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No. 2015. PERTH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1977
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The great • 'English failure'
DUBLIN. — Northern Ireland threatens to become one of Britain's greatest failures because of persistent failure to given political leadership and to show enlightened statesmanship.
This was said by Bishop political leadership and to Cahal Daly of Armagh and show enlightened statesmanClonmacnois, a leading theo- ship in Northern Ireland • This week at St. Thomas More College, 140 Sisters, thirty of them logian in an address at may yet cost Britain dear." from the Eastern States, have been attending a seven-day workshop Longford. on the Sisters of Mercy conducted by visiting Jesuits, Father Tom Bishop Daly said that He said that the political "the last, sign that Britain Porath (left above) and John Futrell (right). Also in the picture are vacuum Britain was leaving gave of serious thinking ( left to right) Sister M. Valeria, originally of W.A. and now at Delorin Northern Ireland was about the Irish question was aine, Tasmania; Sister Josephine Dillon, of Bassendean; Sister Anne unpardonable and disas- in the Green Paper of 1972 Priestley, who was born in Perth but is now at Rosanna, Victoria; and trous. and the ensuing constituSister Kaye, of Lesmurdie. He urged politicians to tional proposals of 1973. make use of political oppor"To have allowed that tunities created by the Peace policy to fall in ruins and Movement. to have done nothing since "One has repeatedly de- to rebuild is a lamentable nounced the IRA for mind- desertion from responsibilless militarism, for their ity. 'total lack of credible poli"The political vacuum tical thinking," he said. which Britain is leaving to"But official policy in the day is unpardonable and North beginS itself to look disastrous. more and more like a rep"Direct rule means the lica of this. suspension of local politics, "We seem to have secur- the absence of seriousness ity operations without a pol- in local discussion on poliicy and certainly without tics, the lack of any credany evidence of a short-term ible political alternative to or long-term, political solu- the violence. tion, or even of any rele"When there is no offivant political thinking. cial forum for political de"It just will not do for bate, parties fragment, the Britain to say that Northern best lose interest and opt VATICAN CITY (NC). — A sensational article claiming that the Vatipoliticians and the Northern out, the worst intrigue with can owns a quarter of Rome's real estate and is reaping tax-free profits communities must find a passionate intensity. From it has been branded as "mean, petty moral aggression". The article solution. "Politicians are up-staged was liberally quoted in Western Australian radio news broadcasts, but no "The nature of the Northby para-militaries. Politics information was provided to back the accusation. ern problem is such that become discredited. we simply cannot find our "All initiative is given A front-page editorial in required taxes on any build- not be able to do their own solution. Northern Ireover to men of violence. the Vatican daily news- ing its owns in Italy, except work — even though reland threatens to become Crude security operations paper L'Osservatore Rom- those few declared exempt stricted to the bare essenone of Britain's greatest hisalienate and leave them ano said that if Chuich in- from taxation by the Lat- tials — without buildings, torical failures. stitutions in Rome continue eran Treaty of 1929 which personnel and economic "Pressing failure to give (CONTINUED P.2) to be maltreated by the settled the Roman Question, wherewithal." Italian Press, they might which dated from Italy's Father Levi declared that close down their charitable takeover of the Papal any sales of property are institutions and move to a States in 1870. made "not for speculation, city that appreciates them. He added that in 1929 but to meet operational L'Europeo said in a the Italian Government it- necessities or for charitable lengthy expose that the Vat- self expressed appreciation purposes." ican and religious orders to Pope Pius XI for asking The priest cited UM-11-pare currently selling off so little in indemnities for their large real estate hold- Church properties taken eo's statement that a large palace in the centre of Rome rigs to firms which build over by the State. was sold by the Vatican to luxury hotels or apartments and to land speculators. -Anybody who knows a Rome bank and that no even a bit of history and !axes were paid on the sale. law knows that the Holy ( 0 CONTINUED P.8) TAXES PAID See got no gifts from Italy," The magazine accused the priest wrote. ON INSIDE PAGES the Vatican of sheltering "It should be clear that some of these firms behind 4 Calendar the shield a Church tax a large universal institution Classified Adverts. 10 The Italian like the Catholic Church exemption. ASK FOR GEOFF CHURACK. 11 . Letters State, the magazine alleged, needs a certain number of P ETER FENNESSY OR PAT MURPHY. 4 News In Pars has lost out on huge tax congregations, commissions, 9 McMahon Monsignor to growing needs. meet the Vatican prorevenues from offices and other organisms Sister Philomena perty • sales. 8 Earle Father Levi (the Vatican of recent decades," the edi10, 12 Sport CANNINGTON: 1308 Albany H/Way. 68 1826 writer) said in the editorial torial continued. MELVILLE: Canning H/Way. 39 1711 lic 0891. "These organisms would TV and Radio that the Vatican pays all 11
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