LAUNCHING OF 1982 PROJECT COMPASSION
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Papal tour is under way Pictured collecting their parish Project Compassion materials are (L to R) Sean Doherty of Thornlie, Ken Taggart of Mosman Park and Pat Marren of Thornlie. Over 60 parishes have collected their materials and from Monday next they can be collected from the Catholic Church Office, 9 am to 1 pm, 2 pm to 5.30 pm. Country parish materials not collected by February 17 were despatched by rail or post.
Thirty parishes sent representatives to the two information nights held to prepare for the launching of Project Compassion during Lent 1982.
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Pope warns on modern enemies
LAGOS, Nigeria — Pope John Paul II warned millions of Nigerians against materialism and other pitfalls of economic development as he travelled around the populous African nation on the first leg of an eight day, four - nation tour this week. Arriving in the Nigerian capital of Lagos he declared that he had come to "strengthen the faith" of the rapidly growing Catholic community, which represents about one-fifth of Nigeria's Christians and seven percent of its total population of 80 million. To the country's non- ing with christians.
Some parishes sent amount of publicity anc up to four parishion- collection material that christian, chiefly Moslem, majority, the pontiff ers to the two-hour has to be sorted and dessaid that he wanted to meeting which was patched to each parish. express his love and d esigned to improve For the archdiocese ol "esteem for the worthy local awareness of the Perth this has meant total of 28,000 Pro- ONITSHA, NIGERIA — At a Mass attended by religious values that you i ssues being con- ject order Compassion boxes cherish." fronted in develop- 1 8,000 envelope sets more than a million people in Onitsha, the Pope In a series of appearanment projects funded 18,500 newspapers, 90( ces around the country by Australian Catholic posters, 235 priest kits, 10' warned Christian families against "the modern — including outdoor R elief. school kits, and a quantit enemies of the family...divorce, contraception Masses that drew crowds
Taking part in the presen- of leaflets in Spanish and of half a million to a miland abortion." tation were Father Pat Italian. lion each day — Pope A hern, director ol Parishes represented at He urged family members to love, respect and care for one another John Paul repeatedly C atholic Missions, Mar- the first of the two evening and not to accept "an anti-life mentality" of abortion and contracep- posed traditional Afrigaret Collopy, Jenni York p resentations in the tion, which, he said, is rooted in selfishness. can cultural values and Frances Ots and Petei the Christian message of Cathedral Parish Centre Gravestock WA represenwere: Leederville, Scarbo- He also cited strong. basis of sound values in pie streaming into the area the Gospel as the answers tative on ACR. rough, North Beach, Lyn- Christian family life as the social and civil life. on 10 converging roads to problems of social disIt was also an opportunwood, North Doubleview. "If you wish to avoid hav- struck one observer as "the location and moral disity for parish representaK alamunda, Victoria ing a society that runs the way he always pictured the ruption Nigeria faces tives to collect the large Park, Palmyra, Osborne Park, Como, Kensington. because of urbanisation Maylands, Balcatta, Ned- risk of becoming more and sermon on the mount." lands and Brentwood- more depersonalised and "Everyone is here," com- and rapid economic standardised and therefore mented an army officer development. Willetton. inhuman and dehuma- controlling crowds around In the past decade Nigeria has become a major Representation at the nised, then strengthen the the pope in Lagos. oil exporter. second evening came fron- structures of family life. the parishes of Belmont Love your families, respect "There are Catholics, -Economic progress Protestants, Moslems, alone, while important, is Bentley, Nollamara, Mos- them," he said. When the pope arrived people with tribal reli- not enough to free man," man Park, Hamersley Joondanna, Thornlie for Mass before more than gions, everybody. Today it the Pope told intellectuals and university stuApplecross, Spearwood a million people in Onit- doesn't matter. Swanbourne, Cottesloe sha, at a mile-square site He's the father of all of us dents in lbadan. Riverton, East Canning- cleared out from the jungle and we want to see him." "Development projects must always have a just for the occasion, the ton, Girrawheen. sight of the thrones of Deo- The Nigerian press hailed human face. They cannot the pope as the "defender be reduced to a purely of human rights and the materialistic or economic pope of the poor and the endeavor," he told Nigerdowntrodden" and called ian President Shenu Shahis visit a "religious tonic" gri in Lagos shortly after for the country. his arrival. But whatever his mes- During the first four sage, wherever the white- days of his visit the pope robed pastor from Rome travelled to the cities of Page 7 travelled in Nigeria's tropi- Lagos, Enugu, Bnitsha, Clarrie Glossop cal sun his visit was also a Kaduna, and lbadan. celebration of the vast He ordained more than Page 6 country's many native 80 new priests, baptised and confirmed one adult — Priest appointed. cultures. The fruits of the land and from each of Nigeria's 31 tribal artisanship were dioceses, met with the Page 2 represented in offertory country's bishops, priests — Woman missionary. gifts at papal Masses, and and seminarians, nuns, the liturgical music was Christian families, catePage 6 danced to the beat of Afri- chists and representa— Temporary takeover. can drums and sung in tri- tives of Catholic lay RIVERTON PH: 457 1977 bal chants. organisations, political 12 When he said "son- leaders, intellectual leadKath Healy. nunku" — the Hausan tri- ers, young people, and bal word that means "I the old and sick at a greet you and I love you" hospital. The most trusted name In cars. -- before his homily at the A scheduled meeting ordination Mass in Kad- with Moslem religious *1308 ALBANY WWAY CANNINGTON. una waves of cheers and leaders wascancelled,but PHONE 451 2333 applause swept across the he delivered a prepared *377 CANNING 'MAY, MELVILLE PH: 339 1633 crowd on half a million message to them in which *175 HIGH ROAD. RIVERTON. PH: 457 1977 people surrounding the he urged more cooperaSee Page 13 . . .. open-air altar. tion and interfaith shar-
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He repeatedly stressed the Christian values of love, generosity and duty and the traditional African values of the extended family as counterforces to the temptations to materialism, corruption, neglect of the poor and the aged, breakdowns in family life, and the "anti-life mentality" of abortion and contraception.
"Euphoria and onesided enthusiasm for greater material wellbeing at whatever cost have not taken over yet in Nigeria," the pope told intellectuals.
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But he warned some 100,000 young people in Onitsha not to succumb to the lures of "selfindulgence and escapism" or other temptations. of material wealth. "Be generous," he said. "The one who gives sparingly will reap sparingly. The one who gives with generosity will reap an abundant harvest." At his first Mass in Nigeria, Pope John Paul emphasised the Church's task of evangelisation, or bringing the message of the gospel to all. But he also highlighted the link between Christianity and authentic human development of all of society. "For example," he said, 'the Church has promoted schooling, which in its turn has fostered all-round development: social, cultural, political and economic...action for peace and justice is in fact an important part of witnessing to the Gospel...and of building a s ociety marked with integrity, unity, justice and peace."