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VATICAN CITY (NC) -- In two public statements this week Pope John Paul II sternly opposed external interference in Polish affairs. He urged the Polish Government and Independent Union Movement, Solidarity, to resolve their tensions with "understanding, dialogue, patience and perseverance" on the basis of the principles established last year in the solidarity-government accord under which the independent union was established. In a message to Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski of Warsaw, Primate of Poland, the pope called for "internal peace". He also warned against excessive confrontation politics in the struggle for union rights, saying that the voices of workers reaching him from his native Poland "emphasise the will to work and not to strike." Before his Sunday Noon Angelus the next day the pope appealed to the Soviet Union and other nations not to interfere in the "internal socioeconomic difficulties" of Poland.
The Polish people "have the will and ability to overcome them" by themselves, he said. The pontiffs Sunday Angelus comments were his strongest public remarks to date against international interference, suggesting to observers that he was warning particularly against Soviet intervention. The statements came while troops from the Warsaw Pact were undergoing training manoeuvres in Poland and Moscow was referring to the crisis as a " pre-insurrectional" situation. The pope saw the Polish crisis as a threat to European peace and security. The current conference in Madrid on security and cooperation in Europe "must work so that its labours lead to guaranteeing and consolidating peace on the European continent, with full respect for the rights of all the nations, along
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with the rights of man and his f undamental freedoms (among which the Holy See underlines especially the religious freedom of conscience)," he added. Pope John Paul mentioned that the 1975 final act of Helsinki reaffirms the principle that "the participating states will abstain from any intervention, direct or indirect, individual or collective, in the internal or external affairs that enter into the internal competence of another participating state." The Soviet Union signed the Helsinki Accord. In his message to Cardinal Wyszynski, the pope also expressed concern that the Polish Crisis be resolved without foreign interference. But he focused chiefly on what is needed within Poland to resolve the crisis. The pontiff also backed the continued existence of solidarity and the rights guaranteed to it by the government last year.
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The situation in Kampuchea has shown remarkable improvement over the past 12 months. "However," warns Miss Onesta Carpene, full time representative in Phnom Penh for a consortium of Catholic Development Agencies, "unless substantial aid is forthcoming to support established by the Australthe long term development proCan you think of a better ACR wasin Bishops 1964 as the Church's offigrammes needed in the country, the n ame than Australian ian cial overseas aid and development Khmer people will continue to suffer Catholic Relief? If so, the agency. central committee will be It was given the task of helping Ausfor many years."
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interested to hear your tralians to become more aware of the causes of poverty and injustice in the suggestions. world, and of raising funds to support "It's a lot harder than you development programs both here and Ausfunds other and From its Project Compassion might think," says the ACR overseas. tralian Catholic Relief has already contributed over national director Michael ACR which has a full time staff of five $1.6 million. is an agency of the Australian Bishops' . Whitely countries, 11 from agencies the Australia is one of Conference. It is administered on behalf
A ustralian Catholic Relief has just sent $100,000 to Kampuchea for 1 98 1, and next month will decide on further help.
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which have undertaken to provide over $2.5 million for programs in Kampuchea during 1981. Priority will be given to the provision of seeds and agricultural tools, basic medical equipment and basic equipment for schools — all things that are needed at this stage to help to rebuild the country. One specific example of support is for an agricultural technical school in Kandal Province. It provides courses lasting from one to six months in irrigation, agronomy, animal husbandry, fishing and forestry. Between 100 and 200 people attend each course. Support has also been given for three kindergartens on the outskirts of Phnom Penh where over 412 children are currently, being cared for.
"So far we have not been able to find of the Conference by a committee. a better name that describes ACR accu- Committee members are appointed by rately, and that can be easily bishops in each State, by the Australian Bishops' Conference, by the major Relirecognised." The committee responsible for ACR gious Superiors and by the St. Vincent does not particularly like the name Aus- de Paul Society. Franciscan Missionary Sister Adrian tralian Catholic Relief because it gives a Dyt now at Victoria Park is the Relifalse impression. While ACR does provide aid follow- gious representative. ing major disasters, the bulk of its support is for long term development Send your suggestions for a better name for ACR to The Record. projects.