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No. 1943. PERTH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1975
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Plan for • Marian devotion
A rchbishop Goody has addressed a Pastoral Letter to the archdiocese and a move has been made to stimulate devotion to Our Lady between now and the end of the year. In his letter, due to be committee to direct the proread in all churches this gramme. Archbishop Sunday, the Father J. Lyons and Mr. says: Charles Webster were ap"Let it ne‘er be said that we alone among all Cath- pointed chairman and viceolic generations have all- chairman. owed the characteristic deFather J. Chauncey was votion to the Mother of God to cool or become less nominated assistant vicechairman. Mr. Tony Shep, bright." After requesting that the herd was appointed secrefeasts of the Assumption tary, to be assisted by Mr. (August 15). the Birthday Reginald Maher. of the Blessed Virgin (Sep- (• CONTINUED PAGE 2) tember 8) and the Immacu late Conception (December 8) be particularly celebrated, the Archbishop turns his attention to other wellknown Marian devotions.
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Pictured are the members of the steering committee for the forthcoming special Marian programme. Father J. Lyons (chairman) is at the left.
Doctors opposed to abortion to fight job hardship
He says that there has been an unfortunate decline in the recitation of the Rosary and the Angelus and he calls for a revival in the recitation of these prayers. A rchbishop Goody read LONDON. — Doctors are to fight the discrimination they fear will be L..cug! .t against those his Pastoral Letter to an opposed to abortion and other operations which 3ffend the 3anctity Df life. Assembly of 75 priests. Religious and laity who gathThe "conscience clause." A massive protest against By a reporter from THE ered in the Cathedral Chapthey say, is meaningless he discrimination involved ter Hall on Tuesday night VERSE, UN London to plan a special observance under the present terms of is to be mounted. in honour of Our Lady be- appointment for National its kindred fields, including "1 don't think the British If the British Parliament anaesthesia, genito-urinary public realises what is hap- does not listen then the case tween now and the end of Health Service posts. the year. A statement by the De- surgery and psychiatry penine,. within the National for freedom of conscience The Archbishop announc- partment of Health that could face exclusion if op- Health Service," he said. may be taken to the Euroed that Cardinal Freeman there will be no attempt to posed to abortion. "There is clear discrimi- pean Court of Human of Sydney would visit Perth ban doctors opposed to nation against doctors who. Rights in Brussels. on December 8 to speak at abortion from a large field AN ASSURANCE on conscience grounds, opThis confirms the fears the special observance of of appointments in gynae- SOUGHT pose abortion. the patronal feast of the first expressed in The Unidio- cology has failed to conThe Guild of Catholic cese, the Immaculate Con- vince those who see "pro"The Department of verse on February 15, 1974. Doctors, which represents Health has when we reported the conception. issued a memoabortion" bias in the depart- more than 1,300 members, randum to the interviewing, cern of doctors that adverTHE DIRECTING ment's philosophy. has sent a letter to Mrs. hoards for National specifically request- tisements It concerns doctors at all Barbara Castle. the Secre- ing the doctors who are Health posts were being COMMITTEE tary of State for Health and applying At the opening of the levels — not merely Cathfor positions in the worded so as to get round meeting, attended Social Security, asking for Health by Bish- olic doctors. Service should be the conscience clause. op Quinn the Archbishop, Every doctor applying for some assurance that the asked if they are prepared We said at the time that front the chair, called for a a post in gynaecology and right of conscience will* be t o carry out such procedures t he advertisements avoided considered .in all appoint- as abortions, vasectomy and any detailed job description. ments. the like. A pplicants received details But Mrs. Castle has not "I cannot see that this of the operations required replied to the letter which was signed by Dr. Kenneth amounts to anything less after putting in for the Roche, of Bristol, secretary than discrimination on the posts. grounds of conscience." In this way the conscience of the Guild. Dr. Roche says he is goThe Department of clause was kept technically ing to write a second letter Health said earlier this intact, but the doctors with to Mrs. Castle. week that there would he a conscience were obliged to withdraw, leaving a clear no discrimination. field for the pro-abortion Before the decision was applicants. made to appoint a doctor who was prepared to carry (111 Cardinal's protest P. 71 out required operations. ON INSIDE PAGES such as abortion, it had to be established that there was 4 a demand for such an ap- Calendar pointment, and it had to ne Classified former Anglican ° Advertising proved that patient care 10 minister, Msgr. George would suffer if a doctor op- Education File 4 Daaiel, has been appointposed to the operations was Letters 11 -d Archbishop of Preappointed. News In Pars 3 toria in South Africa. Sister Philomena This does not satisfy He was received into Earle 6 else man' thudeed wtsie era and! the Church in 1960 and those doctors who are opposed to operations — and Sport CANNING HIGHWAY 12 Vk as ordained in Rome (opposite Boans,Melville). they include Christians, Theatre in 1964. He is 42. 8 Phone 291711 Jews and Humanists. TV and Radio 8
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