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HE IS RISEN Cardinal's move
on a crisis estminster
LONDON. — There is a financial crisis in the diocese of Westminster, Britain's premier Catholic diocese, which threatens, among other things, aims for Catholic education. Cardinal Hume has callA working party of priests, take place as soon as possed on the priests and peo- laymen and women has been ible," he said. ple in Westminster diocese invited to work out ways of "It seems to me that if we to help solve the financial dealing with the immediate make this serious position crisis which threatens dio- situation and to devise mea- the occasion of us all drawcesan planning and develop- sures in the light of ideas ing closer together and learfrom priests and people of ning more about the impliment. the pastoral areas. cations of being members of He has written to the the local church, then much Some of the measures unthree area bishops and is good could come out of consulting the priests and der active consideration are: what is otherwise a crisis Centralised parish councils about the sitbanking, some situation." uation which he has asked sort of unit loan scheme, in• The programme for the to be viewed as "the family crease in parish incomes gathering together to help through a free planned-giv- devolution of Westminster ing service, and covenant diocese into five pastoral in a family problem." areas under area bishops schemes. The cardinal realised the who work as a team for the precarious financial situation diocese as a whole was outof the diocese after study- ECONOMIES lined in the document ing the accounts for 1975 Other measures include "Planning for the Spirit" and the projected figures for "a sharp cutting back of ex- last July. 1976 and 1977. penditure — at least for the At present only three time being — even of ap- area bishops — Bishops Buproved projects," as well as tler, Guazzelli and Mahon EDUCATION POLICY economies, such as greater — are operating. Two bishin his letter to the bishops use of plant, buildings and ops have yet to be appointhe reminds them that the other facilities. ed by Rome. — From diocesan policy of the 1960's For the long term, Car- "THE UNIVERSE." was airbed at providing a dinal Hume has also set up Catholic school place for ev- a financial advisory group ON INSIDE PAGES ery C:itholic child in the of leading lay experts to diocese by the 1980's. provide the best advice and Calendar 4 strict control of spending. inideal legitimate This Classifed The cardinal ends his levolved the adoption of a . 10 Advertising very heavy financial burden, tter to the area bishops with Letters 7 but one which was thought a call for immediate conT J. Monsignor "because of the urof .as "bearable and neces- 4ultation 9 gency of the situation." McMahon . . sary." grateful if be would " I 4 . In . . Pars News • Unforeseen and unforeyou could arrange for dis10, 12 seeable _events had contribucussions with your priests Sport ted to the present crisis — 7 and their parish councils to TV and Radio . . including the speed with which the national economic situation had deteriorated; the rate of growth of inflation; and the intolerably mounting interest rates.
INCOME STATIC The combined result of these factors is that the overall deficit has been and growing by leaps bounds while diocesan income has remained relatively static.
The Rising of the Crucified Lord is dramatically increasingly popular because of tourist interest in . portrayed in this carved wood figure that crowns the district. the sanctuary of Queen of Apostles Church, RiverFather Roger McGinley, Pallottine parish priest the first call on the ton. of Riverton, said that the parish was overwhelmed Nov income is the repayslender The piece arrived in time to be hung just before that the cost of the figure was only $200. Parish- ment of interest on loans — Christmas last year, replacing a fibre-glass figure ioners had decided to pay $400 and followed up the amount for 1977 is enwith the promise of more contributions from their visaged as nearing three in the same theme. Family Denial scheme. million a of quarters The carving is the product of a traditional cotThe purchase of the carving was arranged by pounds. tage industry in Baguio Luzon, Philippines. It is West Australian Columban Father Brian Gore, Cardinal Hume says that hand-carved in ipil, a local native wood. currently stationed in Negros, who is on a visit to he himself has already set his home in Alfred Cove after seven years in the pp two bodies in connection Carving products from the area are becoming Philippines. with diocesan finances.
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