A LIVING FAITH IS ESSENTIAL IN UNITY OF BODY
PERTH, WA: SEPTEMBER 10-16, 1981 TELEPHONE: (09) 328 1388
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"If our faith in Christ is not we are not .a Christian live a c ommunity and if our faith in Christ is alive we are one with ohe another as well," the new Bishop of Geraldton said in his first address.
"We are one body of "There are the religious, Christ and in that body committed to Christ in a way to the service there are many tasks special of His church in the each of us," allotted to schools, in the hospitals, in Bishop William Foley the pastoral work of the told the congregation diocese. that packed St Francis Xavier cathedral for a "There are the lay charistwo-hour ceremony of mas as well, the profesconsecration and sional people men and i nstallation of the women, teachers, doctors, lawyers, architects who are city's sixth Catholic bringing Christ's values to bishop. our world. "There are the bishops, the priests, the ministers of the sacraments, the ministers of the word of Christ and those who service the community bringing unity and purpose into its life,
"There are the parents of our families on whom so much rests for the future of their children, the future of the Church, the future of this part of the world.
With over 150 "All of us Savings Centres form one body, throughout each with his Western Australia, we're near you. o wn gifts. E conomic systems in the world and throughBut no other out Australia favour a minority, according to the a nnual Social Justice Statement released last building society S unday by the Catholic Commission for Justice comes near us. and Peace.
"All of us form one he would be celebrating b ody each with their own with the parishes as he gifts, and as part of it we commenced his visit to the belong to each other; we Pilbara in 10 days time. must get to know one "As we celebrate those another and accept one Masses we will be united another as people as we go with Christ and with one forth, another, offering up a sac"We must acknowledge rifice of praise to the the real gifts that God has Father in His name," he distributed amongst us said. because if there is any one "May we in the years of us who does not use ahead grow in faith and their gifts the Church is not hope and love as we seek alive as it should be closer union with Christ. W hether they be bishop, "May we learn to recogpriest, religious or lay nise the gifts of all as we person co-operate together that "We must learn to share the Good News of Christ our gifts and co-operate which is for the good of t ogether so that the maxi- man may be heard again, mum may be achieved in in our streets, throughout t he course of time." our fields, throughout our Bishop Foley said that the towns of this diocese, and Mass he had just cele- may He be with us as we go brated would be the Mass forth."
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On the steps of St Francis Xavier cathedral, Geraldton last Wednesday night the retiring bishop of Geraldton, Bishop Francis Xavier Thomas is pictured leading the applause for his successor, Bishop William Foley, sixth bishop of Geraldton whom he had just consecrated during a two-hour ceremony.
Justice for poor urged
The statement which ment needs to recognise "There is a host of ways in which people participate in has been prepared for the causes of injustice, informing the public on It points to for the need a cites justice social lack of political will as nations to share power north-south issues and in between them and to end pressuring governments to a factor in the conti- exploitation. put the poor first on nuation of key prob- Development is a politi_ national agendas. lems — especially cal right but it cannot be poverty and oppres- satisfied where people's Speaking of Australia's sion. basic human needs (food, obligations to the rest of It focuses on the shelter, education) are not the region the statement need for Australians to being met," the statement says: "Our humanity must work on closing the said. force us to consider the gaps that set them, "Better trading terms and connection between the the of and their standard of more aid are part wealth of few and the povliving, apart from their answer. erty of many. We need to "Solving problems of challenge a life of luxury neighbours.
Echoing themes taken up underdevelopment will marked by high consumpin current north-south dia- depend on helping the tion and wastage of food, logue, the statement points poorest and most oppres- hoarding of resources such to the exploitation of sed, including Aborigines, as unused housing, and minority groups, the low to enter and to take an excessive use of fuel, when status of women, the activ- effective part in processes so many millions of our ities of multi-nationals, the of political change. neighbours do not have the lack of human rights and "Australians have an basic necessities for survithe growth of militarism as important role to play in val, let alone the "fulness key issues in which Austra- helping to solve common of life". regional problems. Aush a has a stake. Examining the theme of tralians have a chance to "The question is not our development, the state- work together with others right to private property ment looks at a number of in addressing common but our choice of a high ways in which the term is development problems like material standard of living used in this country, and the dumping of nuclear which leave the lives of cautions that any realistic wastes in the oceans, land- many millions of people in jeopardy." understanding of develop- rights and poverty.
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