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PERTH, WA: SEPTEMBER 1 — 7, 1983 •
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During Mass in Our Lady of the Rosary church at Double view last Saturday night, Brother Anthony Clark is seen receiving communion from Father Gerard Holohan during the Mass in which he had made his final profession as a Marist Brother. He made his profession before the provincial superior, Brother Walter Smith, in the presence of 22 Marist Brothers and a packed congregation.
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Witnessing the profession of their eldest child were John and Patricia Clark and their other four children from Coliambally, NSW, where they are rice f armers. At the end o f the Mass the parents were presented with a testimonial by Brother Walter. Brother Anthony has been at Church lands for the past four years. He is in charge of Year 6 and is religious coordinator for the school. His early education was with the Marist Brothers at Leeton and Forbes, NSW, and later he trained in Melbourne and New Zealand. See also page 16.
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MANILA . The first reaction of Cardinal Sin of Manila to the murder of Benigno Aquino was to call for national calm — but he later appeared to be trying to distance himself from President Marcos. Cardinal Sin's call for calm echoed the fears of other political leaders of an escalation of national tension and reaction to the killing could incite many peaceful opponents of Marcos to join the Marxist New People's Army or other guerilla groups. Later in the week, however, President Marcos' commission to investigate the a ssassination was jolted by the refusal of Cardinal Sin, to be a member. On Saturday. another
commission nominee, a former Supreme Court justice. the highlly respected Mr Roberto Concepcion. also declined to participate in the probe allegedly through poor health. A spokesman for Cardinal Sin said he had declined the appointment because of a previous
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commitment to attend a bishops' Synod in Rome in September. and because he had no expertise in cross-examining witnesses. But a source close to the Cardinal said the reason was "the Cardinal is afraid the commission is rigged in favour of you know who." In a speech to a lay religious group. the Knights of Columbus. Cardinal Sin said the Philippines Government could not
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wash its hands of responsibility for the killing. The Cardinal. long a t horn in the side of President Marcos because of his tirades against the Government. said he was "scared to death" for those who would mourn for Mr Aquino. Benign() Aquino attract ed Church attention when he made international headlines in 1975 for his 42-day hunger strike to protest martial
law and the continued detention of thousands of political prisoners. One of those who intervened for him at the time was Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago. then archbishop of Cincinnati and president of the US National Conference of Catholic Bishops. In a cable to Marcos. then-Archbishop Bernardin pleaded for "a compassionate resolution" of his case and suggested exile in the US would be an alternative to the "real possibility" of "his death or serious physical impairment." The hunger strike by Aquino and other political prisoners also prompted then-Archbishop Sin to commission a study of the morality of hunger strikes. The study, which the Manila prelate sent to all the bishops of the Philippines. concluded such fasting "is not necessarily suicidal. Even if it leads to death. it may be "a lawful sacrifice of one's life for a great cause or ideal." the study said. A Catholic. Aquino was persuaded to end his hunger strike by his famspiritual advisors. il