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PERTH, WA: MARCH 2 — MARCH 8, 1984 A DDRESS. 26 John Street, Perth, WA, 6000 PO Box 50, Aberdeen Street, Perth, WA, 6000
• A school in Papua New Guinea . . . see feature on Dame Rachel Cleland p 10-11 • Moral issues in A boriginal land rights, p 2
Papal letter on suffering:
• Ethiopian priest lectures on North African famine, p 3 • Marriage is still important. p 4 • US Anglicans follow P erth trend to Catholic priesthood, p
Campaign recruits • First WA Servite sister, p 4
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Medina sales of The R ecord rocketed again last Sunday when the p arish priest, Father X avier Barry held up a copy of the paper during his homily and quoted a story that girls in a Catholic College on the w ealthy side of San Salvador applauded when they heard of the murder o f Archbishop Oscar R omero, a so called "Red" archbishop. Local promoter of The Record, Bill Thomas, also a faithful correspondent on our letters page says that close liaison between himself and the priests in the parish meant interest in the p aper was being highlighted. As a result of a complete sell-out last Sunday he w as on the phone last Monday to increase the Medina parish order for the second time in three weeks. Several other parishes have reported increased sales and have phoned to have their weekly order boosted. Tell us your story on how you have increased circulation in your parish. Write to The Editor. The Record. PO Box 50 Perth A Aberdeen St. \or
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Archbishop Foley said his commissioning of over 100 Protect Compassion representatives from 6 7 parishes showed his confidence in the ability of p arish promotors to co operate with their priests in an important part of the Church's work
E ach of the representatives received the Australian Catholic Relief kit which includes ideas and materials for special Lenten liturgies and education programmes Preaching at the cathedral Mass was Ethiopian C apuchin priest Father Stephanos Tedla lsee p age three) who has been invited to Australia t o mark 20 years of Australian Catholic Relief and to acknowledge the gifts sent from Australia to help the famine victims in his country
r VATICAN CITY (NC) — Human suffering brings people closer to God by opening them to grace, and in that way completes the work of Christ's redemptive acts. Pope John Paul II said in a 13,000-word document called "On The Christian Meaning of Human Suffering". The pope said suffering, while undoubtedly linked to evil, has a saving power understood in C hrist's passion.
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E fforts to relie‘e human suffering are an essential cultural element and individual human compassion has no equal in dealing with the sufferings of another. the
pope said. The letter touched on a frequent theme of Pope John Paul's pontificate: that while suffering is always a trial, it also calls people to perseverance and reveals human dignity. The letter also showed papal concern over the threat of nuclear war. That threat, he said, is linked to the "collective meaning" of suffering. The last two world wars, the pope said, brought a "harvest of death" and immense human suffering. "The second half of our century, in its turn, brings with it -- as though in proportion to the mistakes and transgressions of our contemporary civilisation such a horrible threat of nuclear war we cannot think of this period except in terms The principal Mass in St Mary's Cathedral last Sunday included a commissioning of parish representatives who will promote the Project Compassion appeal. Above Noel Carlin of Rockingham is pictured receiving his parish materials from Archbishop Foley.
of an incomparable accuinulation of sufferings, even to the possible self-destruction of humanity." he said. • Cont page 12
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