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No 3410 PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1969. '
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Pope Reviews His Visit To Uganda Despite the never clearing clouds cast by the war in Nigeria, Pope Paul's historic journey to Uganda was a rousing success, perhaps the most successful of the seven journeys of his reign. Certainly the Pope was pleased with it. He could hardly conceal his excitement and pleasure as he addressed the crowds that gathered at Castelgandolfo on Sunday morning of his return from Africa. When he had finished his prepared text he seemed dissatisfied that he had not said enough and had not communicated the tremendous experience that had been his. He continued speaking ex tempore. The Pope's voice took on a special warmth as he spoke of the 'beautiful and luminous eyes of the Ugandese children,' and the thrills of his safari were evident as he threw his hands in the air to indicate the colour and enthusiasm of the dress and dance that greeted him in Africa. "It was the people, the people there, the humble, good, kind people of that country who showed such courtesy and such understanding," he said that
Church. To Uganda's par- European level pilgrims liament and the assem- sang as also did the bled presidents of six orchestra at the best A frican nations the Pope hotel in town "Welcome spoke out against vio- to His Holiness, welcome lence, war, colonialism to Uganda" to a swinging and racism. But again he Mombo beat. One of the urged them to look be- most exciting features of thrilled him most. yond the confines of the Mass at the Uganda Africa and to seek inter- martyrs' shrine was an PEACE EFFORTS national co-operation for alleluia to a rhythm Courtesy and under- development and a sense which had members of standing began right at of identity with the the congregation rocking the top with Uganda's broader panorama of the back and forth. President Milton Obote international community. RECURRING NUMBER constantly at the Pope's As on the other jourThe Mass at the shrine side for all major public neys the Pope followed appearances as well as the counsel of the Gospel and the visit to the Prowere shrine Private meetings of the and visited the sick and testant Pope with delegations the poor and preached among the most moving from Nigeria and Biafra. the Gospel. While it was experiences of the Pope. While nothing concrete the missionaries of the As the Anglican archseems to have been ach- m iddle who bishop of Uganda pointed 1880s ieved for an immediate brought Christianity in out, in the past Catholic settlement of the bloody the tribes, living on the and Protestant converts strife in Nigeria, never- shores of Lake Victoria. in Uganda had murdered theless representatives of It was the faith of those each other in religious both sides were brought same tribes which had hate. N o w the two to Uganda to discuss brought the Pope into churchmen knelt totheir positions with both gether on the spot where their midst. the Pope and President most of the 22 Catholic PILGRIMAGE Obote, who has in the and 23 Protestant marPast tried to act as Everywhere the Pope tyrs had been killed. mediator between them. went—to celebrate Mass The number 22 kept reShortly after the Pope at Kololo Terrace and curring throughout the flew out of Uganda to ordain 12 new bishops trip. At the shrine the Rome the two hostile for Africa, to hospitals, Pope baptized and condelegations met on their social study centres or firmed 22 catechumens o wn twice, for the first the shrines of the Uganda and among the gifts pretime since talks were martyrs at Namugongo— sented to the Pope by broken off 15 months he was surrounded by President Obote were 22 ago. thousands of Africans, elephant tusks, each with While the Biafra war many of them Catholics, a silver plaque bearing seemed to dominate the but also many Moslems the name of one of the Papal visit, at least from and animists. Their re- martyrs. the newsman's point of ception was warm but In all respects the view, the essential pur- courteous. There was no Pope's journey to the pose of the journey was repetition of the mob heart of Africa was an being realized hour by scenes and frantic zeal exceptional experience. hour as the Pope such as he had experi- As he himself put it: "It crowded a host of visits enced before in Colom- was a truly great thing, and ceremonies into a bia, India or the Holy precisely because of the Space of 52 Land. As Bishop Paul response of the little peohours. Marcinkus, the American ple, of the people who APOSTOLIC DEMAND who arranged many live outside the city, who To each group he gave papal trips in the past, came out along the roads en couragement, advice put it, "they're the best and who threw themand his blessings. The '71- yet." selves on the ground at Year-old Pontiff spread Throughout the visit danger to themselves of himself widely but the Pope had the chance being run over by cars. seemed to thrive on "We tell you that from the to experience the exotic c onstant demands of the life that is Africa's. Along among the various exvisit. with its poverty and dis- eriences which providi To the bishops attend- ease, with people of all ence has reserved for our the African symposium of ages with twisted limbs ministry—and they are bishops the Pope of polio victims, the Pope not all of the same quale._ounselled them to affirm also saw tribesmen wear- ity—this is truly one of their African-ness, but at ing leopard skins and the most consoling. And the Same , me time never fail ostrich feathers. we thank first of all the tie aware they were Deep toned, five-foot Lord and we also ask you A?t, Only the Church in long horns and tribal to thank Him, for the nea but also a living drums boomed their wel- happy outcome of this lAtrt of the universal come to him. On a more our African excursion."
Pope Paul VI, the most travelled Pontiff in history, is pictured above being greeted in India by the Vice-President when on the first of his historic trips abroad. A scene such as this was repeated last month at Entebbe Airport, Uganda, when he was officially welcomed by President A. Milton Obote who acclaimed the visit as an event of momentous importance and of deep religious significance to the people of Uganda as a whole, irrespective of differences in faith.- The Pope's reply invoked blessings upon Africa and expressed the hope that his visit might stir up an immense movement of brotFerly love.
A glimpse of the past
EPISCOPAL ORDINATION DATE The Episcopal Ordination ceremony of Bishop-elect P. Quinn as Auxiliary to His Grace, Most Rev. L. J. Goody, D.D., Ph.D., will take place in St. Mary's Cathedral, on Wednesday evening, August 27, at 6 p.m.
The ceremony will be the completely revised form of ordination such as was used in the Episcopal ordinations of Bishop Morgan of Canberra - Goulburn, a n d Bishop Satterthwaite of Lismore. The official Principal Consecrator at the Episcopal ordination will be His Grace, the Archbishop. All other Bishops present will act as co-consecrators and concelebrants at the Ordination Mass. The mother of the Bishop-elect, Mrs. A. S. Quinn, Bedford Park, and his cousins Mr. and Mrs. J. Keohane, Cork, Republic of Ireland, will be present at the ordination with a host of other The hereditary sovereign of Busoga, Sir Wilberforce Nadiope, and his relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. Keohane arrived by air consort are shown above when they visited Pope Paul VI in Rome last year. from Ireland last weekend. These and many other leaders were present when Pope Paul addressed the The choir will be under the direction of Father Uganda National Assembly. P. Ahern for the occasion.