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Diocesan Council
meeting Members of the fourth Diocesan Pastoral Council met last Saturday at the Redemptorist Retreat House for a day of orientation. This precedes the formal first meeting which will be held on March 10, whet) officebearers will he elected for the following two years. At last Saturday's gathering, were most of the sixteen new members to replace half of the membership who retire every two years. Archbishop Goody opened the day with a historical synopsis of sues covered br
former councils. Then Bishop Quinn explained the structure and organisation of the diocese. Other sessions included spiritual reef/Son and a simulation game directed by Brother Don Siebert, and in the last segment, a panel discussion by members of lay spirituality groups.
DOGS move on an anti-Churc
Pictured left are new members commencing their four-year term. both government and non - Left to right, rear: Ken Laurence government schools less SEWARD, satisfactory than at present." EATON, Peter GRAVE -
The militant DOGS (Defence of Government Schools) Council
of Victoria is trying to involve WA Parents and Citizens groups in its anti -Church High
Court challenge next month.
High Court action
Letters to every local so far. In its letter the Council group are asking for $200 or $100 towards the cost admits that the move, ostensibly against the funding of the legal action. The Victorian group that of private religious schools. is pleading the case, having is linked to a challenge on taken the risk, are now ad- the "establishment of relivertising that they are li- gion" section (116) of Inc able for costs should they Australian Constitution. lose. The action has had R. They say they may need clear first the desk of Inc another $150,000 in addi- Victorian Attorney -General tion to the $100.000 raised before it could be listed to
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The plaintiff group describe themselves as a cross-section of the Australian community; in fact they are fairly well known secular humanists and rationalists with two well known communists, Jack Halfpenny and Laurie Carmichael tucked in the bit as well.
The argument in the DOGS letter follows the old line that money being spent on private schools ought to be spent only on government schools which, they say "do something that private schools cannot do". Father James Nestor. chairman of the WA Catholic Education Commission, said that he hoped that local P. and C. groups would ignore the Victorian plea. However, he was eqtrilly concerned that any action by a P. and C. group would be disregarding the consciences and beliefs of thousands of Catholic families who now for various .ca sons have their children at State primary and secondary schools. Father Nestor said that Catholic education authorities encouraged Catho'ie parents to join P. and C
Father Nestor said that there was growing co-operation between teachers and administrators in both sec-
STOCK, LODGE, MOORE,
HILL,
Matthew
Patrick
John
CA-
Monsignor Francis Peter
tors of education, and their BOURKE, joint efforts had improved CAMPBELL, groups and work for Ito in stark opposition to their government as well as non- KELLY, Front, left to real good of those scaools convictions and concerns," government schools, right: Rosaleen Mc"Non -government and their students and not he said. and A i I e e'n CARTHY, for any advantage to themFather Nestor also fears government schools serve JACK, Nicola SMARAustralia by equal right," selves, that the DOGS campaign GIASSI, Jane MURhe said. He said that such Cathwill contribute to the exolic parents believed that "Non -government schools PHY Father Vin Mcclusion of religion from the their Christianity offered a today are no less the schools CABE, Sister Justine ordinary school curriculum. healing and elevating influShaun of the public than are gov- TALTY, and On the issue of govern- ernment schools." ence to the needs of schools BOYLE. ment funding of religious and society. "They should not he schools, Father Nestor said asked to support the view- that even if the High Court point of people who stand action were successful the Australian government could not refuse funds withMOTORS out violating the United FORMERLY KEVIN JAMES MOTORS Nations statements on huThe most trusted name incars. man rights. "In a democratic society no government can adopt a 1308 ALBANY HIGHWAY From enquiries made position which would wipe this week it is understood out freedom of conscience that the IV A Council of in such a serious matter as State School Organisathe education of children," tion, that links t
BRIAN GARDNER
WA body not
involved
all P. and C. associations has
dissociated itself from the DOGS letter and advised local groups not to make contributions as associations. It is also understood that all policy statements against State aid to private schools have been removed from the platforms of most of the similar parent State school organisation councils in each State.
CANNINGTON
he said. No more money would flow to government schools even if the funding of non -
government schools were eliminated, Father Nestor claimed. "The outcome of the High Court writ will not decisively affect the quality of education government school children will receive in years to come," he added. "All it will do is make the distribution of funds to
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