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No. 3468.
PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1970.
(Registered at the G P.O., Perth for transmission by post as a Newspaper.)
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Asia's Christians Agree On Development Goals
A SIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS—due to meet in Manila during the Pope's visit there in November—and the East Asia Christian Conference are being asked to create a regional ecumenical agency to lead church development efforts in A sia. This comes after the ploitation and corrup- "The Church needs to first Asian Ecumenical tion"; affirm and demonstrate Conference for Develop- • To Churches and clearly that its essential ment, held in Tokyo re- Christians in rich coun- work lies in the individcently. tries that they need to ual and corporate actions All Christian Church- apply pressure on cen- carried out in the secues in Asia are expected tres of power to bring lar world." to create joint agencies about racial changes in It felt Christian thinkto foster developments the present internation- ing on social justice and and to establish develop- al economic military and development should bement goals that remove political structures, so come an integral part of injustices and discrimin- that the poorer nations theological education, ation, transfer power to of the world may achieve and that congregations the people, and which their rights of justice, everywhere should suraim at Asian rather than peace and dignity. vey the needs and reWestern styles of growth. sources of their immedThe conference also iate communities In one of its final and so statements, the confer- called on Churches to re- establish priorities for examine implications the ence said: work. "We are convinced the of their continued acIt said that schools gravity of the develop- ceptance and use of for- and colleges must give Fire on Tuesday morning substantially damaged buildings at the Catholic Centre in Hobart. moved funds. eign It to ment problem requires greater emphasis to so- Picture shows the Dean of St. John Fisher University College ( Father K. O'Sullivan, S.J ) and the Editor us to mobilise our re- critically examine the cial and human values of the "Standard" ( Father W. T. Southerwood, B.A. ) inspecting a badly damaged Bible and other books). sources and co-ordinate economic assets of the in their teachings and Some old Church records were destroyed, the Catholic Centre Bookshop lost stock, and a number of transand Churches to our efforts." that the mass media books in Hobart's Catholic Library have been burnt or damaged by water. Nearly 200 participants form to better serve the should be stimulated to No figure is yet available of the extent of the loss of property. from the Catholic, Ang- cause of justice. mobilise public opinion A t the height of the blaze which took about half an hour to control, firemen ordered the evacuation of lican, Orthodox and Proin support of justice and t he Church Office buildings. Staff and a number of volunteer helpers removed essential files and Political Action peace values. testant Churches of 19 equipment. Countries, including Aus- In lling for political Co-chairman Archbish- A t one stage it looked as though the fire would raze the - Standard" Newspaper office. All the old bound tralia, Burma, Ceylon, action by the Churches, op Angelo Fernandez, of volumes of the paper which date back to 1867 were removed. Hong Kong, Indonesia, according to the forms New Delhi, India, said Pakistan, Singapore, Ma- appropriate within each at the end of the ninelishment of a National in Rome, as a result of laysia as well as Ameri- nation, it recognised that day conference: Press Office in Canberra, these recommendations, ca, Africa and the Paci- church members would "We have managed, to and were made to His that the need for a Blue fic, attended the confer- be divided by such de- some extent, to combine Eminence, Cardinal Gil- Paper on Mass Media ence sponsored by the cisions. the practical, realistic roy, president of the generally is pressing and East Asian Christian "Some will be on the approach of the experts Conference and the Joint side of order and others and the humanistic ap- LONDON.—British bishops will consider sugges- Australian Epis copal urgent. tions put forward by their National Ecumenical Conference. His Grace, the ArchCommittee on Society, involved in civil disobed- proach of the visionaries Commission on the application of the norms of It is hoped that it will bishop, and His Auxiliary Development and Peace ience and underground among us — not an easy Pope Paul's recent decree on mixed marriage. be impressed upon the Bishop, will attend the of the World Council of activity. business — in defining appropriate authorities meeting. Churches. The commission, which British Council of "The church should the Churches role in met here recently to dis- Churches, and by the AnCo-operation With assist to a deeper under- Asian development." regulations on glican Archbishop of CanObservers from the Is- cuss standing of its unity in Others and terbury's Commiwion Christ so that those lamic, Hindu and Budd- mixed marriages Buddhists, Muslims who belong to Him may hist faiths, as well as baptism in England and for Roman Catholic Reand Hindus also attend- still hold to each other from Japan's New Relig- Wales, has passed on its lations. ed as observers. in love and in the sharp- ious Organisation, agreed recommendations to inIn its final statement, est division and con- there would be no pos- dividual bishops, who It also considered a the conference, chaired flict. sibility of development will decide next month BCC report on baptismal by Dr. Koichiro Asakai co-operation after considering a spe- practice, which sought to The Church had to without four-bishop ( Japan), Catholic Archsub- clarify the official pracgroups. cial religious all from committee's report. tice of the different bishop Angelo Fernan- take a definite stand in encouraged the They At its meeting, the Churches in the hope dez (India) and Dr. T. all cases of injustice. In Christian churches, B. Simatupang (Indon- addition, it should de- which are a minority in commission considered that baptism by any one nounce all acts of agparticular points made Church may be accepted esia), stressed: Asia, to take the lead in by a joint working group by all others without • That all Christians gression. initiating dialogue. of Catholics and the question. work for development in John Donovan co-operation with men Migration and women of other AUSTRALIA and New faiths, and also with Zealand were urged to secular press their governments movements; • Emphasis on the po- to remove racial restrictentialities of education tions that limit the mi— a field in which the gration of Asians to Churches were extens- those countries. ively involved — The Australian Hierarchy will meet at Mount to make It recommended that groups, The blessing of the such as indus- that the Churches in deAlverna Retreat House, Sydney, for their second trial workers and rural veloped and developing thy to extensions annual meeting from August 17-21. Masses, aware Parish Swanbourne countries set aside two their of The agenda promises to be interesting. "Cars have been my life for a long time. Plight and to encourage percent of their annual Church will take place My 17 years experience in all phases of the I t is believed that mixed tliem to organise and incomes Sunday, on August marriages 23, and the for developachieve Bishop Marcinkus, offi- establishment of norms motor business means I can give you the right at 9.0 a.m. social justice, ment. cial Vatican organiser of governing the celebration economic ;growth His Grace, Most sort of advice about buying a good quality ind Delegates to the conself -re1i Rev. L. J. Goody, Papal journeys overseas, of marriages used car at the price you want to pay. before ce ference voted to urge • An Archbishop of Perth, will discuss the arrival of clergymen of other ecclePhone me on 61 6736, or call and see me affirmation that churches in developed perform the bles- Pope Paul in Sydney and sial communities will will personally." Churches and Christian countries to press their sing. He has ap- later make an announce- also be discussed. or ganisations have governments to set to 1972 ment the of official dates proved the change of The new instruction on take a firm stand on the as the target date for the mixed marriages was name of the parish, of the tour. Side of the poor and the achievement of one perfrom St. Mel's parish It is also thought that issued in May and will oPPressed, and that they cent of gross national Paul's. St. to agenda for the meet- receive full implementathe ,raust work to evolve product in aid, and to The Blessing of the ing of the bishops of tion in October. ,concrete measures to remove protective cusextensions will be folAustralia and Oceania, The recommendations brIng about revolution- toms duties and restricUSED CAR lowed by Solemn High which will coincide with of the Australian CathoarY changes in the socio- tive practices against Mass to which all SPECIALISTS the Pope's visit will lic be Press Association, ee"°Tilie and political goods' of developing parishioners, visitors discussed. w'-.' -‘1-1 met in Sydney reAlbany 495 Victoria Highway, Park Tel: 61 6736 rUctures characterised countries. and friends of St. r\i" cently, will The inc't Y be discussed. Donovan Atkinson Peter John discrimination, exOn education, it said: Paul's are invited. the r- ,-K-77,' •! !,-;r1lide tbt. Otah-
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