Church hospita must teach!
The answer to the question: Why have Catholic teaching hospitals? is similar to the question: Why have Catholic schools? Archbishop Goody said at the blessing of the new St John of God Hospital, Subiaco.
"Christianity is not, or at least it shouldn't be, an optional, part time occupation like the membership of a club for the passing of a few sociable moments each week." he said. It is a way of life, a way of thinking, a way which requires the support of home, school, professional training if it is to remain the support of our society and culture as it has been for so long and as we wish it to continue in the future. "The Catholic Church insists that there is a Christian teaching to be taught and learned; a Christian morality to be learned and acted upon, if we are to show ourselves sincere and convinced in our Christian principles. "Hence we insist so strongly on Christian schools and Catholic o rientated teaching hospitals.
"Some others won't agree of course, but thank God we live in a society where dissent from a single party line is not merely tolerated, but given practical freedom of expression. " Archbishop Goody called the new building an extremely courageous programme of cooperation between Church and State, between the Government and the Sisters of St John of God, between public planing and private enterprise which, because of its magnitude, is unlikely to be frequently repeated." He continued: "Until comparatively recent times the 'State' kept out of social services, taxation
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Abortions will not be tolerated Goody
"Any cavalier arrogance of divine a uthority (by performing abortions) will not be knowlingly tolerated in "Is it better for public "Or does the imperilled morals and good order principle of the sanctity of this hospital and no that this distasteful act be human life lose another medical assistant of condoned by the civil law? Cont page 2 any sort will ever be required to cooperate in such practices." A rchbishop Goody said in the course of his address.
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Stating that all life comes from God — the source of everything that is positive — he continued: "It is not permitted to any private individual to take the life of any innocent human being. " Abortion of a live human embryo no matter how soon after fertilisation is destroying a particular and individual human life just as truly as killing an infant shortly after birth, running over an adult on the highway or administering a lethal does to an aged or unwanted person.
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A striking feature in the foyer of the new St John of God Hospital, Subiaco is a rather unusual treatment of St John of God by Wembley sculptor Mr Phil Somers. St John of God, founder of the St John of God Brothers and patron of the order of St John of God Sisters founded in Wexford, Ireland in 1870, lived from 1495-1550.
He stirred the consciences of his contemporaries not only by his zeal for the sick, but also by his appearance and lifestyle which was far from the conventional image of a saint. For his interpretation Mr Somers has relied on an eye witness account of Saint John of God. "He was barefooted both in
"I pay tribute to the many doctors, nurses and administrators who are convinced of the truth of these principals. Without their cooperation it would be impossible for them to be summer and winter. His clothing maintained. c onsisted of a kind of blouse of Affirming that deliberate black cloth and a pair of trousers of abortion is always a sin rough cloth which were too short according to Catholic t heology Archbishop to reach the ankles. "When he saw an old man on the Goody described legislaground unable to move, without tion in this area as "one of hesitation he lifted him on to his the hottest political-moral shoulders and carried him to his potatoes for responsible government today." hospital."
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