Family help boost urged
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PERTH, WA: OCTOBER 1-7, 1981 TELEPHONE: (09) 328 1388
A DELAIDE: Twenty directors of Catholic family social services, including Father Barry Hickey, of Centrecare Perth, have recommended three steps by which the Federal government can give added support to the f amily. monwealth Attorney-
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• Taxation policy In a statement issued The government, through General was drawn to the of the direcon behalf its taxation policy, should film So You Are Getting a Divorce. tors of Catholic Family enable one parent in any Welfare and Social family to stay at home to The statement went on: S ervices they said provide adequate care for "While this film undoubtthey were concerned children, the statement edly provides people with information on the at the failure of the continued. mechanics of getting This could be overnment to exachieved by g divorced, and the role of press in its budgetary substantially increasing the Family Court and its p ol icy its often - the rebate for a dependent services, we ask that the repeated statements spouse. Commonwealth AttorneyIt suggested that the General make available in support of the government show initia- funds to produce a film of family. tive and real consideration
They made three specific for family life by at least similar quality focussing on how couples can oversuggestions: doubling the present come difficulties in their • Family health care rebate for a dependent relationship through marnon-working spouse. As soon as possible, the Under present circum- riage counselling. government should raise stances both parents often "We also express our concern at the policy of the the limit of the basic family have to work. Commonwealth Attorneyincome for •:ligibility for C ommonwealth medical This is considered detri- General in which he refuses benefits from S160 to $200 mental to family life as it approval and funding to does not allow for the ade- voluntary marriage couna week. selling agencies serving This would relieve fami- quate care of children. lies who are experiencing Government attention rural areas. marginal poverty through was drawn to the ever- "We ask that the Comthe stresses and strains of increasing tax burden monwealth Attorneyproviding adequate medi- caused by the constantly- General review this policy cal care for their children. increasing incidence of within the current financial year so that all people, "We would also like to family breakdown. whether urban or country, e xpress our concern at the undue haste with which the • Preventative action can benefit from this new health policy was The government was service. introduced," the statement asked to take the initiative "In conclusion, we said. now to divert more funds express our concern at the "We feel there is a lack of into programmes and ser- attention given to the antisensitivity to the plight of vices directed at preventing family lobby by the government when forming specific groups .such as family breakdown. people without income These include: Family its budgetary policies. who are on social security counselling services, child- "We urge the governbenefits or low income ren's service programmes, ment, in the interests of people who cannot apply, family education pro- family life and better, and such as under-16 year olds grammes (including pre- more intact families, to show initiative in its planliving away from their marriage courses). parents." The attention of the Corn- ning for its Budget."
National groups in costume added colour to the thousands ofpeople who . took part in last Sunday's New Norcia procession. Among the many sacred ikons and pictures carried by the Croatian community (pictured above) was the image of Our Lady of Good Counsel (front right), venerated during the procession. (See full story — 7000 Pilgrims Hear of Mary as a Model — Page 3.)
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Describing the 150-year -history of the Sisters $ of. Mercy as "close to the history of this state", Bishop Quinn said that the Sisters of Mercy who c ame in 1846 were the first to come with no Other motive than to offer merciful support and service to others.
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Others, he said, had and encouragement to "If the Sisters of Mercy c ome in search of port so many in the community. had not come at that time f ame or wealth but the "Their coming is extraor- they might not have been We are learning with the said, "saw and did somesisters saw their corn- dinary because while still a here at all." ing simply as a call fledgling body only 15 The bishop said that they passage of time," Bishop thing that was new and novel. She did not walk on f rom God to make the years old they were willing came imbued with a spirit Quinn remarked. the other side of the street, mercy of God manifest to found a community of thoughtfulness and as many others do, where 15,000 miles away in compassion, of merciful WOMEN'S ROLE in the new the tragedies of life are not colony. unknown circumstances of service that their foundress
Bishop Quinn was speakseen and not experienced. life and at the request of an Catherine McAuley had ing last Sunday during eccentric bishop who shared with each and every He said that it was impor- She walked and she gave of Mass in St Mary's cathedtant to appreciate the role her action, of her mercy, ral to mark the 150th anni- coloured the truth to per- one of them. and she gathered others come. to them Noting the slowness of of women in the Church up versary .of the founding of suade around her to be conthe archbishop of Dublin until the period of the the Sisters of Mercy cerned for those who did in to grant recognition to foundation of the Sisters of Dublin in not have what they had, 1831. INTEGRAL C atherine McAuley's Mercy. Till then active who needed what they of charity had been works y oung congregation, ECCENTRICITY "The fact that through a Bishop Quinn quipped performed outside monas- didn't need. that when sisters have deal- teries and convents only by "This group of women bishop's eccentricity and ings with bishops they men, and only at this time were inspired by their spirit The Sisters of Mercy were the simple fervour of a inevitably seem to strike were women religious dedication to the God part of the state's founda- superior's clairvoyance trouble. being given a more public of tion and they are still part they came is a manifesta- "The bishops, being wise role of going into homes to whom they all believed to be a God of mercy," tion of the way in which of its present history as men, probably fail to nurse and care for the sick they provide activity which G od makes Himself appreciate the wisdom of and dying. suPports and offers sup- known among us. (Continued P2) their female counterparts. "Catherine McAuley," he
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