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mcw...31016. No. 3596. PERTH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1972
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Call to the Church to take a public stand on injustice The Suva Conference last week made a fir m statement that forms of oppression do exist The conference ha d studied the theme "The Catholic Church and the Development of Peoples in the South Pacific" and it affirmed that the Church must be prepared to take a public stand in the face of inju stice and oppression.
in the South Pacific area.
A ttending the confer- from the Synod state able to identify complete- visit to Australia and the ence was Fr. P. G. J. ment "Justice in the ly with their own peoples. Pacific in 1970. It was O'Reilly of Perth who World." One outstanding pro- originally mooted at his was one of two priests It continues: "It is also gramme launched by meeting with all the representing the National a practical education; it Bishop Pio is a four-year Pacific Bishops in Sydney Priests' Association of comes through action, training course for cate- and it was sponsored by Australia. participation and vital chists who move in with the episcopal conferences Fr. O'Reilly said that contact with the reality their families and not of the four areas cornthe wider implications of injustice". only receive the best of prising the South Pacific for Australia and New catechetical training but region, including AustraFr. O'Reilly said that Zealand of the conferwork for their own sup- ha and New Zealand. most impressive port at ence stand was that the the the same time. In a closing speech, Church would have to be- work was that being carFather John Curnow, of ried out under the direccome more sensitive to OFFICIAL VIEW New Zealand, carried the local injustices especially tion of Bishop Pio of An official statement day for a strongly-wordApia, Western Samoa, affected they where released at the end of neighbouring countries. where 3,000 acres are the conference and ap- ed statement. He producHe quoted the affirma- 1 ing cleared and plant- proved by a final plen- ed a series of extracts tion of the conference ed with coconuts and ary session affirmed that from the Synod's document on "Justice in the that "because of their bananas. "to be a Christian means World," and pointed out dominating influence we to be involved in the that TRAINING they were much see the urgent need for world and to take an more radical than anyOther practical concluthe Churches and peoples active part in change, so thing the conference was sions of conference the in Australia and New as to build up a commun- saying. Zealand to appreciate looked at the matter of ity of peace, love, j.4stice, Far-reaching steps were their part in oppression personnel and their train- harmony and freedom." recommended for educain the area and to strug- ing to work in areas 'The statement added: tion. gle for their own true where there are people "We are prepared to beof different cultures. evelopment." d Taking as its starting come actively involved in It was resolved that point the Synod view helping the peoples of IMMEDIATE all such personnel, that "we commit ourTo the question of what priests, religious and lay the South Pacific in their selves to education for struggle for national can be done immediately people who are assigned justice," the statement identity, true freedom Fr. O'Reilly refers to a to such service should be calls for a form of edu"continuing education for screened as to their suit- and real independence." cation which "will lead The conference was a justice consisting in an ability. sequel to Pope Paul's ( Continued on Page 2) attempt to awaken conIn addition, they should science to a knowledge be given a special formaof the concrete situation to include the field tion." This is a quote of anthropology, development and human relationships. ON INSIDE PAGES -Looking to the indigBishops on media personnel, it was enous education . 11 urged that they be given Calendar . . . 4 the most suitable formaChildren's World . 13 tion to fit them for their Editorial ... .... 4 CASTELGANDOLFO ( NC )—Within hours of the deaths of Israeli Olympic future apostolate. La Salle College to be hostages co-educational and their Arab guerilla captors near Munich, Pope Paul raised 4 Fr. O'Reilly reports the Letters .... . 11 opinion that applies to his voice against "this deed which truly dishonours our times." Oblates in Indonesia 12 many development areas News in Pars .... With almost the same crowds at a general au causes? These too can .. . 15 in the Church where in Radio, TV .... .... 12 the course of their train- breath he uttered a dience in Castelgandolfo, only sadden us," he adS.A. Abortion Law . 10 ing, priests and religious scarcely veiled plea said that that day's news ded. Sr. Philomena Earle 7 "If there is this mania have become in a sense, against reprisals from from Munich "could not be sadder or worse." to lash out in such acts, deculturalised and less the Israeli side. "God grant that nothIn a voice throbbing it is .a sign that there ing like it may come with emotion, the Pope is a great evil, a great about, as the very nature continued: "You all suffering in the minds of our human weakness know that a tragedy, a of men who become makes likely," he told miserable and terrible blind and allow them-• crowds at .a general au- sad slaughter, has con- selves to explode in vendience at his summer cluded the drama of the geance and resentment." home. Israeli athletes on the The Pope did not ex"Hate engenders hate, one hand and on the oth- pand on this reference blood lusts for blood, re- er of the Arab guerillas to the causes of such viovenge seeks revenge. who came to meet them lence except to say that Where will it end?" in violence and in blood. he personally had "pray At the same time he "We deplore this deed, ed and striven to discovsent a telegram of con- which truly dishonours er and eliminate the dolences to Israeli Presi- our times, times that causes which now have dent Salman Shazar de- were tending toward found such an evil and ploring "this and every peace, toward brother- sad expression." other act of violence. hood. It occurred in a The Vatican daily The Pope told the Is- place and at a time mark- newspaper, L'Osservatore raeli head of the State ing human brotherhood." Romano, filled its from. that he had prayed that After expressing the page with an account of God "enlighten minds so hope that the Olympic the tragedy, the Pope's that the defence of games might continue, deploration and plea for rights and the cause of the Pope returned to moderation, and an edipeace may be kept on a "these dead, some fallen torial by editor Raimon plane of humanity." for duty's sake, with- do Manzini. ( A spokesman for the out having the least In his editorial, Manw ith Vitamin C added Israeli embassy in Rome guilt, and some fallen by zini called the Arab kidat that stage said that their own violence." nappers terrorists. ( to keep winter coughs and colds at bay) the only official decision He said that he deplorHe declared: "Death is that had emanated from ed "the predatory way, the tragic corollary of the Israeli government which now is becoming the terroristic enterwas a request that common and almost prise, according to the the Olympic games fashionable," in which fatal logic of violence, NORTH SOUTH be halted. He said that the kidnapping was car- which bears in its root demands in Israel for re- ried out. evils that cannot be re46 5478 67 6066 prisals were so far alto"Our thoughts range medied even if the worst gether unofficial). beyond that to the rea- is sometimes avoided." The Pope, speaking to son why. What are the ( See also pages 7, 8,9).
"A deed which dishonours our time Pope Paul
Mr. Tom Hoad ( left) and Mr. Kevin Cartorr outside St. Mary's Cathedral after the combined commemorative service for the Munich dead.., Mr. Carton, a former Olympic Games hockew player, delivered the address.
Mr. Hoad had just returned from the Munich; Games where he was captain and coach of the Australian water polo team.
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