DIDN'T come here in the interest of your bosses. I came to get close to the workers.'
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Pope fronts coinrnunist Italians shrine.
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"In modern society there work," the pope called on R OSIGNANO, Italy — Pope much to do. Evangelise the people of Leghorn to is March John Paul spent Friday, and re-evangelise," Pope open their hearts to the John Paul added. "The word of God. 19, the feast of St Joseph, in task is difficult, complex "Do we stop only at the Italy communist the heart of and long-term. And it can- superficial aspects of the not result from simple word of God?" he asked. and was peppered with difficult In a conversation with queries to the management automated age, the pope human efforts. It is the "Don't we close ourselves and often hostile questions by journalists, however, Pope and the local archbishop. added, "I will never tire of work of God, even if God to a more profound access John Paul admitted that he Reaffirming his stand on affirming that the econ- asks the collaboration of to our souls? Do we not w orkers. men." felt a debt of gratitude to priests in politics, he said omy and its structures are the It was also a trip into the past for the pope the Solvay Corporation. the clergy should facilitate valid and acceptable only if The pope's 12-hour trip welcome this word in silence of interior readi/ hours 2 when he visited a chemical factory owned by "I must thank the Solvay the laity's involvement in they are human, that is, was running 11 ness, as Joseph of Nazathe Solvay company for which he worked for family for having taken me partisan politics but not made by man and for man. behind schedule when he reth did? four years in Poland during the war. into its factory, while so take strictly political roles. "And they cannot be such reached Livorno (Legh-
read, it On his 125th visit so far The workers of Rosig- many other young people "This is not an escape if they threaten the dignity orn), where 54 per cent of "It is necessary to to into Italy since he was nano, a factory town in were being sent to concen- from social problems," he of those — workers and the population vote com- is necessary to listen and of intemade pope, Pope John which about 75 per cent tration camps," he said. said. "The Church is management — who carry munist, but 50,000 people accept in the silence Paul addressed 2,800 vote the Italian communist The young Karol Woj- deeply involved in these out their activity — if they were waiting for him in the rior readiness that word, which the Holy Spirit workers outside the fac- party ticket, warmly tyla, who later became problems." systematically desensitise city square. tory at Rosignano several applauded the pope's views Pope John Paul II, worked He admitted a special in them the sense of Praising St Joseph, "Who speaks to the Church of miles from Livorno (Legh- on those issues. as a boiler assistant for concern for his native responsibility — if they linked the Son of God once our times," he added. orn) on Italy's northwest- But during an hour-long four years at the Borek Poland, which has been paralyse in them any form ern coast. discussion between the Falecki Solvay plant, near under martial law since of personal initiative — if, "What memories filled pope and the factory coun- Cracow, during the Ger- December 13, but said that in brief, they lack sense and my mind as I visited your cil, the Solvay employees man occupation of as pope, "my homeland a human logic," he added. huge industrial complex, raised some difficult and Poland. The pope had lunch in the becomes the world." as I experienced the joy of often hostile questions. Pope John Paul also He said his tour of the fac- company cafeteria flanked shaking hands with many "They say that Solvay heard complaints about tory disclosed the workers' by the Belgian president of of you, of exchanging called you here to absolve high mortality rate among " anxieties about the Solvay and the youngest some views, of observing them from their sins, those living near the fac- t hreatening clouds that female worker. close up the milieu in because a simple parish tory, the Church's ban on obscure the international A helicopter took him up which you carry out your priest was not sufficient," priests' involvement in par- horizon, because of fla- to the famous Marian daily toil," the pope said. said Vasconandi, a factory tisan politics, and his own grant and often bloody shrine of Montenero. Pope John Paul used the labour leader. alleged over-emphasis on violations of human rights, "All of us are on the jourv isit to reaffirm the "I certainly didn't come events in his native Poland. p erpetrated in various ney of the world's roads, Church's support for here in the interests of your The pope said he was not parts of one or the other towards our ultimate destiw orkers' rights to a fair bosses," the pope replied. competent to answer ques- hemispheres." nation, which is our heavADELAIDE: Western Australians wage, to labour unions and "I wouldn't have chosen SI tions about the factory's Backing the workers' enly homeland," he told to a say in the policies of Joseph's feast day for that. working conditions or rights to free association, a several hundred priests, comprise the biggest enrolment in the company for which I came to get close to the health problems related to just salary and freedom b rothers and nuns the increased numbers that are they work. the work, referring such from manipulation in an gathered at the Marian workers."
WA NUMBERS INCREASE AT SA SEMINARY
SOME DRIVERS HAVE STRANGE V ERSIONS OF HOW TO PARK
An unknown driver did not stop to say what was his version of "parking" at St Mary's Cathedral Murray Street entrance early one•morning last week. Cathedral clergy say that the demolition of the fence that took place some time between 4am and 7am was the third collision at the corner during the night. They have tried to inure themselves to the screeching tyres and minor collisions with trees that are a feature of cars speeding around Victoria Square every night, The parking sign was put up four years ago when more and more Royal Perth Hospital staff and visitors began taking over the cathedral grounds as their parking preserve, damaging sprinkler systems and shrubbery in the process. One doctor left his car in the grounds for two days.
When warning notices were ignored the cathedral administrator found that the only solution was to lock the cathedral grounds except for the hours when Mass is being celebrated. Notwithstanding the clear sign, visitors still sneak in and park in the grounds when the gates are open and have to put cathedral ground staff to much trouble to re-open the gates when they have returned from shopping or hospital jaunts. The iron fence is over 50 years old having been put up after the construe, tion of the eastern end of the cathedral and following some city council pressure to replace the wooden paling fence that previously had surrounded the site.
attending St Francis Xavier Seminary this year.
Fifteen students come from WA and 14 from South Australia. The remainder of the 34 students come from the diocese of Wilcannia, Wagga and Bathurst in NSW and one from Queensland. Two of this year's enrolment, up nine from last year, will join the congregation of Vincentians who administer and lecture at_ the _seminary. The new rector is Father Romuald Barry, who has succeeded the one-time WA seminary rector, Father Gerald Scott, who is now provincial superior of the Vincentians. A new feature of seminary training at Adelaide is to have each student spend two periods of his six-year course in pastoral training at the parish level. A special programme has been drawn up by Father Jim O'Loughlin, acting director of pastoral studies, to outline the programme of activity that a student will follow during his placement in a parish situation.
PARISH PEOPLE AND EVENTS INSIDE BUSSELTON .Pg 3 —Anniversary service
MANNING a au a.Pg 7 — George Collopy MEDINA•••••••.pg2— School celebrates
ROCKINGHAM pg8— Pregnancy Help seminar SOUTH PERTH Pg12 — Pauline Lambert
CLONTARF FAIR: March 28 — Pg 2