - and doing very well!

They also gave very positive reassurances that having disabled children in their schools has proven a rewarding interchange for everyone concerned.

Bunbury's St Joseph's primary school principal, Kath Rooney, said there were a lot of children, parents and teachers who put in a good deal of their own time and effort in assisting disabled school children who need to be affirmed in the good work they do.

While she has sympathy for parents who've encountered problems in getting their disabled children enrolled, she encourages parents to approach schools who will respond to the degree that they are able to help the children.

From her point of view, Miss Rooney points to the "great response from the parents of other children who, along with teachers, have been very willing to do what they can to help the

disabled child. "And school come to Bene and said the boards too have been prepared biggest thing in having a child to put available resources into with a disability in school was the school." that the child was accepted fully Having said that, she adds, by the teachers "because if they "But yes, of course we are short don't accept the child they will of resources - but don't blame not receive the right attention in the schools for that . . . we need the class." more money for children with Initially Bene's mother took special needs, government funds him to a state school for fourand so on, and I believe that year-olds "but they didn't want parishes, schools, and parents, to know him." have done what they can."

"But since I brought him here Some parents of disabled chil- he's been treated with all the dren within schools give their love, care and attention possible services free of charge to assist - and the kids consider him part (not their own child personally), of the team." but the school generally.

Also at St Joseph's there is a Teachers give extra curriculum Downs Syndrome child, and work for disabled children while three mildly intellectually handothers, such as Year One teacher icapped children.

Melanie Rodrigues and her aide Other disabled children are Lou Birmingham, attend sign enrolled for next year, Miss language classes at the home of Rooney said. their Year One student Bene, But the school's caring contin(taught by a 17-year-old girl from ues even when their children Bunbury Catholic College) who leave, as in the case of Shae can hear, but can't talk effective- Gibson, who is in a transitional ly. year at Bunbury Catholic ColAlso in an endeavour to com- lege. municate with Bene, some of the On a final note, Miss Rooney other mothers learn phrases, said the school community had and his classmates learn Signing a lot to offer these children, "but for five minutes daily:. they have a lot to offer us, particNot only that, a whole class ularly in giving our other chil'sang' a song at assembly using dren a chance to develop the sign language to show their gentle, caring and sensitive side commitment to Bene. to their personalities.

Michelle Augimeri, Bene's "And to enable them to see mother, is delighted with his that everybody has a gift, even school and believes it works out though that gift may be differ"marvellously." Bene has two sis- ent." ters at St Joseph's, and when it Shae, who has significant discame to outsiders bullying him abilities, is the first such student on the bus, with his sisters being at Bunbury Catholic College. too young to defend him, two and Julie Gibson, her mother, Year 7 boys offered their protec- said the college was doing its tion daily. best to see what they could do to Mrs Augimeri gave high fit her in and organise a curricupraise to the whole school com- lum tailored to her requirements munity at all levels for their wel- and abilities. Mrs Gibson said

Anthony Pursell, education support teacher at Bunbury Catholic College enjoys camaradie during a break with Glen Dickinson (left) and Ashley Cowcher who are very mildly disabled with attention deficit disorder.

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Little Amy Mosca at Leschenault Catholic Primary, Australind, who has significant disabilities, enjoys a game with her friends Nathan Carbone and Kamisha Campbell, watched by her teacher assistant, Wendy Travers, and their Year 1 teacher Julietta Strano. is another fine example of the integration of disabled children into a mainstream school.

Principal, David King, said the school had three children who attracted funding for their disabilities, which ranged from severe learning disabilities through to physical disabilities, Shae Gibson, doing a transitional year at St Joseph's Catholic Primary as well as a child with Downs to enter Bunbury Catholic College, showing her full time aide Kylie Syndrome.

Falco just how adept she is in the school canteen.

While admitting that parents Catholic College." Glen receives children were in. Also, the non- of the children are very apprepositive support and Anthony disabled children learned ciative of the school's endeav(Pursell) gives him special help through contact, understanding ours with their children, Mr King also firmly said that while and awareness. and great confidence, she said. the school was able to offer the governthe "They've had all the wind Representing knocked right out of their sails," ment's Disability Resources disabled children something "they also offer something to us."

Mr Pursell said, who described Commission, Marilyn Novak, "It's wonderful to see the kids how his students will look at a said she was impressed with new word and won't even try.

Bunbury Catholic College. This interacting with support, care He explains that they need to know it's okay to get something wrong as long as they are prepared to ask.

And referring once more to her son Glen, Mrs Dickinson was because "the children are and concern and including them said "Nothing's too much trou- not separated - they're part of in their activities which they do ble for Anthony - it's the sort of the mainstream, and for every gladly."

Mr King said that as a Catholic attention that money doesn't kid who comes in contact with buy."

Anthony, the program is tailored school, and being pastoral, they Echoing her sentiments was to their needs. It's a suitable do provide for the children in Lynley Cowcher whose son place for their academic and the school, and in particular the Ashley is also Year 9 and in a social requirements and I think special needs children who similar position to Glen. the college is an excellent exam- bring a special charism to their She said it was the best Ashley ple because they have the usual classes and the school.

Referring to the non-disabled could possibly get: "he loves education support when they Anthony, who's highly thought require it and are part of their children's attitude towards those of.and the main coordinator." actual class, but can come here with disabilities, he said the children had no inhibitions, Mothers of children with dis- for specific subjects."

So over-dependency was not "which is marvellous!" abilities agreed that their chil"It brings something special to dren were regarded as "part of created, Mr Pursell weaned the gang!" them off programs to make them the group," he said.

When parents of disabled chilThey agreed that the Catholic more self-supportive. ethos played an important part Leschenault Catholic Primary dren approached the school for in the caring environment their in Australind, with 340 students, enrolment, each case was

may be in a wheelchair, but she's also part of their friendship and activity circle.

Amy has a brother and sister at Leschenault Catholic Primary and, according to her parents Lynda and Joe Mosca, this is the best school for their daughter.

Mr Mosca admits they weren't certain initially if Amy could be accepted into the school because of funding and other issues, but were very enthusiastically welcomed by the principal, David King.

And since then Amy is part of the school body with all support given by the principal, "who has been open minded and encouraged us to keep her there." the staff, and other students who have also been open minded "since day one."

Although Mr Mosca concedes Amy is very limited in certain ways, she knows she is attending ly, plus parents of other children school with her brother and siswho contribute what they can, ter. as well as teachers who also "Not only was it important she give of their free time to assist, be with them, but also to be in a such as toiletting and feeding lit- mainstream school so her probtle Amy, in Year One, who has lems could be identified and Rett Syndrome. worked with on a one-to-one This syndrome has severely basis; and obviously they're preincapacitated Amy who commu- pared to do that." nicates mostly through her big, Mr Mosca said that although beautiful eyes. obviously stands out Amy Wheelchair bound, she is sigshe is in a wheelchair, because nificantly disabled and unable has some very close friends "she to speak, feed, or toilet herself. for everyone." it is good and But in this regard she has a And are they delighted with band of willing helpers, not only coming from her aide and teach- what's happening for Amy at ers, but also others in the school Leschenault Catholic Primary?

"Absolutely! One hundred percommunity.

Among her peer group, she cent!"

looked at individually to ascertain what the school could provide for the child, Mr King said. "and we always answer honestly and make sure we have the facilities and personnel."

Currently there were one full -time and two-part time carers, he said, and the school has budgetted funds "for these children with special needs."

Parents of disabled children have looked around to find the most caring environment possible for their children, Mr King said, and were most supportive and appreciative for having their children at the school.

Support for the disabled children comes from their parents who assist in the school general-

'It's the sort of attention that money can't buy'

How was that done, again? St Joseph's Primary Year 1 teacher Melanie Rodrigues signs with Bene Augimeri, as non-disabled classmates Carl Mazza (left), Morgan Humphries and Hannah Buck, test out their own signing skills as Bene and Melanie talk about family - mother, father, brothers and sisters - and the animal world of dinosaurs. she wouldn't change anything in with government and Catholic having Shae at Catholic schools Education Office funding, and and being in the country was an two in Year 9. added bonus "because people The Bunbury Catholic School are so helpful." board "is very good," and pays For their part, Shae's parents for an education support teacher want to do their best to assist her whether the position is funded social development and that's or not, Mr Purse!! said, "because the college's aim too, along with they understand the need to curriculum endeavours. allow for a certain number who Bunbury Catholic College has need funding."

650 students, of which about 50 He believes that in general the have some degree of disability teachers and students care from the severely, physically about the students with disabilihandicapped, to those handi- ties. They are also helped to find capped to a lesser degree. employment.

There were also children "who Dianne Dickinson's son Glen is aren't funded for, but who still in Year 9; he is very mildly disneed special attention, plus abled with learning and consome mainstream children not centration difficulties and her quite making it," education sup- other son, who was similarly port teacher Anthony Pursell affected, was taught by Mr explained.

Pursell who then found him Students (even those with a employment. full time aide) are integrated all Enthusiastic about Bunbury the way through the school sys- Catholic College, Mrs Dickinson tem, including religious educa- said she doesn't think other tion, according to their capacity, learning institutions "would put Mr Pursell has 28 children up with them anywhere else from Year 8 that he works with they'd push them aside." for English and life skills, and They may take them, she said, teaches a whole unit of lower but wouldn't help them.

"They would be put into edulevel maths for some Year 9 students. cation centres and left, and Shae has a full-time aide fund- would not have the same stimued by St Joseph's Catholic lation and care that he got from Primary assisting in her transi- St Joseph's where I started gettion, and Bunbury Catholic col- ting help and which has been lege has three funded Year 8's continued through Bunbury

Mildly intellectually handicapped Nicole Brennan at St Joseph's Primary appreciatively watches Cameron Spence showing her "some pretty terrific drawing!" he's just completed.

The Record, September 21, 1995

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Book Review

Jaundiced account of 'sects' based on flimsy evidence The Pope' s Armada, by Gordon Urquhart, published by Bantam Press, pp441, rrp $39.95 Reviewed by Father Gerard Dickinson T t is estimated there are between 3000 I 5000 cults or sects or movements in the world, influencing millions of peo-

ple.

These control-oriented groups are growing in influence and popularity and are of differing complexions. They may be categorised as follows: commercial; Easternbased philosophies; New Age; occultsatanic-black magic; political-racist-terrorist: personality cults; and religious.

At first glance many of them appear to be non-threatening. Unfortunately, those who join them learn to their own cost of their deceptive, mind-controlling tactics.

There is a frightening destructive element in most of them. Those who saw the recent program on the Jehovah's Witnesses on SBS television will know what I mean.

Gordon Urquhart was born in Manchester, England, in 1949. When 18 years of age he joined the Catholic Focolare Movement and remained a member for nine years before severing his ties in 1976.

Nearly twenty years later he has written The Pope's Armada: Unlocking the Secrets of Mysterious and Powerful New Sects in the Church.

I found this a very disturbing book to read. If what he asserts in it is true, then the Bishops of the Church must waste no time in redressing the situation. If it is untrue then it is one of the most malevolent pieces of writing ever published.

The three movements Urquhart targets are: the Communion and Liberation Movement founded by the Milanese priest Father Luigi Giussani; the Focolare Movement founded by Chiara Lubich; and the Neocatechumenate founded by Kiko Arguello. And he doesn't have a good or redeeming word to say about these movements or their founders. He claims they have not "achieved anything of note in the field of justice and peace" (p 273) and of not being motivated by outrage at social injustices; of being too introverted and pre-occupied with "the spiritual life and detachment from all worldly cares" (p 270).

He damns the Communion and Liberation Movement for being dogmatic, aggressive, anti-democratic, anti-intellectual, exclusive, divisive, abrasive, political and denunciatory.

To him, an ex-member, the Focolare Movement is anti-communist, anti-democratic, and anti-intellectual; it is overshadowed by the dominating, all-persuasive nature of Chiara Lubich; it rejects the world and strives to be not of the Church while claiming hierarchical patronage building parallel church structures.

He accuses Chiara Lubich of being reactionary and contemptuous of non-Catholic bodies; and this a woman who has been awarded the Cross of St. Augustine by a former Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, and the Templeton Prize for 10 The Record, September 21, 1995

UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF MYSTERIOUS AND POWERFUL NEW SECTS IN THE CHURCH

Ring of truth only in tale of author's personal trauma progress in Religion. The Neocatechume- can-do philosophy strikingly similar to his nate movement does not fare much better. own."

He alleges this movement is also antiOr, when writing about the Synod of communist, anti-democratic and anti-intel- Laity held in Rome in October 1987, lectual; that it is also apolitical, gnostic and Urquhart claims: what disturbed bishtotalitarian, promoting fear and guilt ops most in the affair of the movements whilst rejecting the world. was the fundamental undermining of their On page 7 he writes: "Sinister in its authority; that the complex issues involved methods, Neocatechumenate is also con- could be reduced to one - a struggle sidered by a number of Catholic theolo- between the local churches and the cengians (he doesn't say who) to be heretical tralising ambitions of John Paul II" (p 176). in its teaching on central Catholic doc- Yet he produces not a shred of evidence trines; yet, paradoxically, it is the closest of for this judgement. the new movements to the theologically On page 129 he alleges: "An attack on traditionalist Pope. NC's founders, Kiko Neocatechumenate has come to be seen Arguello and Carmen Hernandez, are said as a personal attack on Pope John Paul (he doesn't say who said) to be 'at home' himself." Seen by whom? in the papal household, breakfasting and With relish he repeats statements such lunching with the Pope, coming and going as: "At a time when the Church is in at will." One would have to be naive to retreat on all sides" (p 217) - yet he offers believe that. no solutions, only derision of the Pope for It was at this point that.my suspicions being "unequivocal in his praise for the were aroused about the author's real (NC) movement, singling out their mismotives. As I read on I became increasing- sionary (his italics) drive." ly uneasy with his attacks on the present His jaundiced view of the Pope continoccupant of the Chair of Peter. For exam- ues unabated: "During the reign of the curple on page 20: "Is the nightmare vision of rent Pontiff, Rome has been invaded by Catholic sects John Paul's chosen scenario wave upon wave of groups and movefor the Church of the future?" ments of all sizes and shades, many vergHe answers his question on page 410: ing on the lunatic. Some have been lured "From the start of his papacy, John Paul II by the recognition and influential ecclesihas looked to the future rather than to the astical patronage only Rome can offer, and present. His first encyclical, Redemptor which is readily available under the preHominis, proclaimed his vision of a united sent incumbent at the Vatican" (p 169). world for the new millennium."

On page 171 we read: "Forsaking Paul "The slogans of his reign - New Evan- VI's compassionate approach to discipligelisation, 'civilisation of love' versus 'the nary problems, John Paul's approach was culture of death'. Christian Europe on the drastic - and harsh." Further on: "A new mediaeval model - and his encyclicals inquisition was launched, disciplining or have filled in the details of this vision. It is silencing some of the world's most distinconservative in both its theology and its guished theologians." view of Church structure. And in the new If Mr Urquhart wishes to be taken serimovements he detected an outlook and a ously, he must learn to be honest and

objective. On pages 12 and 13 he writes: "The Council (Vatican II) had emphasised the role of the local churches and hence the authority of the bishops. Collegiality or the authority of the bishops as a body united with the Pope, had been emphasised as a counterbalance to infallibility" (my italics).

That is really not good enough. If authority is his problem he should re-read Chapter 3 of Lumen Gentium' where we find: "The college or body of bishops has for all that no authority unless united with the Roman Pontiff, Peter's successor, as its head, whose primatial authority, let it be added, over all, whether pastors or faithful, remains in its integrity. For the Roman Pontiff, by reason of his office as pastor of the entire Church, has full, supreme and universal power over the whole Church, a power which he can always exercise unhindered."

If infallibility is his problem he only needs to read a little further to find: "The Roman Pontiff, head of the college of bishops enjoys this infallibility in virtue of his office . . ." etc. The author must not substitute personal opinion for what the Council document actually says!

Mr Urquhart makes a practice of distortion. He exercises this in his comment on the World Youth Day held in Denver, USA, in August 1993. On page 198 he writes: "But the key message of the World Youth Day is surely a powerful and tangible image of centralisation. Its sole thrust was to showcase not a person but a media personality magnified out of all reality ... The illusion of the Pope's personal (his italics) contact with each Youth Day participant was fostered; it was the rock star communing with his fans. The term which best captured the essence of the event was Topestock— This is a clear and derisory reference to the drug-laden, hippy, rockmusic festival held at Woodstock in 1969.

His impertinence seems to know no bounds: "The real message of the day was not in the Pope's interminable rambling speeches inveighing against the moral corruption of the Western World . . . It is doubtful whether any of the young people could begin to identify with the Pope's world view" (p 197).

Urquhart is no less jaundiced in his perverse distortion of the encyclical Veritatis Splendor in which he condemns the phrase 'culture of death' as a papal shorthand for John Paul's 'hobby-horses' viz. contraception, direct sterilisation, antieroticism, pre-marital relations, artificial insemination, abortion, euthanasia and masturbation, all of which Urquhart endorses.

In what I came to recognise as his contradictory style, he criticises the Focolare Movement for its strong stand against sexual immorality, yet is able to write on page 221: "The only message they received from the movement was that sex is evil", having written only eight lines earlier: "It was one of maybe half a dozen times I EVER heard the subject of sex touched on in the nine years I spent in Focolare."

Later, on page 374, he says: "matters of a sexual nature were never mentioned in the movement." A confusing (confused) writer indeed.

In the chapter on "Wealth and power" he accuses the various movement leaders of self-aggrandisement and, by innuendo, casts a slur on their stewardship of funds, likening them to the notorious and corrupt United States' television-evangelists.

Methods used by the movements to realise money are: tithing, voluntary contributions, and, in some instances, he alleges, stand-over tactics. "Members are not allowed to ask about what is done with the money" (p 302). He further alleges that the money is used to 'buy' parish priests, bishops, and influence in the Vatican. Should all this be true it is imperative that these movements be thoroughly scrutinised.

The penultimate chapter of the book, entitled 'No Exit', is a sincere and moving account of the traumas he experienced while trying to extricate himself from the Focolare movement.

It alone of all the chapters has the ring of truth and I can only express the wish that the rest of the book had read as convincingly.

On the whole, The Pope's Armada is a sour and negative book, but if only 20 per cent of what Gordon Urquhart writes is true, then the bishops of the Church have a bounden obligation to investigate the movements he targets.

Features

Rosary helps keep minds on the Faith Rosary, coincide in part, indeed with the October is the month of the Rosary. larger central part of the Creed?

Brother Christian Moe of the De la Salle The Apostles Creed goes from eternity Order here helps us to pray the Rosary in and from creation - to eternity and final a way that will enable us to live the life of beatitude for all the Blessed. The charity more and more.

Mysteries of the Rosary range from the moment of the Incarnation to Our Lady's or those who will read this article there Coronation, to her entering into her eteris no need that I should stress the nal reward in heaven. grandeur, the beauty and the abiding releIt might, therefore, help us in our medivance of the Rosary All these claims will tating the Rosary if we recite the Creed be readily admitted and joyfully accepted. slowly and with relish, noting how the Let me rather say something about how successive phrases coincide with the we might pray the Rosary and pray it bet- Mysteries . . . ter.

I shall limit myself even further and talk "I believe. . , in Jesus Christ Our Lord simply of how we might better pray the Rosary in private and individual recitation. who was conceived Annunciation In saying the Rosary we are required to of the Holy Spirit Nativity and attempt to meditate on the Mysteries: this and born of the Mysteries of the is one of the conditions insisted upon if Virgin Mary, Infancy saying the Rosary is to be fruitful in our suffered under All the Sorrowful spiritual lives and for gaining the indul- Pontius Pilate, Mysteries gences with which its recitation is was crucified, died enriched. and was buried.

The word 'meditate', however, someResurrection times confuses, perhaps even discourages: On the third day He the from again rose we know from experience that we do not generally, if indeed ever, succeed in 'med- dead.

Ascension itating' on the Mysteries of the Rosary in He ascended into any systematic manner, as we do, for heaven Descent of the example, when we have to set out our I believe in the Holy Holy Spirit ideas on paper, or in some formal discus- Spirit . sion at a meeting or the like.

Assumption the Resurrection of In the case of the Rosary, 'meditating' the body may safely be taken to mean 'thinking about the things of God"; even "wishing to We can see, then, that nearly all the think' about them would,I think suffice. If we are not successful, despite our initial Mysteries find explicit mention or implicit good will, we need not worry: the will to recall in the Creed. This is, by the way, a good demonstration of the validity of the meditate is the essential thing.

However, as some little help, I should claim made by Pope Pius XII and repeated like to offer the following considerations. by his successors, that the Rosary is the We begin the Rosary ordinarily with the compendium of the entire gospel: as a recitation of the Apostles' Creed. Has it form of faith prayer it is in exemplary conever occurred to you that the fifteen formity to the mind of the Church.

Once we become familiar with this way decades, the fifteen Mysteries of the

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on the Mysteries is that some of us may assume that 'meditating' means 'imagining', so that we see the scenes vividly before our mind's eye as though we were watching some cinema presentation of the Gospel scenes.

(Note, this remark is not meant to disparage such excellent aids as Fr Peyton's Rosary Films or the like; these can be of great help, especially when we first try seriously to pray the Rosary, but inevitably we grow beyond such aids. . .)

What is needed is simply that we turn our minds to thoughts of faith, and our hearts to thoughts of hope and charity, and to avoid reverie (day-dreaming) and to enrich our believing minds with some of the helps that I have suggested.

In this way we nourish our minds with the abiding truths of faith in their most authentic and, at the same time, their contemporary expression, while ensuring that our interest is not merely intellectual curiosity or idle imagining.

Once we have done this with the creeds The Rosary: a compendium of the whole a few times we might extend the practice Gospel to much of our religious reading, taking a few pages at a time, slowly and carefully of tracing the content of the Apostles' so as to understand and to relish, and then Creed in the succession of the Mysteries adding a decade of the Rosary. of the Rosary we might go on to look at the As I have read somewhere, most of us Nicene Creed, the Mass Creed, recalling don't need instruction so much as remindand repeating part of it, before each of the ing. we all know enough about our faith to Mysteries. save our souls. What we need to to do is to (Then, I would suggest, we might go turn our knowledge into conviction and even further, using that more amplified then transform conviction into action. form of the Creed, namely "The Credo of The method of meditation outlined here the People of God" of Pope Paul VI which should also serve to safeguard us against he proclaimed in 1968 at the end of the illusion and from being misled; no Year of Faith.) unsound religious literature will stand up Or, leaving aside any attempt to strictly to this kind of scrutiny - that of being testcorrelate each decade with a specific sec- ed against the humble invocation of Mary, tion, we might simply read and reflect on Mother of the Church, Mother of this Credo, paragraph by paragraph, or Orthodoxy. section by section, with the decades of the "Make worthy to praise thee. Holy Rosary interspersed.

Virgin; Give me strength against thine Part of the difficulty about 'meditating' enemies."

Have 'greatest respect' for celebration of Mass Late last month. Pope John

Paul II spoke to altar servers the International attending Meeting of Altar Servers organised by the international association Coetus In Ministrantium. The following is a translation of the Pope's speech.

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young people, here you -/ are again m Rome for the 1 International Meeting of Altar Servers. I welcome you all with joy.

Each of you individually is the hope and future of the Church on the way that leads us to fullness of life in Christ. I sincerely thank Bishop Pierre Raffin, your President, for his words to me just now on behalf of you all.

As he said, I like to meet young people and I like to encourage them, because their life can be extraordinary when they accept the fact that it is God who gives it true meaning.

For you, dear friends, this meaning is rooted in active participation in the liturgy. You already provide a service during Sunday Mass. Continue with total dedication to be faithful to this valuable task!

You cannot imagine the joy of Christians in your parishes, chaplaincies and the various communities you regularly attend, when they see altar service provided with dignity, competence and love.

Your congress this year focuses on a sentence from the Gospel, spoken by Jesus himself: "Blessed are the peace makers!' (Matthew 5:9). Dear friends, here is a splendid and demanding program!

This is a motto which each one of you can take as a commitment in your own life, in the Christian community and at school, in the street and at home.

Indeed, you know the role that peace plays in the liturgy. During Mass, just before Communion, the celebrant repeats Jesus' very words: 'I leave you peace, my peace I give you" (John 14:27).

And immediately afterwards, Jesus Christ, who is 'our peace' (Ephesians 2:14), offers himself as food to unite our lives to his.

You see then how essential peace is to the life of the Church, how much it is desired by the Lord and, at the same time, how it is the fruit of a commitment.

Dear friends, be 'peacemakers', beginning with the liturgy.

Take care to put the service of God above your own personal satisfaction. Be open to what others tell you, without compromising the truth, but never without charity.

You know that in our time special priority is given to anything to do with the media, and the acquisition of culture. Anyone can have rapid access to information sources. Scientific activity has gained momentum and has brought within our reach the wealth of the Christian tradition.

I am sure that you are not yet old enough to embark on advanced liturgical studies, but there are some good publications that will enable you to discover the riches of Christian symbols.

Do not hesitate, dear friends, to use your time to delve deeply into the treasures of Tradition in the field of liturgy.

You are not only altar servers but also friends, for you were chosen by the One whom the altar represents. Throughout the Church's history, the altar has assumed different forms but it has always been a symbol of Christ, who, as the liturgy says, is altar, priest and victim.

I affectionately greet the

Bishops . . . the Hungarian altar servers present here, as well as those who have stayed at home.

May you be aware of the honour and importance of your service at the Lord's altar.

During Mass we celebrate the great mystery of our faith: Christ renews his own sacrifice of the Cross, and gives his Body, the bread of eternal life, to those who believe in him. Continue your service with joy and dedication.

Proclaim Christ's death in your daily life too, and with faith profess his Resurrection by which He redeemed the world.

Dear friends, you should ceaselessly reflect on what is the essential element of our faith.

Sunday Mass is the privileged moment, this unique moment in the week when, with the whole Church, you take part in Christ's sacrifice.

Each time the priest repeats Christ's gestures and utters his very words - this is my Body, this is my Blood, do this in memory of me - Christ himself is present among us.

At the centre of the sanctuary, the altar then becomes the place of grace where Christ is truly present and where he gives himself to the members of his Body.

And you, the servers of this mystery, are the first witnesses before, perhaps, one day becoming its privileged agents, should the Lord call you. If Jesus asks you to follow him and to give him your life by be coming priests, respond to him!

The celebration of the central mystery of our faith must be surrounded by the greatest respect.I am pleased to see in this regard that from now on you have at your disposal the edition of the Caeremoniale which Bishop Raffin has given me.

You will thus gather round the altar as servers who are ready to receive the Master on his return, 'watching in prayer, our hearts filled with wonder and praise' (preface for Advent).

You see how great your task is and how right the Church is to count on you. Trusting in your enthusiasm, trusting in the

strength given you by the Lord. once again I send you out on mission. Be witnesses to God's greatness! Be disciples of Christ!

I most cordially give you my Apostolic Blessing and I extend it especially to your families, your friends who were unable to come, and all those who help you advance on your way.

Altar servers processing into the new Holy Family church at Maddington for its dedication two weeks ago The Record, Septetribet 21, 1995

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Fourth UN World Conference on Women

Last minute talks as Beijing time runs out All reports by Cindy Wooden BEIJING (CNS) - As the clock ran down on the Fourth World Conference on Women, serious questions were raised about the level of consensus in the final document.

Shortly before midnight on September 13, with just one day left to iron out differences, some 20 delegations - including the Vatican's - rose to say they had reservations about the document's section on health.

While a simple vote would have saved hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars, the search for consensus is aimed at guaranteeing small blocks of countries or those with very strong cultural or religious beliefs on the topics treated have a real

voice in the deliberations. The Beijing document was drafted by national representatives meeting in New York earlier this year after a series of regional meetings in 1994.

Language the drafters could not agree on - 438 words, sentences or paragraphs in a 120-page document - was brought to Beijing and assigned to a variety of smallgroup negotiations.

During the late-night discussion on the Beijing document's health section, Mgr. Diarmuid Martin, assistant head of the Vatican delegation, suggested a way the conference could increase its consensus.

He said conference negotiators should work to ensure the document includes a footnote recognising the right of nations to refuse to implement proposals that are

contrary to the culture or religious beliefs of their people.

Joaquin Navarro-Valls, the Vatican spokesman, told journalists that the problem is not just about issues related to reproduction, abortion and contraception, "but ambiguity and imbalance."

"Unless the document changes dramatically in the next 24 hours or the position of many delegations changes to the same extent - both of which seem unlikely - one will have to question the level of consensus reached by this conference," NavarroValls said.

Even as the main committee began its final meeting on September 14 to vote on last-minute changes to the Beijing document, high-level negotiations were taking place on the inclusion of "sexual orienta-

Final document both 'good and bad': Vatican BEIJING (CNS) - The Vatican joined the consensus on only part of the Beijing women's conference documents, harshly criticising sections on women's health and on human rights.

Mary Ann Glendon, head of the Vatican delegation to the U.N. meeting, announced the decision on September 15 after consultation with her delegation and with Rome," said spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls.

The 189 conference delegations formally adopted a declaration and platform for action at the end of a two-week meeting, but dozens of delegations expressed reservations about various parts of them.

"Unfortunately, the Holy See's participation in the consensus can only be a partial one because of numerous points in the documents which are incompatible with what the Holy See and other countries deem favourable to the true advancement of

women," Ms Glendon told the plenary.

The problems in the health and human rights sections are "very, very serious" and the Vatican "vigorously denounces" their treatment of matters related to sexuality, motherhood and the family, Ms Glendon said in an interview.

Despite the strong opposition to parts of the document, the Vatican partially joined the consensus because of the Platform of Action's important statements on equality, poverty, education and development, she said.

While the document's health section could be seen as trying to promote a kind of "right to abortion" and includes references to contraception that violate church teaching, other sections reflect the Vatican's view on the importance of promoting equality, development and peace, she said.

By joining the consensus on

tion" in the health chapter and in another on human rights.

The high-level negotiations, chaired by Gertrude Mongella, the conference secretary-general, included 13 delegation heads and ambassadors, representing the Vatican, the US, the European Union and the G-77 block of developing countries.

The United States, the European Union and several other countries insisted the document's section on human rights should include sexual orientation as one of the grounds on which discrimination should be prohibited.

The Vatican, while making it clear that the human rights of all people, including homosexuals, should be respected, objected to what it saw as attempts in Beijing to create new human rights.

Women, children are first victims: observers

BEIJING (CNS) - Religious groups observing the U.N. women's conference denounced their government representatives for failing to pay attention to the underlying causes of "the culture of death."

Women and children are the first victims of a global culture often marked by suffering and death, rather than life and prosperity, the groups said in a September 14 statement.

The statement was signed by part of the document, she said, close to 50 "faith-based non-govthe delegation wanted to reflect ernmental organizations" how firmly Pope John Paul II observing and lobbying at the believes that "the great journey women's conference in Beijing. of women's liberation" must conEnsuring women have "equal tinue, even if at some points, it access to unjust social and ecohas made mistakes. nomic systems is no solution: "We believe the two most important elements in the nothing less than transformation progress of women are education of the systems themselves is and economic development," Ms essential," said the groups at the Beijing conference.

Glendon said.

The Catholic, Methodist, Negotiators from the 189 participating delegations worked Lutheran, Muslim and Baha'i overnight to resolve several con- groups, mostly from the United tentious issues, including finan- States and Canada, said true development and cial resources, religious rights, equality, reproductive rights and protec- peace could flow only from new tion from discrimination based international social and economic structures that place peoon sexual orientation.

Shortly before the work con- ple, not profits, first.

"We speak out today against cluded in the conference's main committee at 4:44 a.m. on the forces of destruction that are September 15, the chairman at work in our world against the declared no consensus could be well-being of women and men, found on references to sexual ori- families and communities, createntation, so the term was deleted ing a profound and global culfrom the final document. ture of death," they said.

The forces are not only economic, the statement said, but Include cultural, political and, "sadly, sometimes religious" influences.

The groups listed violence, poverty, the debt burden of developing nations, "the lavish squandering" of resources on weapons, an unjust division of the world's riches and exploitation of children and women in the workplace as "critical moral issues."

"We are sadly disappointed at the refusal of our nations to grapple with the underlying causes of this massive human suffering," the statement said.

The culture of life, they said, "flows from the one God who enlivens the community of her human family and the earth which sustains us."

A culture of life is one that respects the human rights of all and "refuses to define development in purely economic and material terms," they said.

The religious groups called on governments to eradicate hunger and poverty by the year 2000, forgive the foreign debt of developing nations and begin to value unpaid work performed in the home and community, mostly by women. They also called for a reduction of military spending and a restoration of social services for the poor in countries that have cut welfare spending.

'Wearied but worth it', says Holy See's delegation head BEIJING (CNS) - Two weeks in Beijing Glendon and Vatican spokesman Joaquin Delegates who tried to block language was no vacation for Mary Ann Glendon. Navarro-Valls shared the task of clearing on parental rights or special consideration In fact, feeling the need to be a tourist the table of computer equipment, books, for mothers were forced to ask thembefore she left China, the head of the paper and dirty cups before the meal selves, "How will I go home and explain Vatican delegation spent 15 minutes arrived. that I negotiated against the Universal browsing in a hotel gift shop.

But Ms Glendon handled all the ques- Declaration of Human Rights and the conMs Glendon, a Harvard law professor, tions. She said the Vatican was not the stitution of my own country," she said. said the Vatican delegation was "a voice focal point of any alliance of countries at The battle almost done and disappointcrying in the desert" at the Fourth World the conference. On some issues Muslim, ments acknowledged, the first woman Conference on Women.

Latin American and African countries ever to lead a Vatican delegation to an "We are obliged by our religion, I shared the Vatican's position; on others, international meeting said she felt blessed. believe, to be active in the world, and we more similarities were found with the U.S. Ms Glendon described her fellow deleare supposed to speak the truth whether delegation. gates as "21 extraordinarily gifted people it's in or out of season," she said.

"We have stood alone at many points with the most diverse backgrounds and "So, if we are a voice crying in the desert during this conference," she said, espe- life experiences of any delegation at this for the moment, that's all right," Ms cially in calling for full fidelity to the conference."

Glendon said during an almost two-hour Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The Vatican strongly supported the interview and meal with Catholic News including its recognition of parental Beijing document's sections aimed at Service and Radio Renascenca, rights and the need for special protection eliminating poverty, promoting developPortugal's Catholic radio station. of motherhood and families. ment, expanding the access women and The interview came after the Vatican While she was clearly weary at the end girls have to education. delegation decided it would support only of the September 4-15 conference, she At the same time, the delegation strongparts of the Beijing document, but before said the hours of talking and negotiating ly opposed the document's section on the decision was announced. were worth the effort. health because of its attitude toward sexuIt took place in a hotel suite used by the "I think we caused some people to either ality and its unbalanced approach to delegation for prayer, long discussions, have a kind of conversion, or at least to human rights. strategising and lots of typing. In the spir- think a little more about democratic The two positions are really one, Ms it of the conference on equality, Ms. accountability," she said.

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out of the same teaching about the inherent dignity of the human person," she said. "Out of that notion comes our respect for life, our respect for the mystery of human sexuality, but also our social and economic teaching."

She labels as "cafeteria Catholics" both those who think the church's social teaching is central to the faith and its teaching on sexuality is optional, as well as those who allow no room for dissent on teachings about sexuality but think the social teachings are just ideals or guidelines.

"We are saying, 'Look, dear brothers and sisters, this is all one teaching; it all comes out of the dignity of the human person,she said.

Even on those parts of the document the Vatican liked, it had some concerns.

The defect of the conference document and declaration "is that they remain on the superficial level.

Equality for women is not going to be achieved until you go to the root causes of women's inequality and those have to do much more with illiteracy and a lack of economic opportunity than they do with sexuality," she said.

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'Hour of Africa' here: Pope

By John Thavis YAOUNDE, Cameroon (CNS) - Saying the "hour of Africa" had arrived for the Church, Pope John Paul II unveiled a major plan for evangelisation on the continent that combined social activism and preaching the Gospel of hope.

The 149-page Apostolic Exhortation, titled, Ecclesia in Africa, endorsed most of the recommendations of the African synod held in Rome in 1994. The Pope made the text public on September 15 at a meeting with African bishops in Yaounde, the first stop on a weeklong trip to celebrate the synod.

The synod document included strong appeals for social and economic justice, debt relief, women's rights, political reTorm and special Church attention to AIDS sufferers.

In it, the Pope delivered a sharp rebuke to violent Muslim extremists on the continent, saying God did not want killing in his name.

But the Pope placed his main emphasis on what he called the "urgency of proclaiming the Good News to the millions of people in Africa who are not yet evangelised." If the Church in Africa tackled this task with energy, it could plant a cross in every part of the continent," he said.

The Church's social teaching - particularly its preferential option for the poor must be a cornerstone of its evangelisation campaign, he said. But what would comince most Africans above all else was personal witness, he said.

"Either tacitly or aloud - but always forcefully - we are being asked: Do you really believe what you are proclaiming?

Do you live on what you believe?" he wrote.

On the sensitive issue of inculturation, the Pope said inculturation was important but he did not echo synodal calls for more flexibility in combining local traditions with the sacraments and the liturgy.

The Pope said it would be up to the "competent authority" to approve innovations; that authority ultimately rests with the Vatican.

After much debate, the synod had recommended forming an African study commission to look at ways of reconciling the sacrament of marriage with African traditional marriage, which often occurs in stages. The Pope cited the request without comment; he also made a forceful defence of the indissolubility of the marriage bond.

He tried to balance the bad news in

Africa - war, hunger, ethnic strife and corruption - with the good news of everyday virtues and strong religious sentiments among its people.

In many ways, the Pope said, the continent could be compared to the man in the Bible who fell among robbers on the way from Jerusalem to Jericho.

"Africa is a continent where countless human beings - men and women, children and young people - are lying, as it were, on the edge of the road, sick, injured, disabled, marginalised and abandoned," he said.

"They are in dire need of Good Samaritans, who will come to their aid," he said. He pledged that the Church would continue to do what it could to provide material support.

But its spiritual message was also crucial, he said. The Church's main task in Africa was to announce the Gospel and "affirm vigorously that these difficulties can be overcome," avoiding all pessimism or despair, he said.

He denounced the "dishonesty of corrupt government leaders" who connive with outsiders to loot national resources and public funds.

"This is plain theft, whatever the legal camouflage may be," he said.

He said malnutrition and deteriorating living conditions in Africa cried out for international aid, and he called on all nations to help stop the "unscrupulous" flow of weapons to the continent.

In an unusually direct appeal to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the Pope asked those lending agencies and all foreign creditors to alleviate the "crushing debts" of African countries.

Citing the AIDS epidemic in Africa, he stated - as did the synod - that "irresponsible sexual behavior" played a part in its spread. But he said the "battle against AIDS ought to be everyone's battle" and urged Church workers to provide all possible comfort to the victims. He also appealed to international scientists and political leaders to use every means available to "put an end to this scourge."

The Pope urged local churches to keep dialogue open with Muslims in Africa, but said this exchange must stay free of "militant fundamentalism." He said dialogue forums should spotlight places where there is a lack of mutual respect for religious freedom - an apparent reference to countries such as Sudan, where Catholic officials complain of discrimination by the Muslim-led government.

Irish full divorce vote watershed DUBLIN (CNS) - The Irish Government has proposed a law setting conditions for divorce pending results of a referendum to be held in November on ending a constitutional ban on divorce.

Ireland's minster for equality and law reform, Mervyn Taylor, said that to secure a divorce under the proposal, spouses would have to be living apart for four of the previous five years and courts would have to be satisfied that there was no reasonable prospect of reconciliation.

He said that there would be no easy divorce and no divorce culture created in the country.

The Government supported marriage, he said, adding that in the past decade 18 Bills have been enacted to strengthen the family.

The Government wanted to help couples whose marriages were under stress, he said.

The Bill would not be enacted unless the referendum showed a majority in favour of removing a ban on divorce legislation.

At present, Irish couples whose marriages break down can get a

A lighter moment for Pope John Paul on an earlier visit to Africa

Two giants of human rights . .

PRETORIA. South Africa (CNS) - The day President Nelson Mandela welcomed Pope John Paul II to post-apartheid South Africa marked a double victory for the politics of patience.

Mr Mandela waited most of his life in the struggle to change the country's racial segregation policies, spending more than 27 years in prison before emerging in 1990 to lead a unification movement.

The Pope, mindful of the symbolic use governments can make of his presence, had stayed away from South Africa for 17 years despite strong pressures - pastoral and political - to visit.

The two men savoured the moment in a meeting on September 16 in Mr Mandela's residential complex in Pretoria.

The talks and small ceremony afterward were understated, but the atmosphere seemed charged.

"To say the visit is long overdue is to pay tribute to your own abhorrence of the system of apartheid," Mr Mandela told the Pope when he arrived in the country.

The Pope answered that he wanted to pay tribute to Mr Mandela as a "silent and suffering witness of your people's yearning for true liberation" and as the nation's

chief reconciler in recent months. Those attending the Pretoria meeting couldn't help but notice some parallels between the two leaders. They both rise by 5 a.m.

- Mr Mandela says it's a habit from his prison days - to begin long days of meetings, correspondence, ceremonies and speeches. They both enjoy working lunches with advisers and official visitors.

According to their aides, they both show incredible stamina and have no intention of slowing down.

Standing side by side, chatting informally, they seemed like two aging veterans from different fronts of the human rights battle.

"The epochal change for which South Africa is striving will require the best that each one can give in the service of the common good.

It will demand much hard work and many sacrifices. Eventual success will ultimately be a gift of God," Pope John Paul told Mr Mandela, offering his blessing for the task Mr Mandela also mentioned the difficult path ahead, but for now was enjoying the Pope's presence as a special three days for the nation. "We are delighted that South Africa's long wait is finally over," he said.

Pope continues teachings on Mary VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II said the belief that Mary was both the mother of Jesus and a virgin goes back to the earliest days of the Church.

"Recognised and proclaimed by the faith of the Fathers, the virginal maternity (of Mary) can never be separated from the identity of Jesus," he said on September 13.

He made the remarks at a general audience at the Vatican, in the second of a series of talks on

legal separation. But this is not recognised as a divorce.

A spokesman for the Irish bishops' conference, Bishop Thomas Flynn of Achorny, said the bishops would not tell people how they should vote in the referendum.

"We have never done that," he said. "Telling them how to vote could be seen as interfering in politics and could easily backfire. But we have a perfect right to SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS explain the teaching of the Mexico (CNS) - A United CASAS, Church on marriage and to point out the downside of divorce - the States' priest working in Meunhappiness that it causes and xico's Chiapas state has been the harm that it does to society." barred from re-entering the Anti-divorce groups said country by immigration officials.

The move, which was termed divorce wrecked families and by local Church officials as part finances and have produced figof a "political" campaign against ures to show that divorced men the Church, prompted Bishop were prone to suicide because Samuel Ruiz Garcia of San they could not cope on their own. Cristobal de Las Casas to fly to Pro-divorce groups said the Mexico City to speak with proposed legislation did not go Interior Secretariat officials far enough and said they would about the case. have preferred to see the right to Father Paul Nadolny, a native remarry conferred after a shorter of Waukesha, Wisconsin, and a period of two or three years.

Divine Word priest, was told on

the role and nature of Mary. The Church, based in part on biblical accounts, holds that Mary conceived Jesus virginally and that Christ had no human father but was generated by the intervention of the Holy Spirit.

The Pope said that the earliest Christian communities accepted this as a basic part of their faith and took interest in Mary's own accounts of "the mysterious circumstances regarding the conception and birth of Jesus."

Mary's virginity therefore assumed a unique value, he said, throwing new light on the divine nature of Christ, who had God as his own father.

Mary in this way inaugurated the special vocation of virgins dedicated to religious life, at the service of the Christian community, he said.

Eventually, Mary's role of mother applied to the whole Church as it was born and developed, the Pope said.

Another priest banned from Mexico September 15 his immigration gration officials of a change of The move against status had been cancelled and address. that he could never re-enter Father Nadolny came three Mexico again, even as a tourist. months after the June 22 arrests Fr Nadolny confirmed he had and deportations of three forbeen banned from Mexico, but eign-born priests from Chiapas, added "we're going to do every- where Bishop Ruiz is still mediating delicate peace talks between thing we can to get back" Fr Nadolny's immigration pap- the government and Zapatista ers were in the process of being rebels.

Father Gonzalo Ituarte, San renewed and he had been granted 30 days within which to visit Cristobal diocesan vicar for justhe United States and return to tice and peace, said the action Mexico. against Fr Nadolny and the three The reasons for the govern- other foreign priests are part of a ment's action were mainly immi- government "campaign" against gration technicalities, including Bishop Ruiz's pastoral work in his alleged failure to notify immi- support of poor Mayan Indians.

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Pope backs Groer

By Agostino Bono VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Hans Hermann Groer of Vienna and lashed out at dissident Austrian Catholics.

In a letter to Austrian bishops, the Pope also expressed support for the cardinal, under a cloud of suspicion since last March because of allegations that he had engaged in homosexual acts years earlier.

The three-page papal letter criticised what it called an "effort at destruction" of the church. The Pope urged the bishops to unite to stop the spread of criticism and discord among Catholics.

The letter was released at the Vatican on 14 September along with an announcement that the Pope accepted the resignation of the 75-year-old cardinal, who has not clearly denied allegations by an ex-seminarian that they had engaged in homosexual acts 20 years ago.

The cardinal's ambiguous statements sparked a crisis of confidence in the Austrian church, with many bishops, priests and Catholic organisations calling for his resignation.

It also produced a petition signed by more than 500,000

Church backs rice protests ILOILO CITY, Philippines (CNS) - The Church in central and southern Philippines has backed protests against the government's handling of what some call a profit-driven artificial rice shortage in the country, which has people altering their diets to avoid going hungry.

A statement by Jaro Archdiocese in Iloilo province said the August rice deficit was artificially created by profiteers, VGA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand, reported.

In the statement, "Rice, Food and Life," read in 83 parishes in Guimaras and Iloilo provinces during August and September Masses, some 150 archdiocesan priests called on the government to "arrest and punish hoarders and profiteers."

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They urged the government to institute strict price controls, reform its agricultural programs to raise productivity and incomes, and implement "genuine land reform and equitable distribution of the treasures of the land."

Critics say the rice shortage was the worst to hit Iloilo, the country's No. 1 producer of the staple, in 25 years.

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However, July and August this year saw a scarcity of rice in the markets, which have lead to demonstrations blaming the government's deregulation of prices.

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Catholics asking for greater voice "In this view, anything which is by clergy and laity in the selec- pleasing to the majority at the tion of bishops and for continued moment becomes the norm to debate on priestly celibacy and follow." women priests.

This reduces the church to folOver 80 percent of Austria's 7.9 lowing "the changing doctrinal million inhabitants profess winds of individuals," he said.

Catholicism.

Bishop Johann Weber of GrazThe papal letter criticised the Seckau, president of the Austrian "violent attacks on the honor- bishops' conference, supported ableness" of Cardinal Groer and the Pope's call for unity among said that Christ also faced the bishops and the people. "unjust accusations."

But the bishop added that the The Pope said that there were criticisms raised by the Pope efforts in Austria to discredit the also apply to other Western bishops as a way of disintegrat- countries. ing the Church. He noted that Bishop Weber also said there four other bishops have been are distinctions between the publicly accused of having allegations of homosexual acts homosexual tendencies. against Cardinal Groer and the It is difficult to judge in what allegations of homosexual tenmeasure the strategy of striking dencies against the other four the pastors has had success," bishops mentioned by the Pope.

Pope John Paul said The cardinal was accused by "I want to hope that the effort at Josef Hartmann, now 37, who destruction does not succeed, said the relationship occurred given that the majority of the when he was a seminarian and Austrian faithful knows well how the then-Father Groer was a to appreciate the generous work teacher at a seminary outside of their pastors," he added.

Vienna.

Yet, many Catholics are sucThe other four - Auxiliary cumbing to the "temptation of Bishop Andreas Laun of secularism" producing a "lessen- Salzburg; Coadjutor Archbishop ing of the spirit of faith," he said. Cristoph Schonborn of Vienna; "Even the Church of Christ is Bishop Egon Kapellari of Gurk, seen by some solely as an earth- and Bishop Klaus Kung of ly society, subject to the free Feldkirch - were accused by choice of its members," he said. Kurt Krickler, spokesman for a

homosexual rights group, who provided no evidence to support his claim.

Nor did Krickler say that the four bishops had engaged in homosexual acts Unlike the cardinal, the four bishops quickly denied the allegations and several initiated court action to prevent Krickler from publicly repeating the accusations.

The Austrian bishops' conference supported the accused bishops. In the cardinal's case, the conference appointed an ad hoc group to investigate the situation.

Cardinal Groer announced on 15 August that the pope planned to accept his resignation on 14 September, the ninth anniversary of his installation as Vienna archbishop.

At the time, Austrian church officials expressed hope that the cardinal's resignation would be a big step in healing the crisis of confidence in the church.

The cardinal originally submitted his resignation last October, before the scandal broke, when he reached the normal retirement age of 75. But the Pope asked him to remain in office.

The cardinal was automatically replaced as archbishop by Archbishop Schonborn.

Homosexual help 'a long haul'

By Terry McGuire

SEATTLE (CNS) - Gay and lesbian Catholics need special ministry in the church because "historically they've been left out and have suffered harassment, rejection and isolation," said a priestleader in gay ministry The priest, Father Jim Schexnayder, was elected president of the National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries during the association's second annual meeting from September 8-10 in Seattle.

Involved in AIDS ministry since 1988 in his home diocese of Oakland, California, Father Schexnayder is now director of the Oakland diocesan Task Force for Outreach to Gay and Lesbian Communities and Their Families.

The keynote speaker at the Seattle meeting, Paulist author and theologian Father Richard Sparks, warned that religious and political extremism is making church ministries to gays and lesbians more difficult. "This is a long-haul ministry," he said.

At the same time, he said, the jrnmelisC spiritual hunger of gays and lesbians is "a seed-bed for our work."

The meeting drew 42 people who are really not understanding from 17 dioceses - representing that the church has made many most of the approximately 20 dio- supportive statements about the ceses out of 188 in the United human rights, dignity and incluStates that have established a for- sion of gay and lesbian people," mal ministry to gay and lesbian he said.

Catholics.

Father Schexnayder said his In an interview with The own evolution from AIDS minCatholic Northwest Progress, istry to gay-lesbian ministry is Seattle archdiocesan newspaper, not unusual.

Father Schexnayder said that "AIDS ministries have really despite slow beginnings he pointed the way to the broader expects the number of dioceses gay and lesbian ministries," he with such ministries to grow. said. "It's brought the subject of "It's a sensitive issue; some gays and lesbians to the fore. diocese haven't seen themselves "One of the issues around HIV prepared as yet to get involved," (the virus that causes AIDS) is he said. "But I sense increasingly with people who are at risk that this is going to change because they are isolated, have a because I receive inquiries from poor sense of themselves and representatives and dioceses that really don't see themselves as are beginning to look at develop- loved by Cod" ing ministries."

He said there is "a wide variEstablishing such ministries, ety" of approaches among diocehe added, is "in accordance with ses currently involved in gay-lesthe documents of the U.S. bish- bian ministry. ops that call for gays and lesbians "Some hold listening sessions to have an active role in the to hear their concerns as they Christian community." develop a ministry," he said.

Criticism of such ministry "Some have educational and "tends to come from (people in) spiritual events, retreats and the religious right and the politi- counselling. Some dioceses, like cal right who are not comfortable Seattle, have a weekly liturgy with the church being involved specifically for gay and lesbian with gay and lesbian ministry or Catholics.

Journalists 'must report' suffering GRAZ, Austria (CNS) Catholic journali3ts must avoid 'selective outrage and selective compassion" in reporting world conflicts, said the Vatican's chief media official.

They also have a responsibility to discover the causes of world conflicts and to report the sufferings of victims, said Archbishop John Foley, president of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications.

"The worldwide media are more likely to cover stories of violence when Europeans or North Americans are involved in an intervention or as hostages," he said.

'They are more likely to ignore violence when it does not involve

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Westerners or Western interests," he added.

The archbishop spoke in Graz at a September 11 meeting of young Catholic journalists, sponsored by the International Catholic Union of the Press.

"Would it not be interesting to do a report on where all the arms are coming from - who is getting rich on human misery and destruction?" he said.

Reporting the causes of violence also means uncovering "corruption, denial of human rights, economic and political repression and injustice," he said.

This "can cost you dearly" because "you will be afflicting the comfortable, which is often a

dangerous and thankless activity," he said.

At the September 13 world congress of the International Catholic Union of the Press, also held at Graz, Archbishop Foley said that the written word is still just as important in the electronic media age. "Those in the written press can perhaps begin to develop an inferiority complex and even begin to think of themselves as relics of an outdated culture," he said.

But high-quality written words "remain a compelling influence in a society hungry, although it may not even realise it, for reflective leadership, for reasonable analysis, for civil debate and dialogue," he said.

Monastic leader dies ROME (CNS) - Abbot Primate Jerome Theisen, a U.S. theologian who headed the world's Benedictine communities of men, has died in Rome of a heart attack at age 64.

Elected to a six-year term as abbot primate in 1992, he played a leading role in the 1994 Synod of Bishops on religious life, held at the Vatican and served as a liaison between the pope and 250 monasteries of Benedictine men.

Latin Papal tour VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II plans to make a week- long visit to El Guatemala.

Salvador, to Nicaragua and Venezuela, in 1995, Vatican sources said on September 12. He has visited each of the countries once previously.

Meanwhile, a Vatican official said the Pope was already making plans to visit Brazil for a third time in 1997 in order to Preside over the second World Family Encounter, similar to the one held at the Vatican in 1994.

Peace meeting VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II has called an October meeting of bishops from former Yugoslavian republics to study peace prospects and eventual aid programs to war victims.

The Pope said he was calling the meeting in the hope that an initial peace accord signed in early September would turn out to be "the first steps toward peace" in the Balkans.

Comiskey leave DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) Irish Bishop Brendan Comiskey of Ferns, who stirred widespread controversy by advocating continued debate on mandatory priestly celibacy, has scheduled a three-month sabbatical leave in the liniied States.

The bishop is "physically and emotionally exhau.sted" and his doctor ordered "a complete break," said Father Walter Forde, Ferns diocesan press officer.

He also said that the bishop has had a recurrence of diabetes.

The diocesan spokesman denied that Bishop Comiskey had been pressured by the Vatican or by other bishops to take the leave because of his stance on celibacy.

Diocesan talks VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A delegation from the Diocese of Evreux, France, vacant because of the removal of Bishop Jacques Gaillot, met with a top Vatican cardinal in September to discuss the diocese's future, said the Vatican press office.

The delegation said it presented a petition signed by 200,000 people in support of Bishop Gaillot, fired last January because of his dissent from several church positions.

Neither the Vatican or the delegation provided more details.

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The Catechism of the Catholic Church Marriage in the Lord 1812 The nuptial covenant between God and his people Israel had prepared the way for the new and everlasting covenant in which the Son of God, by becoming incarnate and giving his life, has united to himself in a certain way all mankind saved by him, thus preparing for "the wedding-feast of the Lamb."

1813 On the threshold of his public life Jesus performs his first sign - at his mother's request during a wedding feast.

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importance to Jesus' presence at the wedding at Cana.

She sees in it the confirmation of the goodness of marriage and the proclamation that thenceforth marriage will be an efficacious sign of Christ's presence.

1814 In his preaching Jesus unequivocally taught the original meaning of the union of man and woman as the Creator willed it from the beginning: permission given by Moses to divorce one's wife was a concession to the hardness of hearts.

The matrimonial union of man and woman is indissoluble: God himself has determined it: "what

therefore God has joined together, let no man put asunder."

1815 This unequivocal insistence on the indissolubility of the marriage bond may have left some perplexed and could seem to be a demand impossible to realize.

However, Jesus has not placed on spouses a burden impossible to bear, or too heavy - heavier than the Law of Moses.

By coming to restore the original order of creation disturbed by sin, he himself gives the strength and grace to live marriage in the new dimension of the Reign of God. It is by following Christ, re-

nouncing themselves, and taking up their crosses that spouses will be able to "receive" the original meaning of marriage and live it with the help of Christ.

This grace of Christian marriage is a fruit of Christ's cross, the source of all Christian life.

1818 This is what the Apostle Paul makes clear when he says: "Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, adding at once: —For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one. This is a great

mystery, and I mean in reference to Christ and the Church."

1817 The entire Christian life bears the mark of the spousal love of Christ and the Church.

Already Baptism, the entry into the People of God, is a nuptial mystery; it is so to speak the nuptial bathIll which precedes the wedding feast, the Eucharist.

Christian marriage in its turn becomes an efficacious sign, the sacrament of the covenant of Christ and the Church.

Since it signifies and communicates grace, marriage between baptized persons is a true sacrament of the New Covenant.

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Official Engagements SEPTEMBER 21-24 Visitation and Confirmation, New Norcia Archbishop Hickey 22-24 Visitation, BelmonVRedcliffe Bishop Healy 24 Confirmation, Kuhn Monsignor Keating 24 Confirmation, GreenmountRev G Holohan 26 Prison Chaplains' Retreat Mass, Safety Bay - Archbishop Hickey 27 Confirmation, Trinity College Archbishop Hickey 29 19th Annual Synod WA, Uniting Church - Sr Beverley Stott RSM OCTOBER 1-4 National Liturgy Commission, Sydney - Achbishop Hickey Provincial Chapter Jubilee 6 Mass, Our Lady of the Missions Sisters - Archbishop Hickey

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SECRETARY A responsible person is required to provide a wide range of secretarial and reception duties, working within a team environment in the main administration office for the Archdiocese of Perth.

Applicants will need to have sound computer skills (experience on AppleMac is preferable, but not essential). good communication and interpersonal skills, and be familiar with general office routine.

General duties will include typing of correspondence and reports, filing and record keeping together with some reception and telephone duties.

The successful applicant will be committed to the Catholic ethos. Some familiarity with the structure of Diocesan administration would be highly regarded.

Further information is available from Sue Moore on 321 6394.

Written applications should be forwarded to Jane Pilkington, Catholic Church Office, Victoria Avenue, Perth WA 6000

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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Thomas More parish, Bateman has commenced Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Wednesday after 8am Mass until 10pm. All parishioners and friends welcome.

A POSTLES OF CHRIST CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP Will be holding a Life in the Spirit Seminar on Friday evening/Saturday/Sunday, 20th, 21st and 22nd October, 1995.

Sponsored speaker and presenter is Mr Philip Kok from Singapore. Details and registration slips are available at the information desk at St John and Paul Catholic Church, Pinetree Gully Rd, Willetton, or call Philip Boon 481 8808 (W), 313 5886 (H); Dianne McLeod 332 7829 (H). All welcome, registration closes 1st October 1995 HOLY ROSARY During the month of October, the Holy Rosary will be prayed daily at 7pm at the Holy Trinity Church, 8 Burnett St, Embleton.

For your information, the Most Blessed Sacrament is exposed every Friday from 9.00am - 12 noon. As well on every Sunday there is one hour Adoration from 6.30pm - 7.30pm.

REQUIEM MASS On Sunday, 1 October 1995, Requiem Mass will be offered for the late Father Bernie Way at St Vincent's Church, Pace Rd, Medina at 12 noon.

There will be a get-together at the hall after Mass. Please bring a plate and your own drinks.

Thank you. Enquiries: 419 2920 or 342 1772.

COUNTRY DAY OF REFLECTION The 19th Country Day of Reflection is to be hosted by the Holy Cross parish, Cunderdin, on Monday, 6 November 1995, commencing 9.30am, concluding 2pm with Holy Mass. The theme for the day is "Reconciliation". The speaker: Fr Paul Carey (St Columban's Mission Society) of Rivervale.

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BUSINESS PERSONS MASS Will be celebrated at All Saints Chapel, Allendale Square, Perth on Friday, September 29th, at 7 am followed by a breakfast meeting at the Venice Cafe, Trinity Arcade, Perth. Cost of breakfast $8. Enquiries phone 384 0809 DIVINE MERCY St Mary's Cathedral, Victoria Square, on the 1st of October ( Sunday)1.30pm.Programme: Rosary, Divine Mercy prayers, Benediction. Sermon by Fr L. A ttard "Our lady's role in the Holy Church". Film: "God's love for Mary". Information: Adam 448 0002, John 457 7771.

CATHOLIC ENGAGED ENCOUNTER October Weekend 6th to 8th October 1995, at Mazenod College, Lesmurdie. A weekend of preparation for engangement or marriage. Live-in weekend.

Enquiries and bookings 481 1873 (all hours). Enquiries Bret & Teresa 418 5734.

A DVENT AND CHRISTMAS PREPARATION Formation day for parish liturgy Committee members, musicians and liturgy planners. The formation day will be divided into four sessions: 1) preparation and planning guides; 2) theological and liturgical background to A dvent and Christmas; 3) music - copyright and Christmas carols; 4) being creative. Saturday 7 October, 10.30am-3pm at Leederville parish Centre, 40 Franklin St, Leederville. $5 donation at the door. For registration and further information c ontact the Archdiocesan Liturgy Office phone 09 221 1548.

C ATHOLIC PASTORAL WORKERS ASSOCIATION SPEAKER EVENING Date: Wednesday 27 September 1995. Theme: Ministry to those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. Presenters: Members of the AIDS pastoral care team.

Venue: Convent of Mercy, 113 Tyler St, Tuart Hill. Time 7.30pm (followed with supper). Cost: Members no charge, non-members donation at door. Please note; a) bring a plate, b) RSVP to Sr Mary Berry, Tel. 444 5750 by Monday 25/9/95.

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We arepleased to announce the visit to Western Australia of Fra Jozo Zovko. The prupose of his visit is to urge people to greater prayer and devotion and to the Holy Mass and sacraments. An evening programme is planned for Monday, 2 October at St Mary's Cathedral, Perth, at 6.30pm. For further information contact 446 1935 or 447 3711.

Fra Zovko was the newly appointed pastor to the parish of St James church in Medjugorje when the alleged apparitions commenced in June 1981. He was imprisoned by the communist regime for 3 years for his support of the visionaries. Come along and listen to his story of faith - and perhaps consider a visit of your own to Medjugorje.

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80TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION St Josephs Primary School Queens Park invites all ex staff, students and friends to share the afternoon of Oct. 22nd (from 1pm o nwards) in the school grounds to celebrate our 8oth Anniversary. Please contact Annelies Geary (nee Segers) 451 9829 or Shelagh Frawley 453 9148 if you have any photocopiable material and/or class lists for our memorabilia display.

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have a findal departure for 1995, ex Perth on 14 October. For 15 days in Rome/Medjugorje, the cost would be $2995 twin share, two free European flights included.

Or join our special Easter departure on 30 March 1996 or 15th Anniversary pilgrimage on 15 June.

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,Vagle Catholic College is a co-educational Catholic secondary boarding school which was established in 1994 following the amalgamation of Stella Mans College and St Patrick's College. The current enrolment, front Year 8 - Year 12 is approximately 700 students.

The principal invites applications from enthusiastic and suitably qualified and experienced teachers to join the staff in 1996 in permanent positions in the following subject areas:

Religious Education Mathematics Science English Applications are also invited for a full-time position in

WOODWORK which will be available for 1996 only.

Written applications, clearly indicating the qualifications, experience and other qualities which would make the applicant a suitable person for appointment, should include a comprehensive curriculum vitae and name two current professional referees. Applications close on Friday 6 October; they should be addressed to: The Principal Nagle Catholic College Box 97 GERALDTON 6531