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No. 1726. PERTH. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1975
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Church ro in aid for !ado China lv
launched by T he Indo-China Vietnam appeal, Council for Overseas Aid, has been Australian the by Archbishop Goody. strongly commended
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"In most cases also each ReA ustralian Catholic several family would have known lief is one of the combin- t he loss of a father, mother,' bodies which have disaster sister, brother. , this organize ed to "To add to their loss of appeal. This week. Australian freedom, many have also Catholic Relief has pledged lost their homes, farms and $100.000 of its forthcom- food. In short, they have ing funds from Project lost a measure of their digprovide nity. Compassion to food, medical supplies and "Reports of executions shelter for refugees. a id other atrocities cOnunitThis is in addition to the ted against innocent unarm$40.000 recently sent by ed civilians alarm us. Australian Catholic Relief orphanages, "Schools, and which in the words of churches and hospitals conMr. Bill Byrne. A.C.R. ex- tinue to meet the needs to ecutive director. "have these unfortunate people. drained A.C.R.'s funds di-v." (See page 9). IMPORTANCE Donations can be sent to OF APPEAL the Catholic Church Office, -Australian Catholic ReiVictoria Square, Perth, or may he paid into any bank. lief stresses strongly the imMeanwhile a meeting in portance of the National InSydney this. week of Aus- do-China Vietnam Appeal, tralian Catholic Relief is- launched last Thursday, • Pictured above are some of the Active and Auxiliary memsued the follow ing state"This appeal by the disbers of the Legion of Mary who assembled in St. Mary's Cathedral ment: aster Emergencies Commit- i last Sunday for the Acies ceremony during which each person placed tee of the Australian CounCONCERN cil for Overseas Aid, has a hand on the Legion Vexi l lum (standard, left in the picture) while "We view with mounting he backing of all other agpledging their loyalty to Cur Blessed Lady (See also page 3). concern the trend of the sit- encies involved with bringuation in Indo-China. ing relief to the people in "While we cannot ignore Indo-China. the impression created by "Australian Catholic Rethis conflict, Australian Ca-. anticipating a generous tholic Relief concerns itself ,nonse by Australians to with the human tragedy int his appeal. has pledged volved. "There has been always S IO0 000 for immediate use a need for deep compassion in Indo-China for the pro- , \ ision of food. medical supover the long Nears of the plies ,and shelter. conflict. "This amount is in addi"The renewal .wt. LONDON (NC). — England's only Catholic training institute for tion to the sum of $40,000 ties after thz! 1973 Paris acreligious education, Corpus Christi College in London, is to be closed en recently. The national cords has only meant intendown, at least temporarily. tsficaiion of the awny and committee also fully sup- , sufferin Grounds given for the cesan priests as students. imposed !mon the ports the call for admission ' Critics have said that it people o!. into Australia of refugee closing are mounting costs was in any case too hastily Indo-China. year, stuthe This 33 families. "The Church and dwindling support, but dents attending, full-time in- opened without due considhas concerned itself in the decision by the college clude 25 women Religious eration of its curriculum, the past and Sill continue FOR ALL governors is believed to go but only three diocesan recruitment and likely nato concern itself, regardless of "Although voluntary beyond these to deeper priests from this country. tional support. the out Ste of the hostilities, with groups and individuals with questions which have surThe bishops, deeply inle plight of The official announcepeople in the Government approval have rounded the college since its volved as they are in tryNon. closing ment said: of the moved to bring a number birth of how and what re"In order to survive, the ing to educate the young, of orphans into this coun- ligious education shduld be college needs roughly twice have also received some 4440 LOSSES try. Australian Catholic Re- t aught. the present number of stu- criticism for apathy regard; Through no fault of lief urges the Australian Three years ago, all five ing the type of adult religiown, the majority of Government to indicate its principal members of the dents. ous education provided by "Si have "At a time when it is w illingness to grant asylum never known college's religious teaching this really first-class train!ling else but difficult for teachers to obto all who seek it. continustaff resigned when Cardining centre. N tain a absenyear's leave of warfare. (• CONTINUED PAGE 2) al John Heenan, Jf WestOnly five of the current ce to take the course there minster, its founder, asked is little prospect of recruit- batch of 33 students are lay t hat invitations to five proing a sufficient number of people. posed visiting lecturers be A n increasing number of students to make the college cancelled. Catholic teachers are reporviable next year. They saw the cardinal's "However, the need for a ted in the Catholic Press request as an interference in national Catholic centre for here to be avoiding the academic freedom. religious education remains teaching of religion. Some of them are said to But the cardinal declar- and is likely to increase ed that a bishop had a duty with the closing of some be applying to non-Catholic t o decide what should be Catholic teachers' training Sta,e schools so that they will not have to teach ret aught in a diocesan college colleges. of catechetics, and he de"The governors will ask ligion. • This is attributed to their . scribed the teaching at Cor- the bishops to include Corpus Christi as -inadequa'e.' pus Christi College in the own theological uncertainIt S no secret that the inquiry already in progress ties. cardinal for some .ir-e regarding Catholic edncaGN INSIDE PAGES joyed little support :ronl tion and catechetics.other members. of the EnApart from the dominat4 glish and Welsh hierart. in e argument about- the Calendar for the running of Hs in- kind of catechetics taught Classified stitute. a t Corpus Christi College, Advertising 10 It nad become dependent one comparatively minor Education Fi le 8 on students from the controversy surrounding the 11 ions orders and from o% er- college has been its status. Letters News In Pars 4 ,eas. No-one is very sure whe\ net- the 4'ra,a i.1 1972, her it is a national insti- Sis r Phi lornena wade &cared fraote eir Earle 11 t he reconsi:uteii college tute or just an adjunct of 1308 ALBANY opened with a new staff and the Westminster archdio0, 12 TELEPHONE HIGHWAY CANNINGTON 68 1826 :0 English and Welsh dio- cese. 3
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