,mtter
No. 3357.
PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1968.
RDRAL GOVRNMENT LIMITS SCHOOL AID
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The Federal Catholic Schools Committee views with great concern reports recently emanating from Canberra that the Federal Government will make no provision for additional aid to Independent schools in the 1968-1969 Budget, the Chairman of the Committee, Archbishop James Carroll said in o statement released on behalf of the Committee.
A deputation from provisions in Victoria, fees); direct giving has Throughout the year, the Committee has made the Committee to the increases in award reached a limit beyond a thorough investigation Minister for Education wages in Queensland, which it is impossible to into the needs of the in- and Science, Mr. Fraser, and the application for go, and while payments dependent schools, and and subsequent submis- the setting up of a Con- to parents from the Govreached the conclusion sions made to the Mini- ciliation Committee in ernment have been apthat the most vital need ster in the course of New South Wales with preciated greatly, they was for some assistance 1968 concentrated upon a view to an award for are insufficient to meet in the matter of the this burden of running lay teachers have had the rising burden of the running costs of the costs, rising continually and will continue to running costs of the because of the need to have repercussions on schools. schools. The Committee decid- employ more lay tea- the finances of the indeIt is evident then that ed that unless assistance chers and to pay them pendent schools which the vital problem consalaries on an now are increasing the stretched to towards running costs fronting the indepenlimit. was provided, many in- scale. As the Committee dent schools is mainly dependent schools found, not only would it financial. Parents and c yould be unable to acW ORSENING become impossible to the Catholic community 't capital subsidies or push on with the plans at large are prepared to efit by the availaThe situation has achieve normal de- continue to play their to of trained tea- worsened during the part, but their effort. current year. Equal pay velopment and stan- must be bolstered by dards, but there would be the strong possibility more substantial assist of having to retrench ance, especially from teaching staff from the the Federal Government. beginning of 1969. Bishop M. McKeon anoints the hands of Father Gregory Vincent Carroll during his ordination to the priesthood at Holy Rosary Church, Nedlands, on Saturday, Aug. 3. In the event of this • Continued Page 15. happening, Catholic children would have to the State enrol at schools, and the cost of their education would have to be met from HE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF AUSGovernmental finances. Parents of children in TRALIA, UNITED WITH THE HOLY independent sc hools FATHER IN THE DECISION GIVEN The Catholic Bishops of Australia simply do not want this LN HIS RECENT ENCYCLICAL ON THE to happen. They have have appointed a layman to direct their REGULATION OF BIRTH, ISSUED THE elected to send their children to these schools world relief organisation. Mr. William FOLLOWING STATEMENT: because they value the His Holiness Pope Paul VI, in his Encyclical t ype of education the C. Byrne of Adelaide has been named Letter on the Regulation of Birth, has taught children receive, and National Executive Director of Austraclearly and unequivocally, by they are prepared to virtue of the authority given to him by Christ. which make many sacrifices lian Catholic Relief. on behalf of the chilmethods are lawful and which are not lawful This was announced work as national direr dren in the regulating of birth. on Monday by Bishop tor of the Federal CatE . This teaching of the Holy Father is an offi. chairman of olic Immigration ComINSUFFICIENT McCabe the Bishops' Social and mittee. cial exercise of his ordinary teaching authority. It deals with a matter of the utmost However, in recent Charitable Works ComThe appointment of in1Portance to the Church and the entire years. fees have had to mittee, and Archbishop the lay executive direchuman be increased all round Gleeson. the Commit- tor was made after apfamily. Exercising that teaching (in the Archdiocese of tee's Deputy for Austra- plications for the posirilinistrY which is enlightened by the Holy Spirit, Pope Sydney at the beginning lian Catholic Relief. tion had been invited by Paul, with deep personal anguish of 1966 there was an Mr. Byrne will be the a dvertisement in all and after long studies, consultation and overall increase of 24 administrative officer of States of Australia. Prayer, has made this decision. per cent in schools the National Advisory Mr. Byrne, 35, who is Although the Committee, a group of married with Holy Father did not choose four chi: to use his teaching lay clergy and experts dren, is one of authority to its full extent bY a solemn definition, the doctrine of who make the final re- lia's best-known Austrathe apostocommendatio ns to the lic workers nationally ErleYolical is authentic and authoritative. Accordi Bishops' Committee for and overseas. nglY. every member of the Church projects to be assisted must be considered bound to accept the deFor the past 11 years by Australian Catholic cision given by the Pope. To refuse he has worked full time to do so Relief. wc'uld be a grave act of disobedience for the Christian Life . ,, Movement, the Adelaide Conscience is indeed the ultimate guide of PROMOTI ON Archdiocese's adult genu\71e morality of our actions. However, Second eral apostolate moveHe will assist in proi,atiean Council teaches in its Declaration on moting the annual Pro- ment, fgrmerly known eligious Freedom (No. 14) that Christians ONCERN was ex- ject Compassion cam- as the Newman Instiin the formation of their conscience must be pressed last week paign. Mr. Byrne will tute. He has been secre' hilicied by that doctrine of the Church. It is there was no text also be responsible for tary of this organisation immusimen. that :le Church's duty to give utterance to and of the encyclical "On i::ivestigating and re- since 1964. In this posi- Mr. William C. Byrne, new National Executive Director ac ulith.oritatively to teach that Truth which is the Regulation of Birth" porting on all projects tion he was one of the of Australian Catholic Relief. Himself. available and for printing. also submitted to A.C.R. and original promoters of to declare and confir rist rn by her authority both principles Project Compassion, the of the It arrived on Friday, for maintaining and de- family 1nural self-denial pro- During this Congress. . Fitness Council. He is a order veloping liaison with which have their origin in human nature but was posted the pregramme that raises leaders of delegations member of the Adelaide itself. vious Friday. Because it overseas relief bodies. funds each Lent for chose him as their senior diocesan pastoral coundeern),(Ise Who find it difficult to accept the was larger than the pre- Another important part Australi cil and has represented an Catholic Re vice-president. No isier' of the Holy scribed size, it came by of his work will be as lief. Mr. Byrne has made the Archbishop of AdeFather are asked in the secretary of the Ausle ef surface mail. Christ, Our Divine Master, to give extensive studies of laide in various capacideep his fie°nsideration in prayers to the O peration "Post tralian National ComHe is the foundatior many facets of the ties. words of Haste," which permits mission for Justice and secretary of the national Church's apostolate and rece.gure on earth. They may thus hope to Mr. Byrne is a gradusurface mail rates to Peace. federation of family and established contact with ate in arts and in econoto enlightenment from the Holy Spirit see apply for air mail, is reMr. Byrne succeeds social apostolate groups a great range of those mics and was previousRol the Law of God as interpreted by the stricted to envelope mail Monsignor G. Crennan, and in this capacity has working within the ly employed with the fully. tiler and the grace to observe it faithnot more than 10 inches of Sydney. who has been active in develop- Church and the general Commonwea lth Governlong. 3/16 inches thick served as Executive Di- ing adult lay movements community, both in de- ment and the Sharin Bank of and five inches wide. It rector of A.C.R. from its in the Church in all veloping and developed Adelaide. Pressed! that compassion so feelingly ex applies where air ser- beginning in 1964 to its parts of Australia. In countries. and w.,YY Pope Paul, we pray that husband A new office for Ausvice is available and its present status as one of October, 1967, he took His other positions in- tralian Catholic Relief Chr. 1te may find in bishops and priests d. .1stlik use would speed de- Australia's largest vol- part in the World Con- clude executive mem- will be established iffieto,, e kindness and understanding in the in livery. Overseas en- untary overseas relief gress of the Lay Aposto- bership of Adelaide's Sydney. where Mr. r tues of their vocation of and marriage. velopes require air mail funds. Monsignor Cren- late as leader of the lay apostolate liaison Mrs. Byrne will move rates. nan will continue his Australian Delegation. committee and National early in September.
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