THE RECORD The Parish. The Nation. The World.
Western Australia’s award-winning Catholic newspaper - Wednesday November 7, 2007
www.therecord.com.au
On the
ANTHONY BARICH joins 300 other pilgrims to spend three days walking from Ballarat to Bendigo for the Christus Rex Pilgrimage VISTA 1-3
ROAD
Perth, Western Australia � $2
2007
Life, Marriage, Family: How they voted Voters’ guide to the parties’ performances on key issues - Pages 11-12
Youth dump Amnesty Koondoola students take stand and launch a non-abortion, human rights group
■ By Sylvia Defendi
Following the Church’s withdrawal of support for Amnesty International, Mercy College in Koondoola has become the first school in WA to register with the newly-formed Benenson Society. Established by Sydney-based Jesuit priest and school principal, Fr Chris Middleton SJ, the new group was established specifically to provide an alterna-
New group: The new group is named for Amnesty International’s founder Peter Benenson, above, who was also a convert to the Catholic Church.
tive social justice group for Catholics, who can no longer be affiliated with Amnesty, although its membership is also open to those of other faiths or no faith at all. Earlier this year, Amnesty revealed its intention to incorporate a pro-abortion policy, much to the dismay of many Catholic members worldwide. According to Fr Middleton the new Society was established to “provide students with the opportunity to be involved in the promotion of human rights through an awareness of the violation of these rights and by lobbying governments on behalf of the abused.” “The Society is open to all those of Continued on Page 8
Winning style: The Grand Final of the Youth on Health Festival (YOH Fest) extravaganza proved a massive hit, especially for Broome’s St Mary’s PHOTO: COURTESY ST MARY’S COLLEGE College, which won three of the five categories. Story - Page 8
Five more step up to join priesthood and the diaconate next Friday ■ By Sylvia Defendi
Four deacons will be ordained to the priesthood and one seminarian to the diaconate at Infant Jesus Church in Morley on Friday evening November 16. All are invited to attend the cer-
AIM HIGH
emony at 7pm when the seminarians, from St Charles’s Seminary in Guildford and Redemptoris Mater Missionary Seminary in Morley, are ordained. The diverse ethnic backgrounds of those being ordained continues the theme of ordina-
STUDENT WINS RHODES
tions in Perth in recent years. The group is made up of George James from Kerala in India, Arnel Taracena from the Philippines, Ernesto Cerutti from Argentina and Manoel Borges from Brazil, all being ordained as priests. Pavol Herda, from Slovakia,
will be ordained a deacon. The deacons have been serving in parishes across the metro area in recent times. “Parishioners from Lockridge may recognise George and those from Girrawheen may recog-
Continued on Page 2
A NIGHT WITH THE KING
Archbishop Barry Hickey launched the Parish Appeal for this year’s LifeLink so that Church agencies can continue to help WA’s suffering and marginalised.
An ex-La Salle College student has won this year’s Rhodes Scholarship. What does it take to win one of the highest education awards in the State?
The biblical story of Esther has everything - romance, drama, tragedy. Now it’s been made into a movie and will screen in Fremantle from November 8.
Page 3
Page 6
Page 13
FOR THE BEST DEAL ON A NEW HONDA, ACCESSORIES, PARTS, FINANCE OR FROM OUR RANGE OF QUALITY USED VEHICLES.
www.hondanorth.com.au
432 Scarborough Bch Rd, Osborne Park, 6017 Ph: 9449 9000 new@hondanorth.com.au
INDEX
Nativity sets
Opinion
- VISTA 4
The World
- Pages 10-11
Classifieds
- Page 15
‘DEALER OF THE YEAR’ 1996 � ‘WA OVERALL EXCELLENCE’ 1996, 1998, 2003 � ‘WA SALES EXCELLENCE’ 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
DL0891
Books
- Page 16
Now available!
See Page 16
FOR THE BEST DEAL ON A NEW HONDA, ACCESSORIES, PARTS, FINANCE OR FROM OUR RANGE OF QUALITY USED VEHICLES
w w w. h o n d a n o r t h . c o m . a u
432 Scarborough Beach Road, Osborne Park, 6017 Ph: 9449 9000 new@hondanorth.com.au ‘DEALER OF THE YEAR’ 1996 ‘WA OVERALL EXCELLENCE’ 1996, 1998, 2003 ‘WA SALES EXCELLENCE’ 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005