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PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1971.
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Bishops alarmed at "erosion" of school system
THE AUSTRALIAN BISHOPS, meeting in Sydney last week, expressed concern over the growing proportion of Catholic children attending State schools and the need to further the work of educating them in their faith. The secretary of the Bishops' Committee for Education, Bishop F. Carroll of Wagga, said the Bishops had discussed a report on the State school apostolate
The report revealed maintain the school systhat in 1970, 340,000 Ca- tem. It did not allow exBishop Peter Quinn receives an Offertory gift from a Servite student at the Mass. tholic children — or pansion proportionate to On his right is Monsignor A. Langmead. Rev. Father Mackie, OSM, is on his left. 40.75 percent of all the the number of school °rid founder'. St. Philip of pupils. children Catholic is perhaps best known school age in Australia— of the Servite saints, attending State were SLIGHT DECREASE and the one to whom schools. In fact there had been the Order 'owes' most In 1965 there were a slight decrease in CaTHE ESTABLISHMENT of a National Pastoral after the Seven Found215,000 only 31.09 per- tholic primary school en- Institute for Religious Education in Australia has ers themselves. cent of all Catholic chil- rolments. Philip was born in the been approved by the Australian Bishops' Condren. early 13th century and in Perth ference. THE SERVITE communities The bishops viewed The Conference last week accepted in principle this week celebrated the Feast of St. entered the Order of the CRITICAL STATE the situation of the CaServants of Mary as a with and decided to implement a report on the pro- Phil ip Benizi . Highlight of the celebraschools He put the increase tholic lay Brother. down to financial and alarm, Bishop Carroll posed institute made by an investigating tions was a concelebrated Mass at St. He was later ordained personnel difficulties the said. committee. a priest and became Denis Church, Joondanna, at which Prior Church faced in trying General of the time, same the At The secretary for the with a slight tendency in Bishop to cope with the expandPeter Quinn was the main cele- Order. they bishops' committee on Melbourne's favour. aware were they ing school population — He retained that posiresponsibility to education, Bishop F. CarThis decision, together brant. particularly in rapidly had a tion during one of the attendchildren Catholic roll of Wagga, said the with the appointment of developing areas. were Concelebrants The Servites look on Order's worst periods, ing State schools as far implementation of the the director, is expected The Bishops felt Cath- as their education in the report would be in three to be made when the the Vicar-Provincial of St. Philip as their 'sec - and died in 1285. Olic education had reach- faith was concerned. conference the Servites in Austrab ishops' stages: Rev. the Very lia, ed a critical state. Hopes January. in meets as up setting The • M. Christopher Father for the future of Cathosaid Bishop Carroll soon as possible of a DETAILED STUDY Liam OSM, Father Ross, lic schools had been aims institute's council the permanent M. Mackie, OSM, princiHe said the report subdampened by the Feder com- would be the training of institute, the for bishops the pal of the Servite Colai Government's refusal mitted to religi representa- key personnel for prising lege, Tuart Hill, Father to make further increas- showed a considerable tives of the bishops ous education. It was en. Robert in the M. Zivkovic. es in per capita grants e xpansion be would there visaged suand of the major M Paul Father OSM, Church's work in this in the 1971-72 budget. periors of Religious regional and local cen- Pitzen, OSM, and Mon field, particularly in reeducareligious of tres broand nuns priests, DEFINITE ACTION signor A. Langmead. cent years. thers and several lay tion as well, but the in Students from Servite Some Bishops felt deaskhad Bishops The people. The bishops' stitute would produce College, Tuart Hill, and finite action had to be ed their education comthese. for teachers electthe es, representativ Junior Servite the taken to arrest the ero- mittee to study the reThe courses would be ed during the confer prewere Balga, School, sion of the Catholic port further and bring ence, are Archbishop designed for people in- sent at the Mass. school system. together those working religious the in volved Melbourne, Knox of They brought gifts to Bishop Carroll said in this field to gather and Bishop Carroll. education field: priests, the altar at the Offer the present level of aid more information and Sydney, Religious and lay people. Auxiliary, tory — and these includdid not the recommendations to proenable Initially its orientation and Bishop F. Carrol from the apart ed, Church to do more than mote this apostolate. • The appointment of a would be for those en- Bread and Wine, text in catechetics in gaged follow be to or, direct books, examination paped by the appoint- the schools, but it was ers, cards. report ment of staff during hoped the courses would sports trophies, pens into widened be later 1972. and pencils. clude those engaged in • Beginning of courses A spokesman for the adult religious education communiin 1973. youth Perth Servite among work and The location of the ties said: groups. institute has not finally "This was to empha • It would be a serious that all our been decided. The recourse, and sise the fact level ry tertia port recommended eithwork is directed to Almighty God. er Sydney or Melbourne C ontinued on PAGE 3.
Greenlight given for pastoral institute Servites pay tribute to St Philip
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