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No. 3520.
PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1971 .
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SOUTH AFRICA) BLACKS MANI) BLACK CARDINAL •
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (NC): Twelve
black Catholics, including three priests, have demanded the appointment of a black cardinal to replace Cardinal Owen McCann of Cape Town and called on Bishop Hugh Boyle of Johannesburg to resign. The 12 demonstrators walked into the conference room in Pretoria where the South African Bishops' Conference was meeting and presented a memorandum with their demands. One of the demonstra- man who did not trust tors, Djrake Koka, read the black man's compethe memorandum to the tence to lead the nation. "We need a spiritual He said the bishops. time is ripe for a black leader who shall be part cardinal to replace Car- of us and who will idendinal McCann, 64, presi- tify himself with the dent of the bishops' con- struggles of a downtrodference, because blacks den and dispossessed are a majority of South people," they said. African Catholics. The memorandum also The memorandum also asked Irish-born Bishop said that the blacks have Boyle, 73, to resign and lost faith in Cardinal Mc- give way to a black man Cann because of a state- "because it is our grim ment he was reported to realisation that" he has have made in Australia shown no interest in the during Pope Paul VI's spiritual and socio-econvisit there. Reports quot- omic conditions of the ed the cardinal as say- black community. ing "the blacks are not "He has shown indifready to assume total in matters of control of their des- ference discriminacountry's the tiny." policies — ever tory demonstrators The some members of said they could not en- when trust their future to a C ontinued on Page 3
CHEQUE FOR REFUGEES
Sisters' 2-month celebrations begin
Mr. Brian Joynes, the State Director of Austcare and Freedom from Hunger, accepts a cheque for 8650 from representatives of the Santa Maria College Student Council, Marian Chidlow ( right) president, and Patricia Sawle ( left ) vice-president. Presenting the college with a Merit Award, Mr. Joynes congratulated the students on their combined efforts in their two-week project, which resulted in the biggest donation to the Austcare Appeal received from any school. Mr. Joynes explained that the money would be sent directly to Australian Catholic Relief for immediate purchase of baby foods. He felt proud of the contribution made by Australian schoolchildren. Their donations had purchased sufficient plastic tentage for 300,000 refugees. But he stressed that there was a continuing need for funds to aid these stricken people.
A MASS was celebrated in St. Mary's Cathedral last Friday to mark the start of a two-month
observance of the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy in Australia and the beginning of their work in W.A. Mother Provincial, Sister M. Kieran, of Victoria Square, and Mother General, Sister Joan, of West Perth, and other Sisters, along with 1200 children from many Mercy schools, colleges and c entres, attended the Mass.
The theme of the com- had a strong desire "to memoration will be belong", to be part of a "Mercy in Action". family, of a nation, of a The Mass was offered school, "to belong" to on the 125th anniversary something and someone. Of the death of Mother The thought of the lepCatherine Gogarty, one er of old cast out from of the six pioneer sisters. home, family and town Mother Catherine and all was not a pleasant one, Other deceased mission- nor was the everyday exaries, clergy and relig- perience of meeting inious in this State were dividuals who seemed unPrayed for during the able to be part of the Mass. society around them. Now for those who beCelebrant was rather Martin Newbold, presid- lieved in a Supreme ent of the WA Catholic Being, in God, the most Historical Society. Con- important group to be among were celebrants were Father numbered of God" — people "the Bernard Rooney, Prior of the New Norcia Monas- and those who delibertery, representing the ately refused "to belong" to this group were in Benedictines who copeople". pioneered with the Sis- every way "no ters of Mercy in 1846, They might be rich, and Father Peter Mc- clever, popular, but, in Crann, of St. Mary's the things that really Cathedral. counted their pockets or Educated by the LorThe Rev. Frederick The anniverary corn- purses were empty, he Lowe will be ordained to eto Sisters at St. ThereMemorations will end on said. the priesthood by the sa's School, Nedlands, Sunday, September 26, FIRST FOUNDATION Bishop of Geraldton, the and the Christian BrothWhich will mark the When the Sisters of Most Rev. F. X. Thomas, ers at Trinity College 125th anniversary of the Mercy, Bishop Brady, for the Geraldton dio- (1955-1964), he entered formal beginning of and cese, at St. Thomas St. Columban's Seminary Benedictine the the Sisters' social work landmissionaries other Church, Claremont, on Victoria in 1965, and a that began with the care of ed at Fremantle in Jan- Saturday, August 14, at year later St. Columban's the little native girl Mary uary 1846 and came up 9.30 a.m. College, North TurraChristian mentioned by to Perth, they met a murra, NSW. Father Newbold in "God's of He is the son of Mrs. He joined the Geraldthe number occasional sermon he people" already in the M. Lowe. of Waroonga ton diocese in 1969, and Preached on the Road, Claremont, and will work there after his occasion. general community. He said each one of us the late Mr. V. J. Lowe. ordination. Continued on Page 3
Claremont boy to be ordained
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