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No. 2019. PERTH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1977
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THE "EVIL" IN RHODESIA
SALISBURY. — The murder of seven white missionaries has drawn strong condemnation from Archbishop Patrick Chakaipa, of Salisbury, Rhodesia's first black archbishop. "At Musami a blow has Bishop Gerald Mahon, means. In Rhodesia the
been struck not only against president of the English and Church has advocated and the missionaries but against Welsh .Justice and Peace worked for peaceful the suffering and needy Af- Commission said. change." rican people," Archbishop "These missionaries deQuoting from Pope Paul Chakaipa said. • voted their lives to the de- VI, Bishop Mahon said the "I condemn this evil just velopment of Rhodesia and Church was strongly opas the Catholic bishops have the welfare of the whole posed to violence and berepeatedly condemned all community, black and lieved it only provoked violent action against the white. more violence and engendinnocent in the course of the "The Catholic Church is ered new forms of oppres struggle now being waged committed to the achieve- sion and enslavement that in this country. ment of true freedom and are often worse than the "Those responsible for human rights by non-violent old. crimes like that make a mockery of whatever good ideals they claim to serve." The archbishop called the murdered missionaries friends and servants of the African people. "I grieve," he said, "for The Senate of Priests them, for their relatives, and for the bereaved peo- is unresolved on the ple of the area where they question of more married permanent deacons worked."
The Senate looks at the diaconate
for the archdiocese, principally over definFather O'Brien said that tion mostly at present — The mission, about 50 ing the place and meahe realised, after reading the growing number and apmiles from Salisbury, con- ning of the ministry.
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Archbishop Goody addressed the State CounA lengthy discussion at the replies, that questions preciation of the ministry of sists of a primary and secmay have contained a de- acolyte. cil of the St. Vincent de ondary schdol with 400 the senate meeting last gree of bias and could A Paul -Society at their anmajority, 43 out of produced evening boarders and 300 day pu- Thursday nual meeting on Februpils, a training hospital, a an array of opinions on the equally have been answered 65, wanted lay ministries to ary 11. teacher-training college; and expanding meaning of min- on the direction of other be developed as well as the married diaconate; 22 said istry in the Church, es- ministries in the Church. two convents. He praised the work But even so, he said, his that they wanted only lay Pope Paul • expressed pecially in the light of exof the society in. caring, favouring attitude own had ministries to be developed. grief and outrage in a tele- perience gained from acofor Those in need. • changed somewhat after Confusion about specifygram to Archbishop Chak- lytes in action. opinions hearing the priests' ing the meaning of the diawas discussion He - paid special trisenate The aipa, sent by his secretary of bute to the work of Mr. state, Cardinal Jean Villot. prompted by replies re- and reflecting further on the conate in today's world appears to be the hurdle. Bill Schoter, as the war"Holy Father profoundly ceived to a questionnaire matter. A first question . asked priests by den 'of the society's all out to grieved at killing of seven sent There is no doubt about whether priests considered the notion of service to the Night Shel!er for men missionaries," the telegram Father Jim O'Brien. 'deacons community that . actuated part-time said. at Camileus House, in It was felt that a response that Fast Perth. "He denounces this de- from 105 priests, including would be of value in the the growth of deacons in the years' time. early Church; also that the • teslable act of violence per- many lengthy submissions parish in a few He 'stressed the, great Sixty priests replied in the disappearance of the diapetrated on defenceless bear- and comments, was a reneed of work for .Aborers of Gospel message of warding indication of how affirmative, 33 of them be- conate was due chiefly to parishes; igines and for financial of charge ing in field the priests in Christ's love and invokes much the increasing competition support for priests and upon those who have died were thinking about this 21 voted against or said that with the priest in the culnuns working in this eternal rest in the glory of question and the shortage it did not apply to them. tic and sanctuary role in field. the risen Lord." of priests generally. the Ministry of the Church. TRAINING The permanent diaconate * His Grace is picComments included ref- became operative for over tured receiving a cheque wide range of erence to the a thousand years and was for $1,000 from Mr. ways in which people might merely a step on the way Charles Cogan, the St. further be involved in the to the priesthood until the Vincent de Paul Society's Church. the of life Second Vatican Council. s tar es superintendent, Out of 94 replies to a secAn important consideraand Mr. Gerard Russell, ond question, 76 said that a tion in making a change right, the State president. course should be set up in was the forseeable shortage the near future for training of priests especially in some deacons for part-time work. missionary areas. However this reply was said to reflect more the con- POPE'S GUIDELINES ON INSIDE PAGES cern of priests that if the by Guidelines issued 4 Calendar . diaconate were extended they be thoroughly trained Pone Paul in 1967 leave Classified the question undeveloped for their task. Advertising 10 In the highest number Of since the diaconate is conreplies, 76 out of 96 felt sidered primarily in terms Monsignor MGMohon . . . 11 that a committee should be of function in administering the sacraments and other pastthe consider to up set CHURACK, 9, 11 Music ASK FOR GEOFF oral needs of the archdio• liturgical and teaching roles; PETER FENNESSY OR PAT MURPHY. cese with special reference reference was mode also to Sister PhilornencFade . . . 8 to Staffing and future plan- administrative and apostolic works in the community. ning. Sport . . 10, 12 The balance of votes was Interest in the permanent . 7 Theatre diaconate could have inless sure on the issue that CANNINGTON: 1308 Albany H/Way. 68 1826 MELVILLE: Canning H/Way. 39 1711 lic 0891. probably colours the ques- ( • CONTINUED P.4) TV and Radio . 5
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