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IN SCHOOLS The Catholic Education Commission of WA has token up the contentious issue of questionable literature in schools and put out a series of guidelines. The statement, which is students had access to such printed in full on page 7, material all over the place indicates that there has been and that discussion of the some gap between school at- matter might be part of titudes and parents' expecta- their edtkation. tions. Catholic schools, in comThe chairman of the Commission, Father J. mon with many others, were faced with the task of preNestor, over whose name the statement appears, said paring for life, Father Nesthat it was normal for the tor said. The big difficulty was of commission to issue documents that could be a work- the student leaving school and being swamped ing base for solving flicts on this and other is- gutter issues that surrounded hfit. sues. He said that the matter Fr Nestor said that it of problematical literature had been raised by the P. should be easier for a Catholic school to take up these and F. and other individissues and give the children uals. some preparation. He said that the Catholic DIFFERENCES The problem was likely school was only one party in the process of selecting of parents the to be one and teachers having differ- texts for a syllabus.
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CHILEAN CATHOLICS VOW TO CARRY
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rights," and of political SANTIAGO (NC) prisoners and their families. ing points of view, he said. Crowning a Human On the one hand, the CONSULTATION Rights Year, Chilean "With its symposium and school could totally censor "We do watch the matter Catholics vowed to conother activities, the vicariate everything objectionable carefully," he said. tinue implementing has moved the boundaries that might cross the studWhile the Catholic system documents on human of what is tolerated by the ent's paths. government and has strenghand, was not directly represented dignity such as the On the other thened the ties of solidarity leachers might think that on the setting of curricula 'Pacem in Terris" it representation had with other sectors of socithrough the Independent ("Peace on Earth") and ety. by the Schools Association, he ad- declarations ded. United Nations and the "Our competence is only grammes geared to human "But what the vicariate ON INSIDE PAGES can continue to do is tied The C.E.C. guidelines en- Organisation of Amer- to announce the word of dignity. No. Chilean government to international public opinGod on the human person, Calendar 4 couraged parents to bring ican States (OAS). whom he created to his official participated in the ion, for the junta is sensitheir objections to the atClassified AdvertA capacity crowd lighted image, and therefore to pro- symposium and the govern- tive to that," Eide said. "It ising .. 10 tention of the school and 2400 votive lamps to indisuggested a procedure by cate their commitment at mote human rights," said ment did not comment on will be difficult to reverse the remarks or resolutions this process of democtatiLetters 11 which the relevant consultathe cardinal. the end of the international sation if there is strong "We know this mission is made at the gathering. .. 4 tion should take place. News In Pars Human Symposium on When participants filed support from the free world If the matter cannot be Rights sponsored by the fraught with danger, for in- away from Sport the .. 10, 12 cathedral on community." of misbeing resolved at the school level Vicariate of Solidarity un- stance that the last day, Leftist groups T Vand Radio .. 11 the officers of the Catholic der Cardinal Raul Silva of interpreted as political inunrelated to the organisers
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terference . . . But such education commission are Santiago, Chile. a demonstration risks cannot inhibit our ac- staged available to assist. The closing ceremony was tion," he added. nearby. held in the Santiago cathThey demanded "freeedral. dom, justice and peace." VIOLATIONS According to John Ede, "Today we have lighted Since April when a hu- a Norwegian researcher, the in this cathedral these lamps man rights committee estab- success of the symposium of hope in the midst of a lished by the cardinal celeworld searching for enlight- brated the 15th anniversary was a tribute to the role of enment," they said together. of Pope John XXHI's en- the Church in Chile," which has shown an open mind "Every November 25 we cyclical, "Pacem in Terris," and thus gained broad coIN will come back to rekindle Catholics have been engag- operation from all sectors. this light and be united, as ed in a national campaign "Through the Vicariate of we are united today, in the for human rights. Solidarity it is meeting, commitment to continue the The campaign occurred without any hint of prosestruggle for every man and amid evidence of human lytism, social and civic rewoman to have the right to rights violations by govern- sponsibilities that other be a human person." ment officials, documented leaders are neglecting," he by the U.N., the OAS and said. "FRAUGHT WITH the vicariate. DANGER" During May study clubs SUPPORT NEEDED 'Wherequaitycemesfrsr 385 Canning Highway, Melville "We come from differ- of clergy and laity underHe was referring to Phone 3391711 Lie. No. 3371. ent latitudes and back- took programmes based on church relief work, efforts grounds," Cardinal Silva the social encyclicals and at providing employment said in opening the sympo- the human rights documents. and minimum family inHONDA sium, "Diversity makes our In July contests were held come, health and child-care dialogue more fruitful. among 7000 artists and writ- services, co-operatives and VW? "We are not here to ac- ers on the subject. Folk "the very important stand cuse persons or regimes. groups performed in pro- taken in defence of labour
confer The Stella Maris Seafarers' Club held an entertainment last week for chaplains wending the Australian National conference. Pictured at the barbecue are left to right: Father Sean O'SHEA (Fremantle), Father Peter GRICE (Brisbane), Father Emilio
VACCARO (Newcastle), Mary KARCZUB (club hostess), Father Don COUTTS (Adelaide), Mrs Rita McCLOSKEY (Club Manageress), (See also Page 6)
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