ioN
A
No. 3305.
PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1967
(Registered at the O.P.O., Perth for transmission by post as a Newspaper s
Price Sc.
PRAYS FOR UNITY Tennis Star Makes Presentation AND VICTIMS OF TURKISH QUAKE A MOMENT of prayer for the scores of people killed three days earlier in an earthquake south-east of Istanbul opened Pope Paul VI's visit (July 25-26) to the leaders, the people and the shrines of Turkey. Stepping from his special ly refitted Pan-American jetliner, the Pope halted in front of Turkish President Cevdet Sunay and Premier Suleyman Demirel to say: "Arriving in this country immediately after a cataclysm that has plunged this nation into mourning, we turn our thoughts first to those who have suffered and ask all to join with us in a moment of observance."
Loreto Convent's tennis team won the Catholic Girls' Inter-school Tennis competition and tennis cham• pion Miss Margaret Smith was asked to present the pennant. BACK ROW: Marie Keely, Helen Walsh, Geraldine Walsh, Nicole de Pierres. FRONT ROW: Mary Ruse, Jane Seward, Miss Margaret Smith, Pam Lunan, Sandra Stewart.
WHITE MISSIONARIES CONFUSED WITH WHITE MERCENARIES
HEN the Pope moved sity more than others, dential visit, the Pope and you also see better began a tour of Istanbul, into the hectic round than others its pro- viewing it first from the of visits, talks and tours gress." Bosphorus, from the Concluding with a re- deck of President Sunthat marked his two-day ference to the Christian ay's yacht, Halas. There, ISHOP Thomas Me- It is not known whe- Political conflicts, only in obedience to stay in a land whose an- history of Istanbu 1, landing at Dolmabache Gettrick of Ogoja. ther other Ogoja mis- severe enough in them- their bishops' orders. cient Moslem heritage known until 1930 by the Palace, the Pope con- Nigeria. has been cut sion buildings are dam- ! selves, have been aggrais preceded by an even n ame Constantinople tinued his tour of the off since July 13 from aged, but the hospital, vated by the religiouC ONFUSION given to it 1,600 years city by car. He visited more ancient Christian earlier, the Pope im- the sixth-century church contact with the greater mission, church and con- differences between tilt-. Life has become more vent in the Obudu bor- partly Christian Ibos part of his diocese. tradition. parted his apostolic of Hagia Sofia. succesder station, 30 miles and the overwelmingly difficult for missionaries blessing in English. sively a Christian Within the cut-off from Ogoja were to Moslem Hausas. in Biafra in recent The Pope's first stop nine priests some extent damaged in shrine, are a mosque and Ogoja The term "white -Rite was at the Latin During the fighting at weeks. now a museum. Other two Holy Child Sisters, the fighting there and Mercenaries' incessantly Cathedral of the Holy staff mission the :, Obudu stops, however, were five Medical Mission- all were in propaganda thoroughly withdrew to a school at used Spirit, where more than (includMary cut short or of aries eliminated has been broadcasts Then in the looted aftermath. Pope Paul, fola thousand Catholics Aquilobodu, three miles seven tending to get confused filled the church and lowing a brief rest at his because of the Pope's ing one Ibo) and dressing ran a and back, Fighting in Biafra, haste to meet with Or- laymen (one Irish, one missionspilled into its court- temporary residence in the with "white treating Scottish formerly the Eastern station thodox Patone Ecumenical English, result the and aries" the city, drove to a yard. Region of Nigeria. wounded from the front. has been suspicion and Speaking to the crowd wooden chalet reserved riarch Athenagoras I of and four believed Cey- which declared its inde- Sister Theophane, a lonese—all teachers). hostility towards misin French. the Pope for important visitors to Constantinople. Medical Missionary of Athenagoras, who has President Sunay's Yildiz The Ibadan paper, the pendence in June, broke Mary, performed sev- sionaries in some areas. thanked them for their been at odds with the "Sunday Sketch," re- out in July following Repeated warn ings welcome and spoke of Palace. eral surgical operation:Here the Pope spoke Turkish government foi ported that the Ogoja months of growing ten- there on a small table. against enemy infiltrathe joy the crowd had been sions among the tribal The Sister-physician is tors and slogans such as brought to his heart. He w ith the President, several years, provided cathedral recalled the statue of thanking 1ii.m for his a surprise by showing damaged by a grenade groups making up the now working in the "Report strange faces" Nigerian federation. have been inciting overPope XV courteous welcome and up at the airport to thrown through the roof Benedict Afikpo Medical Mission- zealous civil defence greet the Papal plane. calling to mind the (1914-1922) that stands to dislodge defending hospital, or in Abaary Moving to the Phanar Biafrans. The "Sketch" members to be suspioutside the cathedral, establishment of relakaliki. C OUPS cious of and to investiplaced there by Turks tions between Turkey residence of the Patri- has a photo showing the The remaining staff gate the innocent corngrateful for the Pope's and the Holy See by arch. the Pope met cathedral (built in 1 58) The Easterners, or from briefly with Athenago- with glass doors and (three !ings and goings at misObudu Pope John XXIII. r elief during work Biafrans, are made up priests and five Medical sion establishments. Following the presiWorld War I, and addSEE PAGE 11 windows blown out. mostly of Ibo tribesmen Missionary of Mary SisConvents have been ed: "Then closer to us who never had much ters) have been dis- more than once searchis the good Pope John power within the fed- persed to Abakaliki and ed for "Arabs" and SisXXIII, who spoke to you eral system. Although Ikom. ters, in common with often in this very place they, managed a coup It is evident that 700 all other travellers on as Apostolic Delegate that put an Ibo leader priests, Brothers and Biaf ran roads, have and who in his 'Journal at the head of the Sisters in Biafra are de- their baggage and someof a Soul' tells of all the Nigerian g o v ernment, termined to stay with , times even their persons esteem and affection he he was unseated soon their people. Three lay thoroughly searched at felt for those to whom afterwards in a second mission helpers remain the civil defence roadProvidence had made coup that witnessed the in Calabar. Apart from blocks,, which are now him pastor." massacre of thousands of them, it is believed that found at every village. A fter citing the work Ibos by hostile Hausas, all female lay staff are Thirty to 40 searches in of religious orders in Bishop McKeon re- the predominant tribe of now out of Biafra. Sev.- a journey of 200 miles Turkey, Pope Paul went EX - CHAPLAINS of brant of the Mass and eral left unwillingly, is normal. the concelebrants Catholic Action were ferred to the Cardinal's the North. 011 to speak of his reasons for making the were among the con- Monsignors E. Sullivan visit to Perth 18 months visit. "Help us then," he celebrants of the Re- and J. Bourke, Fathers ago when he spoke to Pleaded. "help us in the quiem Mass offered for J. Depiazzi, J. O'Brien, W estern Australia's Car- J. O'Reilly and Leonard youth with such force great task we have un- the late Cardinal about their mission. dertaken and which has dijn at St. Mary's Cath- O.D.C. been one of the deter- edral last Monday night. His Lordship said that PANYGER IC *ling reasons for this it was hoped that the BIBLE WEEK, Au- have known Catholic re- prepared and distriBy sad coincidence, ito,urney: the recomposi- t he Mass was also able In his panygeric, Young Christian Worgust 20-27, has been representation and have buted. ,;(41 of Christian unity. to be offered for the Bishop McKeon recalled kers today and in the organised in Western organised participation I Sample questions 'ou feel here its neces- priest -founder of the the wonderful spirit of years that lay ahead Australia by a combined in the group study ap which are suggested on Y.C.W. in Australia, Cardinal Cardijn as the would keep his memory church committee which pear on Page 11. Deuternomy, chapter 8, Father Francis Lombard founder of a youth in benediction by their includes Father E. Storis "Is it wrong to have who died in Melbourne movement and the in- fidelity to the high prin- mon, S.J., and Father B. large possessions and RELEVANCE spiration he was to them ciples he had held be- Hickey as representaon Friday last. plenty of money? If so, HE enthronement fore them. Father Lombard was in their apstolate. Emphasis on the dis why? Does the possestives of the Catholic ceremonies of He spoke of the CarBishop McKeon prais- Church. Arch- ordained in 1936; he had cussion is to be placed sor of wealth have a ,lu1,s11013 Knox will be been invalided for the dinal's pleas to the ed the late Father LomMostly the Bible the needs to discove: greater responsibility to on 'elevised on Channel 7 past ten years. He had Council Fathers at Vati- bard as a great priest studies are grouped the relevance of thc other people than the at 11.22 a.m. on Sunday, visited Perth in the can II, that it was the and said that the Y.C.W around the local mini- Bible in the 20th cen poor person- If so. -what August 6, not 11.30 as early days of the Y.C.W. duty of the Church and in Australia owed a sters' fraternal and tury and the applicator is it?" previously Movement as its Na- the Ecumenical Council great debt of gratitude there are at least 20 of the chosen study pa.Fnotified. Other passages for Channel to help the youth of tha to him for laying the metropolitan and coun- sages for Christain liv study are John, 15: 1-17; Coverage 2 also has a tional Chaplain. Bishop M. McKeon werM to shape the f ^undatir the Move try centres involved ing in the community. Romans, 8; Luke, 10: 1rnonies. of the cere'" TI'nqe centres which was the principal cele- world's future Stud- rotes have beer. 24.
T
B
President
Bur
SAD COINCIDENCE IN REQUIEM FOR CARDINAL CARDUN
BIBLE WEEK STUDIES A
Correct Time
T