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ReCo Polish Cardinal Ousted by Reds No. 2 ,621
(Registered at the G.P.O.. Perth. for transmission by poet as a Newspaper)
1953 PerthOctober15 Thursday, ,
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LONDON, Oct. 2 (Radio, power of an atheistic goEngland's top Pro- vernment would thus atNC.) testant churchman joined tempt to stifle and disrupt here in denouncing the ac- the life of the national tion of the Polish communist Church of Poland. All lovers government in forcing His of freedom will be shocked Eminence Stefan Cardinal to see this fresh denial of Wyszynski to relinquish his the rights to an open charge offices as Archbishop of and a free trial, which is Gniezno and Warsaw and part of the civilized order of chairman of the Polish Hie- society". rarchy. The Anglican Primate At the same time, Arch- said that the action of the
Francis Warsaw regime was "the bishop Geoffrey Fisher of Canterbury, Ang- climax of attacks which lican (Church of England) the Polish government has Primate of All-England, been making for a long called for prayers for Car- time past." dinal Wyszynski and the Sympathy to All Polish people. "Where t h e Christian Archbishop Fisher declared that the removal of Church exists," he asserted, the Polish Primate and his "it is, or ought to be, by confinement in a monastery the defender of true liber"is the latest of many ties and of religious freeinflicted upon dom, which are part of wounds Christian Churches by com- God's gift to men. It has not always been alert to its pass," the Cardinal munist governments." The Polish Communist regime's war on the Church swung will toldthe crowd. "IfyiI willur "Christians everywhere," duty. It is not always wise and grieved in doing it. There is always "will be Cardinalhe said, country's persevere the "deposed" it forcibly gear as into high distressed that the arbitrary liable to be friction between will not perish. Primate only a few days after it had "tried" and sentenced to pri- country the proper rights of the State and the proper duty son another member of the Hierarchy. of the Church. of Bishop Kacz- grown tremendously in the $ It was also announced "trial" "But in these days, and in populayears. His past few gothis marek. of face in the that many parts of the world, Point eight of the 1950 rity must have been viewed vernment action the Hiethe State is claiming for threat by staas an increasing -State agreement immeChurch met and rarchy had As Cardinal Wyszynski joins the other Caesar the things which benew tes that the Church "shall the communist rulers. a elected diately long, to it, but to God. chairman Bishop Michal denounce and punish under Recent reports from Po- princes of the Church-Cardinal Minds- Men not are being deprived of canon law those clergymen land state that growing Klepacz bf Lodz. of Stepinac, their trite liberties, and partici- crowds flocked to hear the zenty of Hungary, and Cardinal A n o the r announcement who are guilty of said that the Board of pation in any underground Primate when he preached Yugoslavia-as a victim of Communist per- Christians are being persecuted for their Faith." Bishops also requested of activities against the Polish in the Warsaw cathedral or of the Archbishop Fisher concthe government and re- State." elsewhere. On the feast of secution and as a splendid Confessor It is presumed that pres- Corpus Christ this summer Faith, the Catholics of the Archdiocese ore luded by stating that "the ceived permission for the prayers of all Christians in Cardinal-Primate to take sure was put on the Primate the ascetic Cardinal warnup residence in a monas- and the Polish Hierarchy to ed his Catholics of impend- asked to pray for the grace of fortitude for Britain will go out to all who thus suffer, and partitery. The Hierarchy presu- issue a statement condemn- ing new obstacles for reli- the Church Suffering in Eastern Europe. cularly, at this moment, to mably made this request to ing Bishop Kaczmarek after gion. He added: The Holy Father is deeply distressed at the Cardinal and his faith'keep the Primate from land- the "trial." The extorted "Polish Catholics must be people in their hour of ing in a Red jail. "confessions" at the "trial" this latest outrage against the Church of ful trial." were sufficient proof of ready, if need be, for mar Infamous Blow Telegrams and messages from all Christ. "guilt" for the Red judges. tYrdom. They must toresist the Speaking on behalf of the But apparently they failed state pressure even over the world pour in to him protesting American Hierarchy, Arch- to convince the Bishops who point of bloodshed." More recently the Car- against the barbarity of the Polish Communbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle probably knew how the of Washington, acting chair- "confessions Bishop dinal was given a tremenof man of the Administrative Kaczmarek and his co-de- dous ovation as he led the ist regime. Board of the National fendants had been obtained. Polish Catholic celebration The month of October should be dedi- The monthly meeting of at Cracow of the seventh Catholic Welfare Confeguild prayers for the persecuted centennial of the canonizaPopularity High rence, declared: "The Polish will be held in the Florence communist regime has Against this background tion of St. Stanislaus, patron Church to obtain precious graces for those Nightingale club rooms on struck one more infamous must be viewed the editorial of Poland. When the PriWednesday, Oct. 21 at 8 blow against a heroic and attack on the Cardinal by mate arrived there by car bearing such glorious witness to the Faith. p.m. helpless people whose only Trybuna Ludu, Warsaw's the swelling crowds raised defence against wanton and communist party organ. The the Cardinal aloft on their brutal tyranny is the strong editorial, printed on the arms and shouted their loarmour of their faith." day the Cardinal was ar- yalty to the Pope and the the rested, assailed him for not Holy See.has placed on our 1 All the facts behind "God Red move ousting Poland's having denounced Bishop shoulders burdens which only Cardinal from office Kaczmarek. we must bear in deep faith, that It is also noteworthy are not yet clear. But it is that the evil times has hope and prestige Cardinal's the known that the Cardinal, who had long patiently been trying to get along with the government, spoke out For the first time in its existence, a versity library, and the young couple will be marsharply in recent months Our First Subscriber member of the Newman society has been ried in January next year. gainst rising religious persecution. elected president of the Guild of Under- NEWMAN COMMITTEE Osservatore Romano, VaFOR 1954 He is Mr Jim McConnell, the graduates. tican City daily, reported At the annual eicrti. i that the Primate was seizpresident of the Newman society. retiring held recently the following ed by Red police and taken The president of the Guild lations on his election as office bearers for 1954 were off to an unknown destinaby a president of the guild, and elected:annually is elected lion on Saturday, September compulsory vote of all un- promised him all the supPresident, Gerard Mc26. The arrest followed a dergraduates, and the sup- port possible in this impor- Adam; .' :,-president, Peg raid and night -long search to Jim is an indi- tant and responsible posi- McLernor secretary, Kevin port given of the Cardinal's residence, When the first copy of this paper was cation of his popularity and tion. It is worthy of note Hammond; assistant -secrethe paper said. acknowledgement of his that Jim is the first Catho- tary, Garry McNab; Treaissued on July 6, 1874, one of the first to an worth by his fellow stu- lic for many years to hold surer, Brian Singleton; Red Charges Eastcott, Joseph William was it this office. dents. In "suspending" Cardinal purchase men's representative, Phil Wyszynski from office, the whose death at 92 years of age we sadly re Jim hails from Piawan- Jim is engaged to Miss Neck; women's representa',Polish regime employed a of the unitive, Fay McNamara. to univerNatalie Pianta ing and came the Mr. Eastcott was a regular subscrib- sity five years ago from monoeuvre it has used re- -.ord. The regime has er during 79 years. peatedly. he was C.B.C.. Perth, where traditionally refrained from an outstanding student. He Born at Roleystone in 1861 the Drakesbrook R oa d enrolled using the word "arrest" in in the Faculty of he and Board. For some time Bishops in a two -roomed jarrah Engineering and this year is forcibly ousting paperbark home, William was chairman, resigning fi- completing his degree. Next from office. was the son of an nally on account of ill - year he intends to enrol in The Warsaw regime as- Eastcott father and an Irish health. of Arts. serted that it acted within English the Faculty Meanwhile he was clearchildhood was "its constitutional powers" mother.in His Besides taking a very acan area known as ing his block with shovel, In forcibly ousting the Car- spent day rake and hoe. Seeding was tive interest in Guild afto Swamp, dinal -Primate from office. Blackboy On Oct. 21, in Bunbury, the Catholic year he was a fairs-this done by hand and his first However, according to Queen's Park. guild councillor-Jim has In 1884 he married Mary crop was scythed in 1889. also shown ability as a schools of the South-West will conduct their Canon 2334 of Church law Bancells at St. The property is still farmed hockey and tennis player. all persons involved in this Angela inter -school sports meeting. his sons. interference in Church Mary's Cathedral Perth. byWhen It had been hoped to have William Eastcott The schools competing Interests Many automatically Two years afterwards the died at Bunbury jurisdiction be Sacred Heart con- more schools competing, but in c u r excommunication young man of 23 moved he left his wife, onnowOct. 915 This year he was director will vent. Bunbury; St. Joseph's, transport had proved a difspecial from Perth to take up a '$reserved in a the university Revue. Bunbury; St. Mary's, South ficulty. The sports will commanner to the Holy See." holding in virgin country it. years of age, after a happy of a keen Bunbury; St. Brigid's, Col- mence at 10.30 a.m. During taken He has also married life of 69 years. as now known district Canon 2343 places a similar the Mrs. Eastcott is affectiona- interest in university hostel lie: Immaculate Conception, the day the Clontarf Boys' excommunication on a 11 Wagerup. he is a re- Dardanup; Assumption, Don- band will give items. who lay "violent hands on His wife, the new baby tely known to our readers affairs (where for the past nybrook; Brunswick and being, the person of a Cardinal," and their few possessions as "Grandma" and is noted sident) president of Pinjarra. twelve months, for her tenacious memory and states that these per- were transported in a two men's club and secreIt is possible that pupils sons a r e automatically horse dray. The Eastcotts and lively wit. We mourn the tary to the hostel committee from Waroona, Harvey and Carmelites to Mork "branded with infamy". were the first settlers in with her in her loss. of management. Margaret River will also Two sons, Joe and Frank, St. Teresa's Feast Red charges made against Wagerup. part. The schools will Their only communica- and two daughters (Sister The Newman society has take Cardinal Wyszynski include be competing, for the fourth The feast -day of St. Teresa the following: He "broke" tion with Perth was a four - M. Anne, Wyalkatchem) and also been one of the aspects time, for the Monaghan Me- of Avila will be observed at the 1950 Church -state agree- wheeler stagecoach which Mrs. Usher, Bunbury) sur- of university life to receive morial trophy. the Carmelite monastery on ment. sponsored "schem- made bi-weekly trips to vive the grand old man. his willing help and direcThe organising secretary, Sunday, Oct. 18 at 3,30 p.m. ing" against Poland, and Bunbury with mail and pas- There are also 24 grand- tion, and, at the general The Rev. E. J. Stormon, children and 46 great-grand- meeting held last week a Mr. M. R. Flynn, of Buncarried on "anti -state" ac- sengers. motion was unanimously bury, said during the week S. J. will preach the occaTheir son, Joe, was the children. tivities. to hopes sional sermon. Solemn BeThe funeral took place in carried thanking Jim for his that his committee One issue apparently in- first white child born in the the Cookernup cemetery on work as president during see a large and representa- nediction of the Blessed volved in the Primate's district, in 1888. tive crowd of South-West Sacrament and veneration "ouster" was what action For many years deceased Oct. 7, the Rev. J. McSwee- this year. Newman Society members Catholics at the sports to of the relic of the saint will the Polish Hierarchy should was Wagerup's post-master ney officiating. follow. extended to him congratu- encourage the children. take with regard to the and foundation member of May he rest in peace.
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