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Willing to suffer for the sake of truth
"You are a good witness to the truth because Christ did not come down from His Cross," Bishop Antonio Fortich told Father Brian Gore hours before the bishop delivered him to the authorities for imprisonment last Monday.
"Bishop, I am willing "He organised basic option of the matter. He to follow your wishes. Christian communities to promised to supply the I am willing to suffer teach them how to plant papers after processing for the sake of truth rice in a modern way. he them for the provincial because I know I also has a piggery and he commander. have not done any of distributes the piglets to "After 15 days of waiting the people of the Christian the papers have still not these things," West community in order to Australian Columban help them increase their been sent back to the local colonel. F ather Gore told the per capita income. "I was disappointed that bishop when he heard this was a breach of our t hat warrants had agreement. The Minister been served. o f National Defence In a direct phone interadvised me not to resign Taking a keen interest in last Monday night's rally in support of Father Brian view last Monday on 6PR when I wired him that it Father Brian Morrison was futile for me to stay to Gore was his brother Daryl Gore (left) pictured with (1 to r.) Maria andPeter heard first hand from stay in a body where there Stewart, Edmund Stewart and Grazia Bo/zone/la. B ishop Fortich, of is no mutual respect or Bacolod City, the steps "I am concerned Redemptorist Retreat honour of our agreement. AIII AIIVA. that were about to be taken "General Ramos in Man- f or my brother's House. for Father Gore's arrest. ila told me that he was wil- safety but I am The audience heard The warrants were served ling that we should proud of what he is r ecordings of recent to the bishop because there c o-operate with one doing," Mr Gore phone interviews by is an agreement that no another and in fact said after the meet- Father Morrison with arrests of priests will be instructed the commander ing. Father Gore and Bishop made without the permisof Region Six to see me F ortich. They were "He is one of the few k sion of the local bishop. personally. We held a corshown slides of the poor who are ready to stand dial conversation and we conditions in which sugar agreed that we should pro- up and be counted. He workers are being forced fights for what he ceed fraternally." believes in; he is strong- to eke out a living. Surrender Father Morrsion at the willed and he is glad and People present were end of the interview asked proud that he is able to urged to make their proBishop Fortich what Aus- help those who are suf- test known to the "This afternoon I will surAustralians could do and he fering injustice." render Father Gore to the tralian government and c ommander and the judge "He also taught them r ecommended bringing Over 200, many of them t o the Philipine governbecause after weeks of about their rights as well as pressure to bear on the young people, attended ment through the waiting they have served t heir obligations as embassies and government the meeting, held at the embassy in Canberra. the warrants for arrest members of our society c hannels. "I'll guarantee you the k t hrough the bishop," and because they have rea„ • best changeover deal; Bishop Fortich continued. lised they have rights as The warrants cover two well as obligations there on new ACCORD, ‘ Charges: The illegal posses- are now Church-Military CIVIC, PRELUDE committees. This sion of explosives and sub- Liaison versive literature and five is an official body orgaand the new ACTY men of Father Gore's nised by President Marcos On Tuesday afternoon over 8000 supporters, over VAN or I'll give you people poor the benefit to Christian community have been accused of citing to who do not have a chance half of them from Father Gore's mountain territory, to bring their case to court gathered outside the courthouse where charges rebellion. "I told Father Gore: You because of poverty, where against Father Gore were being heard. have to go to prison to wit- they can appeal for protecness to the truth, and he tion as well as justice. ERMS FROM A rmed soldiers surrounded charge of the illegal possession of accepted it," said Bishop "This body is chaired by the demonstrators who were explosives. If sufficient evidence is WITH REPAYMENTS TAILORED TO forthcoming to commit Father Gore for the provincial military addressed by Bishop Fortich, wtich. of SUIT YOUR POCKET. trial on that charge he will be allowed "Father Gore has been c ommander and by the Bacolod City, and the Bishop of bail of $4500. With me for 13 years. I bishop and if one is absent LEASING FACILITIES AVAILABLE. Mindanao. This will depend on the hearing on assigned him to a distant there is no meeting. In an interview with Father Brian Wednesday of the charge for inciting to Place near the mountains "We held a liaison comto work with the mountain mittee meeting at which Morrison, Bishop Fortich said the dem- rebellion and for which there will be no People. Father Gore was present as onstration was peaceful and that many bail allowed if sufficient evidence is "He took good care of well as other Filipino and of the people were showing their dis- forthcoming for trial. them. They had no water; Columban priests to find tress in tears. In the Western Australian parliaInside the courthouse the judge ment on Tuesday night there was a he bought the plastic pipes, out what had transpired in MOTORS PTY. LTD. DL 0891 connected them to one of Father Gore's case. recommended that Father Gore be unanimous vote by the government and 1308 ALBANY HIGHWAY. CANNINGTON. the fields and supplied the "It asked the colonel to detained in a prison off the island of opposition that the Premier of WA conpeople with the water the present us with the papers Negros Occidental for his own health tact the Prime Minister to request that PHONE 451 2333 A/hrs. 398 3662 local government had for our evaluation because and security. the Australian diplomatic service failed to serve On Tuesday the judge heard the first pursue the safety of Father Gore. we are entitled to our own them.
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