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THE PARISH. THE NATION. THE WORLD. Western Australia's award-winning Catholic newspaper since 1874 - Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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crucifixes in schools Judgement attacks the symbols of Italy's history BY CINDY WOODEN VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Vatican said it experienced "surprise and sorrow" when a European court ruled that the crucifixes hanging in Italian public schools violate religious freedom. The European Court of Human Rights ruled on November 3 that the crucifixes hanging in ever public classroom in Italy were "a violation of the freedom of parents to educate their children according to their own convictions and of the religious freedom of the students." Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, reacted to the decision saying, "The crucifix has always been a sign of God's offer of love and a sign of union and Please turn to Page 24
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Boys from Trinity College have raised $8,000 to help fund travel to India by fellow students which will see them spending time in centres run for the poor and handicapped by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Sisters. One of their key fundraising events is the Un-Fair Day which saw a special raffle won by student PHOTO TRINITY COLLEGE Declan Hayward. The prize? Giving a haircut to Senior School head Martin Tobin, also known to the boys as 'Tobes: Story - Page 2
When it comes to MT, 80 percent are non-Catholic BY ANTHONY BARICH National Reporter THE NATURAL Fertility Australia (NFA) Board has called on the country's bishops to help expand their services across every diocese and improve what is in many cases poor knowledge of the reproductive concept among Catholics. As up to 80 percent of natural family planning (NFP) users are non-Catholic, the NFA Board made a verbal submission to the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference shortly after the prelates' May Plenary meeting
asking that local Bishops: - strengthen the advocacy of NFP to pre-marriage couples; - ensure that Catholic schools offer the Church's teachings on sexuality and sexual relations; - keep clergy in their respective dioceses updated on the availability of, and I.velopments in, NFP services. There was a "broad consensus" among the Bihops s that these should be carried out. "We would like the opportunity to expand our services so that they are available in all dioceses of Australia," Australian Council
of NFP (ACNFP) President Evelyn Brien told The Record. "Hopefully the Bishops can help us to achieve this. "We see many clients who may or may not be Catholic who are looking for a healthy alternative to contraceptive family planning for whatever reason, but usually for health reasons; and to those who are Catholic and to whom t Church teachings are very hI. we meet those needs important, also. "We always work within what our Church teaches. This is vital to us." Please turn to Page 17
The Australian Council of NFP has updated its website so couples can access more easily charting information. The site also puts them in personal t ouch with an educator to help them with the process. See the story on page 17.