WORK LACK CAN MEAN DISASTER World-wide feast PERTH, WA: SEPTEMBER 24-30, 1981 TELEPHONE: (09) 328 1388
NUMBER: 2258 PRICE: 30 cents
Unemployment is always an evil, says Pope Paul in his third encyclical letter, and when ohn J it reaches a certain level it can become "a real social disaster". "It is particularly painful when it especially young people," he said. ffects a An encyclical is a major letter from the pope to the whole C hurch. The 98-page document deals with human work and the rights of workers.
tal condition for peace in the modern world; peace both within individual countries and societies and in international relations," he writes. One of the many topics the pope deals with is the right to strike. It was written to mark the 90th anniStrikes, he says, are recognised by versary of the great social encyclical, Catholic social teaching as legitimate in Rerum Novarum, written by Pope Leo the proper conditions and within just XIII. limits. This was the first of the Church's social "In this connection workers should be encyclicals and exalted the rights of the assured the right to strike, without being working man. subjected to personal penal sanctions for The Latin title of the new letter is Labo- taking part in a strike," he said. rem Exercens. Its English title is On "While admitting that it is a legitimate Human Work. means, we must at the same time emphasise that a strike remains, in a sense, an by Nicholas Kerr, director of the extreme means. Catholic Communications "It must not be abused. Office, Adelaide, and editor of "It must not be abused especially for 'political' purposes. The Southern Cross. "Furthermore it must never be forgotten that, when essential community serviThe pope said he had intended to issue ces are in question, they must in every it earlier to mark the anniversary of case be ensured, if necessary by means of Rerum Novarum on May 15 by speaking appropriate legislation. about work on May 13 — the day he was "Abuse of the strike weapon can lead to shot in St Peter's Square. the paralysis of the whole socioeconomic "But what happened before the start of life, and this is contrary to the requirethe audience prohibited me from speak- ments of the common good of society, ing on this problem," he said. which also corresponds to the properlyThe pope added that the time spent in understood nature of work itself." hospital and then convalescing at his The pope stresses that people are more summer home at Castelgandolfo had important than things. given him a chance to "review" it. "Man alone is a person," he says. In the letter the pope says the rights of He emphasises again that the Church is w orkers must be seen in the context of committed to working for justice and human rights as a whole. peace. "Respect for this broad range of human rights constitutes the fundamen(Cont. Page 3)
When St Joachim's church, Victoria Park, celebrated its 25th birthday last Sunday, the event was highlightedby parish luncheon of international foods in the hall. Pictured presenting some of the foods represented are Des/in Dias (India), Lina Palermo (Italy), Fiona Calleja (Malta), Greg Fleay (Australia) and Jacinta Lewis (Burma).
With over 150 Savings Centres throughout Western Australia, The facts concerning we're near you. But no other Kalumburu building society comes near us.
In the wake of a c hange of regime a t Kalumburu Mission in the far north of the Kimgroups who were not He added that Father • berleys this week, Sanz would have a "wellB y Dom Francis always fully informed. t he head of the deserved rest" after his Byrne O.S.B. • The dedication of years of toil in the KimberB enedictines at Father Sanz and previous leys and then consider • B enedictines in the what work New Norcia, Rev. could be suita• The close working Kimberleys. D om Justin Bruble for him at the together of himself as head monastery. of the Benedictine comce, OSB, has munity at New Norcia and LONG SERVICE defended the misHis successor is Father the Bishop of Broome. Basil Noseda, who was resion and its miss- Rev. Dom Bruce spoke misthe left Sanz Father f: • The granting of greater sion on September 14 after appointed to Kalumburu ionaries. last month. Perth-born o• The good relations independence to the Abor-
more than 40 years at Father Basil has had many existing between the Abor- igines themselves. K alumburu to return to years' experience at the igines and the missionarBenedictine monastery mission and has the recently • The handing over to ies. Norcia. New at returned from a nine• The efforts by the t he Aborigines of a Benedictine community to 400,000-acre reserve adja- "When I visited the mis- month overseas study tour. adapt to a whole "new phi- cent to the mission. sion in August Father Sanz losophy" in relation to the spoke to me about whether manipulation of The • Church's concept of the it was time for him to come left-wing A SSISTANCE by Aborigines the mission. out after so many years there and also due to the fact of his age," said Father He will be assisted by Bruce. another Australian Bene"I felt that considering all dictine, Father Matthew Bunbury dateline 2 Youth scene the facts and the new situa- Kelly, from Ganmain in * Abortion views tion existing that it was New South Wales, who 4 Just for kids best for him to come back was a land valuer before he *•Sisters celebrate • 5 Mercy in retrospect entered. to New Norcia. * Police protect school • 6 Fifty years wed "I want to make it clear A third Benedictine, Dom * Today's People 7 Best bets that I have nothing but the Joseph Argus, from the *•Sisters seek review greatest admiration for Goldfields, will be posted 8 Papal encyclical new this staunch missionary to Kalumburu next week. * Week on television • 9 social order who has given himself * Woman of the week • 10 (Cont. Pg. 3) totally to the work of help***************************************************** ing the Aborigines." Following the departure of the mission's superintendent, Father Seraphim S anz, the Benedictine Prior- Administrator strongly pointed out that "a number of points which had been clouded by the media" needed clearing up.
NEWS ON OTHER PAGES
Tow & Country.
Setting the Pace. Town & Country Permanent Building Society 297 Murray Street. Perth Telephone 327 3333.