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A BISHOofP ACCUSES AUSTRALIA Family Court improvement MIGRANT BAN to be urged
SYDNEY. — The Bishop of Tonga, Bishin which it is felt. op Patelisio Finau, has "Some of it cOmes from accused Australia and you people here in Australia New Zealand of defaand New Zealand. ming many migrants from the Pacific is- "Whatever job you do But it was still a very and Peace Commission. e you are serving the com- real problem. lands. Bishop John Rodgers, AN "OBLIGATION"
munity." "In economic terms, in Press spokesman for the He is here for the BishTonga a labourer gets $1.50 CEPAC meeting, said that "You are oppressing the ops of the Pacific and Ocea day — if he has a job," matters concerning the com- Pacific Islanders by ania Conference .(CEPAC). HIGH ASPIRATIONS not alhe said. mission would include: lowing them to come and "On paper the idea that Bishop Finau said that "The great majority of people can apply to migrate most European migrants • The land tenure sys- settle here and in New Zeato Australia and New Zea- had come to Australia and our people are unemployed." tem in the Pacific as it aff- land. land is beautiful," he said New Zealand to take menial "CONCESSIONS" URGED ected development. "In their own country in an interview. jobs. • Migration. Many would come to there is no s likelihood of "But we must look at the "They saw them as a be- Australia and New Zealand • Exploitation and op- their obtaining either land reality. ginning," he said. if entry conditions — such pression in whatever forms or jobs. "The reality is that Aus"They took them so they as those dealing with the they took. tralia and New Zealand imand their children could education and job skills de"As Pope John pointed pose conditions that make it • Nuclear arms and es- out in Mater et Magister, build a better future. manded and the amount of almost impossible for most "Our people would also money on which to start pecially nuclear testing in anyone who cannot achieve of our people to enter." see these jobs as a beginn- their new life — were made the Pacific. a really human way of life Bishop Finau said the two ing. in his own country has the easier. countries had shifted from realise they have "I am not saying you 'OPPRESSION` ON LAND right to emigrate. a "colour bar" to a "job not"They had many opportunities should not be concerned In some cases in the Pacbar" stance. If he has the right to for education and to acquire about the type of people tic, he said, land was owned emigrate and settle else"DIGNITY OF WORK" job skills. you allow into your coun- by chiefs. where, the host country has "But they have high aspir- try," he said. "Australians and New ZeIn others it was commun"But it is such a big coun- ity-owned, which made it the obligation to receive alanders say they do not ations. They would get highhim." try, so well-developed, so difficult for individuals want to bring in Island peo- er wages here. to ple in such a way that they FOR THE CHILDREN affluent that you should develop it. Among members of the can be accused of giving "They would be able to be able to make some connew commission will be Ar"If one man owns a larthem low-status jobs," he help their children and equip cessions." chbishop Pierre Martin (forge chunk of land and anosaid. them to make a valuable mer Archbishop of Noumea, ther 20 who need land own "People think in terms of contribution to their new who now lives in Suva. none, that's oppression, " he 'high' and 'low' jobs. country." Fiji) and Fr. A. Duboy told Australian Pressmen. "The jobs which make Bishop Finau said that (CEPAC representative on your hands dirty are the poverty in the Pacific was "But not all the oppres- the South Pacific. Commis'low' ones. sion comes from the islands sion in Noumea). not at the same starvation "This is forgetting the di- level as in parts of SouthThe Pacific bishops have gnity of work — all work. East Asia. decided to set up a Justice
Commiss'on to be set up
SYDNEY.— The Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission. critical of some aspects of the Family Court of Australia operating under the provisions of the Family Law Act, proposes to put forward suggestions for possible improvements in the counselling facilities available to the court. The commission is al- Lion of marriage guidso concerned with the re- ance services properly lationship between the advertised so that peocourt services and the ple may be encouraged marriage guidance facil- to make use of them at ities already available an earlier stage and bethroughout Australia; in- fore divorce is considercluding those provided ed. by the Catholic Fainily ' Some priests are reWelfare Bureau. luctant to recommend to In a report to the Aus- their parishioners that tralian Catholic bishops they seek marriage guidmeeting in Sydney, the ance or help until the Welfare Commission says problem is seen as "serthat it doubts that many ious", the Welfare Comcouples will be reconcil- mission says. ed after one or both have The Catholic Family commenced divorce pro- Welfare Bureau and peoceedings, no matter how ple concerned with marmany facilities are made riage preparation are available. looking for ways to help To counter this, the the priest in the parish commission wants to see to be more aware of all the existence and film- the available services.
P REL ATE S' MO VE FOR AID Apology to clergy and TO TIM O people
SYDNEY. — The lian Government to use its Australian Catholic diplomatic efforts to bring bishops, meeting in an end to the fighting and for- the United Nations to ton to speak because of the Sydney, have approved likelihood of being stoned. resolutions which supA rchbishop Gleeson chair- continue — will find some take action to remove foreign troops from Timor. He said that he was not port moves to give aid man of Australian Catholic way around this diplorriatic Australian Catholic Relief afraid of being stoned but to the victims of the Relief:said that he expected difficulty." sets this out in its 1975 anThe apology, issued after did want to provide the city conflict in East Timor. that Australian Catholic Re- MUCH HELP GIVEN nual report, submitted to lief and agencies
BOSTON (NC). — Cardinal Humberto Medeiros of Boston has apologised to the clergy and people of South Boston for re- a meeting with 20 priests of Boston with unfavourable The bishops have declarfor other Australian Catholic Relief, marks in a recent in- in South Boston, was read publicity (The Record, May ed their support for efforts Australian Churches would the Australian Catholic; Bi- the Australian Catholic bishops meeting in Sydney. take 13. part in the project. Page 8). of the Australian Governterview in which he at Masses on May 8 and 9 shops' organisation planning The motions agreed to by He ment agreed to there would secure be the in eight admisCatholic churches said he had been the sending of medicines the bishops were: some sion difficulties' of the --, the Internation the of Ausarea. al "turned off" by the and food to the devastated 'THE FAULT IS MINE' Red Cross In a copyrighted interrepresentatives tralian . Government refused areas 'of East Timor, people in that com- view .has DECISIONS in the "Sunday HerHe said also, that 30 per into East Timor as "a mat- permission for a trades un- already provided consider• This conference supmunity, a centre of ald Advertiser," Cardinal ion-sponsored ship to leave able of the Catholics in ter of urgency." ports the efforts of the Ausaid to victims. Opposition to using Medeiros had said that he cent They also expressed sup- with supplies from NewcasSouth Boston did not attend With seven other organis- tralian Government to sebuses for integration. would not go to South Bos- Mass and that their lack of port for "any genuine efforts tle and the Indonesian Gov- ations, it launched last year cure the admission of
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Interchurch attendance "contri- to provide relief to those in ernment has warned that a special Timor Relief Ap- national Red Cross reprebutes to their attitude to- need as a result of the con- any unauthorised vessel at- peal for funds for food and sentatives into East Timor as tempting to enter East Ti- medical flict." ward forced busing." supplies and to pro- a matter of urgency. mor waters For would this be sunk. vide for longer term develreason they reThe cardinal's apology • The bishops support "I'm sure there will be opment aid. quested the governments said, in part: More than any genuine efforts to proconcerned to guarantee safe problems," Archbishop Glee- $ 160.000 was vide relief to those in need raised. "Your archbishop reacted, conduct of all vessels con- soin said, "and the Australas a result of the conflict. a fter a long and anguished veying relief supplies to the ian Government is acting 40,000 REFUGEES For this reason, they retime, out of fatigue and anneedy, but only after ap- quite responsibly. Australian Catholic Relief quest the Governments ger. These, as we know, propriate inspection of their cloud the mind. "But I think that, when it also supported work being concerned to guarantee safe cargo and action to ensure done by Catholic Relief Ser- conduct of all vessels con"Do not blame the re- the safety of all relief work- is a matter of very serious vices Indonesia in refugee veying relief supplies to the people. needs we of have to porter. She is a fine woman. ers. camps set up to cater for needy, after appropriate indo everything possible. -The fault is mine and I SHIPMENT PLANNED "We - have been planning 40,000 East Timorese who spection of their cargo, and accept it. to ensure the safety of all The bishops conference and working on this project fled to Indonesia Timor. "I do not like to accept It also co-operated with relief workers. it. but Our Lord has proven resolved "as an earnest of since March, and even be• The Australian Episcoonce again, that I am hu- its concern for the suffering fore, are now encouraged the St. Vincent de Paul So!Thin and that we are all people of East Timor" to by this attitude of the Aus- ciety in work among refu- pal Conference, as an earntralian Episcopal Conferen- gees evacuated to Australia. est of its concern .for the sinners. I accept it. - promote the sending of A s well, ACR helped the suffering people of East Ti"And so my dear brothers relief shipment to the deves- ce and we . think this is a and sisters in the Lord in tated area and sought the further expression of con- work done by the Interna- mor, will promote the sendSouth Boston: I do love support of the Indonesian cern by Christian people in tional Red Cross among the ing of a relief shipment to you. I am sorry, I ask your and Australian Governments Australia and we hope per- victims of the East Timor the devastated area and Christian compassion, for- to further this project. haps the Australian Govern- fighting and took part in seeks the support of the In• It was stated that the pro- ment might be able to en- other efforts. give me." donesian and Australian GoMost parishioners at the posed relief shipment would courage Indonesia — with BID TO END WAR vernments to further this NIasses applauded the state- contain mainly medicines whom we have good relaACR, with other agencies, project. ment. and food. tions and ant them to also approached the Austra(• See also page 2, 4)