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PERTH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1980
No 2169
'Violence is a lie' ARMAGH. Nth Ireland — In a World Day of Peace sermon, Cardinal Thomas 0 Fiaich of Armagh said that the pope in his World Day of Peace message had elaborated on the theme he had spoken about at Drogheda in September — that "violence is a lie." "Violence grows in a climate of lies and needs lies to sustain it," Cardinal 0 Fiaich said. "Those engaged in violence try to silence all who do not hold the same views as themselves. " They label them as enemies, traitors or cowards. "They try to convince the world that all the aggression is on the other side: they seek t o discredit those who oppose their actions. " But we must never hesitate, either through fear or propaganda, to call crimes by their proper names. "No matter who the guilty p arty is, or what the circumstances are, murder remains murder and torture remains torture." Cardinal 0 Fiaich said that it was impossible for people in Northern Ireland to wish each other a happy new year without meaning a peaceful new year.
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Sinatra Way? Not For Mirrabooka
Catholic parishioners at Mirrabooka are distinctly unhappy with some of the names with which they will be tagged in a new subdivision. congregations at St. They are not amused at the thought that they will be living perhaps in Bing Crescent, Sinatra Way, or Presley Way to name just a few American performers who are being proposed for street names. Catholics are particularly sensitive because the subdivision carrying the names will be just across the road from St. Gerard M ajella church on Mirrabooka Avenue. T here was heavy support for a petition to the City of Stirling that was presented to the
Gerard's church and at the Majella Mass centre. The matter was given prominence in the parish bulletin and all three priests in the parish expressed their reservations at the proposed names and urged the parishioners to express their opinions. Backers of the petition s ay that the State H ousing subdivision should have street names more suitably Australian to identify with existing names in the area such as Balga, Mirrabooka, Dianella and Nollamara.
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ria, western RA:"Frankenstein I Construction on new we're near you. control" of out St. John's completed
Dr. Tom DA DOUR, MLA, and Sister Martha FORDEshow a little skillwith
the trowelfor thefinal concrete pour at Saint John of God Hospital
The new Saint John of God Hospital Subiaco was "topped off' this w eek, marking the end of construction and the beginning of fitting out. Traditional items for the ceremony were not used and, instead, a final pour of concrete was trowelled and a commemorative Plaque fixed to mark the event. T he ceremony was Performed by Subiaco MLA Dr. Tom Dadour representing the Minister
for Health, and Sister Martha Forde, provincial superior of the Sisters of Saint John of God. Progress on the building is on time and the first patient is expected in March next year after commissioning of the hospital in January, 1981.
So far, the seven-storey building, which is part of a $22 million programme. has consumed enough concrete for 400 houses. 127,000 metres of electric cable, 25,000 metres of copper tubing and 2000 metres of airconditioning ducting. Patient capacity of 350 will be approximately the same as before but with increased amenities in single, double and fourbed units each with ensuite facilities. Eight new operating theatres and a range of other service units are part of the new structure a s well as public amenities, a chapel, bank. hairdresser and other s hops in the main concourse. The Saint John of God Sisters came to WA in 1 895, went almost immediately to Kalgoorlie, from which they have only recently withdrawn.
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The State Government is assisting with interest payments on the loan for which it has also given a guarantee.
LONGFORD, Ireland (NC) — Bishop Cahal B. Daly of Ardagh and Clonmacnois, preaching at Mass in Longford, called the ProvisionalIrish Republican Army (IRA) a "Frankenstein out of control."
In a New Year's Day listened to and acted upon. sermon marking the World he said. Day of Peace, Bishop Daly "Who would have thought said that there could be no it possible," Bishop Daly doubt that the longer the asked, "that three months campaign by the Provisional after the pope's plea the IRA, the guerilla organis- murderous campaign of a ation seeking to end British group calling themselves rule in Northern Ireland, defenders of the nationalist dragged on, the more ghettos would still be going implacably ruthless it would on as if he had never spoken? "Are we to be forced to become. conclude that those who Describing the "new IRA" organise and mastermind as a radically new and this campaign are not any sinister phenomenon in Irish longer open to reasoning? history, the bishop said that Must we accept that they it was rid* taking shape as a have finally hardened their movement alien to Irish ears and their hearts to any tradition and to Irish values. voice, any pleading, even Some of the men who had that of the supreme moral helped to mobilise the IRA in authority in the Catholic 1 970 must now have Church?" difficulty in recognising it as Bishop Daly called also for the same movement, he said. some action by the British W hat they created had government on the situation become a "Frankenstein out in the H Block at Long Kesh, which many control," with of a prison in Northern Ireland, were disillusioned and of where prisoners are refusing even be some may which to wear clothes in a campaign frightened, he added. to gain political prisoner The great majority of the status. community the Provisional He said he believed finding IRA claim to be defending a compromise formula wanted the call of Pope John would not be difficult and Paul II at Drogheda, would involve no sacrifice of Ireland, last fall forn end to principle on the part of the violence in the country to be authorities.
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