Telephone 25 9088
No. 2020. PERTH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1977
Price: 25 Cents
Registered by posting as a NEWSPAPER Category "A" (II)
Bishops blast South African oppression
PRETORIA (NC). — South Africa's bishops have blasted the "social and political system of oppression" of this country's white majority regime. In OPC of their strongest clared their intention to in- blacks, briproved housing statemLnts ever issued, the tegrate their schools as a and wages and abolition of bishops called for an end matter of principle, despite the apartheid laws prohibto white supremacy. the segregation laws. ting integrated education or "If difficulties arise with interracial marriage and biThey also demanded an investigation into what they regard to finance or other rring blacks from— certain called `seemingly systematic matters," -Archbishop Hur- jobs. beatings and unjustifiable ley said, "All we can do is "We see these upheavals shootings during disturban- follow through and be as as the result of a- burning ces and cold-blooded tor- accommodating as we can sense of-- injustice among ture of detained persons." to parents." those who are deprived of The statement was issued NON-WHITES so many rights," the cardinhere after a meeting of the al wrote. South Africa Catholic Bish- ENROLLED Various reports on the in• Father WILLIAM ops' Conference, which was UREN, S. J. (left) aralso attended by bishops tegration moves in January rived this week to be- - from Swaziland and Bots- indicate that about a dozen formerly all-white schools come chaplain to the eswana. • have enrolled a total of timated 2,500 Catholic "No temporary suppresstudents at the W.A. sion by violence, only a about 100 non-white -stusharing of Citizenship, can dents. University and dean to young families who shopped MELBOURNE. — Most of the schools have give hope of any safety for students of Saint only at the large supertnar- the children, black or white, enrolled only about two to meeting of editors beThomas More College. kets. now growing up in the Re- five non-whites, but several lieves that difficulties He succeeds Father public, and "prevent the ho- reportedly enrolled about 25 of the Catholic Press BRIAN MURPHY, S. PRODUCTIO N to 30 each. may have to be faced rrors of chit war in the (right) who is finishThe Government withdrew in concert by parish The Catholic journals al- J. future," the bishops said. ing three years as uniits subsidy from one sChool so joined forces with the Representatives the of ers not to deviate or sugreaders and retailers, versity chaplain here to in Namibia, but an uniden"UNJUST" SERVICE spokesmen five Catholic meekly news- gest too many novel views other non-Catholic religious take up similar work in tified West German organis- and Church papers met with editors of on the Church's teachings publications for a three-day Hobart. while residing The bishops also issued a ation has reportedly offer- as well as by the edi- the ten' monthly magazines or happenings. conference on various techdeclaration in defence of at Saint John Fisher Colof managers and ed to pay the subsidy, which tors nical aspects of production sponsored mainly --by -reliconscientious objection to • Reporting • news of lege there. publications. is about $24,000. and distribution. gious congregations. military service. renewal ran the risk of apThe Catholic Church in , Father Uren is originA conference of the editThere were no simple pearing- to be only the good Explaining-the declaration Many of the publications South Africa has campaign- ors of the five Catholic solutions, the gathering was ally from Melbourne St a Press conference, Arheavily on direct rely postal :the Church; news of while. ed against apartheid for the and was ordained in chbishop Denis Hurley, of past quarter of a century, weekly newspapers in Aus- told, because each publica- avoiding • the -harder but subscription, and fear -was 1968. tralia saw the reality of the tion operated under differDurban, said that most peonevertheless real aspects of expressed that further postbut its move to integrate restrictive choices that had Since then, he has been conditions. ent ple in South Africa "look al, charges, hinted at last Church- life, dean at Newman Colat service in the armed for- schools has stepped up op- to be made about the conEditors of the _v.eekly crippling putting week, are • In the midst of the ces as unjust oppression of position from the level of tent of papers. . papers , attempted, to assess burdens on large sections. of lege, Melbourne and to teaching and persuasion to But they felt that readers some of the directions their clamour for more theology Australia's religious Press. the majority." Jesuit students at Camcivil disobedience. it was hard to Pinpoint what might have to forego the papers could take: pion College, while lecThe day before, the biWhile. the bishops were luxury of wanting everyThe combined associaMelbourne turing at • Reporting news of the readers-thought they wanted shops itinotinced that they Would continue to integrate meeting here, new anti-ap- thing imaginable in a Cath- Church, especially on the and whether they would tions voted to press the Mat- University. artheid disturbances at all possible levels.' broke olic paper. read it if it was not to their ter Catholic schools in South local and national scene. At a practical level, comA frica and Namibia (ad- out in the black township interpreta- spiritual taste. Providing • of Soweto, where a wave municators, such as key tive commentaries on the reministered by South Afri- of anti-Governm ent rioting personnel at all levels of ca), despite apartheid laws began ligious issues that appeared RETAILING last year. the Church, might have to Prohibiting integration. Turning to the •retailing AI'llte time of the riots, develop, the skill of com- in the news. A fter several previously • .In-depth reporting of all-white Catholic schools Cardinal McCann of Cape municating in today's idiom the renewal taking place in problems of Catholic publications generally, 'the ediadmitted black and coloured Town, president of the bi- and according to current the Church. tors Of monthly magazines (mixed - race) students in. - shops' conference, wrote an needs of the Church. • Supplying doctrinal spoke of their difficulty in January, government offici- open letter to the GovernAlthough it is not strictly ment calling for sweeping their province, the editors and moral theological writ- letting people know in the als threatened to cut off going. reforms, including rights for parishes that a wide specsaid that they were seeing vernment funding of Offendtrum of Catholic reading increased that effect ing schools, take legal acON INSIDE PAGES the was available. tion to close the schools and salaries and the rising .cost HAZARDS . 4 of, paper . were. having on Each of these had haz- Most Church .• porches Prosecute the parents of the Calendar . Classified students. • their publications in com- ards as well as limitations. were considered to be doing Archbishop Denis Hurley, Advertising . . 10 mon with all publishing to• The daily Press, radio Catholic literature a disserOf Durban chairman of the Getting Married . and television picked the vice with their .lacklustre 8 day. bishops education commit- Monsignor Catholic weekly papers eyes out of' the more spec- presentation,. compared with tee_ , told reporters at a were largely unabl to pass tacular Church news and it the attractive retailing that McMahon . 11 rivas conference that the this rising costs to ad- had to be a very good story people were experiencing 9 off bishops "cannot go back on Music ASK FOR GEOFF CHURACK, vertisers as was done in sec- to attract readers back to a everywhere. News In 7 Pars . . PETER FENNESSY OR PAT MURPHY. our decision we took on the ular papers. l onger specialised and more I t was lamented that Principle of opening our Sister Phi!omen° (It was announced this report in a Catholic paper: Catholic literature Earle schools." 9 week that advertising rates • Columnists and com- much and books were available He was referring to a Sport . . . 10, '12 for The West Australian mentators walked a tight- only at one or two central statement by the bishops a Theatre . . . . . 8 will shortly- rise by ten per rope in Catholic journals city stores, thus becoming Year ago in which they de- TV and CANNINGTON: 1308 Albany H/Way. 68 1826 Radio. . 11 cent. — Editor). and were expected by -read- well out of the reach of the MELVILLE: Canning H/Way. 39 1711 lic 0891
atholic Press? Content an readershi
WE'RE YoUR
h Um OF PEOPLE!
NEW OR USED CARS
111„11"ik-, is' tigt,