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PERTH, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1979
CATHOLICISM AND SCHOOLS; CHURCH
RESPONSIBILITY MELBOURNE: Archbishop Little, told the High Court he hod o responsibility to offer Catholic education to Catholic parents who asked for it, and to maintain a quality of education in Catholic schools that could best serve individuals, families and society. Archbishop Little was giving evidence during the continued hearing of the challenge in the High Court to Federal Government aid to non -government schools. In answer to questions by Mr Neil McPhee, QC, who is appearing for the Council for the Defence of Government Schools Archbishop Little made the following points: as . . . WHOLE PERSON The aim of Catholic education is to form a whole person for the exer-
would
expect that in a "From my experience Catholic school. You find every teacher is most gratethem in homes." ful to have a set of reli-
Mr McPhee: Some witnes- gious education guidelines have said they are sym- of this nature," he said. bols which remind the child "I state in the foreword of his faith? that I direct teachers to use ses
'EXTENSIONS'
OF
SCHOOL Archbishop Little: The school is an extension of the home because the primary educators are parents and I would be surprised if the children were not used to seeing crucifixes and holy pictures in their homes. Questioned about the educational organisation in the archdiocese, Archbishop Little said there was a director, Father Francis Martin, and staff at the Catholic Education Office. Appointments of lay principals were submitted to him (the Archbishop) for
cise of his responsibilities to himself and to society and to live out his Cath-
olic faith. A Catholic's total incertainly formation volved a religious aspect and great importance was
them." He replied to Mr McPhee that he had the authority to issues such guidelines
from However, he did not view them in the context of au-
thority. "EXPECTED"
"I think the recipient rethem knowing that this is what is expected within the Catholic school," the archbishop said. ceives
"If some persons did not wish to teach according to those guidelines, I would be happy to hear from them, discuss the matter and ratification. see if they have something He had not given instruc- equivalently good or bettions on the type of reli- ter."
placed on that. Asked if he would prefer Catholic children to go to Catholic schools, Archbishop little said he "would wish that Catholic parents would take advantage of the Catholic schools."
gious observances to be carIn reply to a question ried on in the schools, nor about the staffing of Cathabout hours of religious in- olic schools, the archbishop 'VALUES' IN SCHOOLS struction. said that he would prefer The reason was because these schools offered all the SELECTION; GUIDELINES to sec a Catholic principal in a Catholic school beHe had not issued a polvalues that were part of the integral development of a icy in relation to the sel- cause this was generally rehuman person and of a ection of teachers nor an quired if the school was to enrolment Catholic. policy about achieve its purpose. Asked about the presence whether pupils be Catholic AN ADVANTAGE of religious symbols such as children or non-Catholic. crucifixes, pictures and He had issued religious It was an advantage if statues in Catholic schools, education guidelines for the the principal had had trainthe archbishop said "one schools. ing in teaching religious in-
struction.
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THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Archbishop Goody quoted rights of the child enunciated by Pope John Paul II in his homly at St Mary's Cathedral last Sunday. During a special Mass to parishes
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a
special
mark International Year of Centrecare committee is in the Child he quoted the charge of the preparations. rights, first, to life, second, to be born into a genuine family, third, the right to grow up and be educaed and, fourth, the right to moral and spiritual education.
Bowing the head "sign
of humility"
He said that abortion and the breakdown of family VATICAN CITY (NC). life were contradicting these In a Sunday Lenten talk, rights. Pope John Paul II asked The full next of the homily Catholics to bow before is on Page 2. God. "Bowing one's head On display at the Cath- before God is a sign of edral were mounted graph- humility," said the Pope to ics from Mt Lawley High 50,000 people gathered in Schol depicting I.Y.C. St. Peter's Square for the noon Angelus. themes. Humility was not "weakAmong official represent- heatedness," added the atives at the Mass were An- Pope. glican Assistant Bishop MiThe Pope quoted from chael Challen, Father J. the fourth -century bishop DESIRABLE? Nestor, Director of Catholic and theologian, St. AugusMr McPhee asked if the Education, Brigadier H. tine, who said, "Take humarchbishop considered it de- Steere (Salvation Army), ility as your foundation." Martin (Catherine sirable that every teacher Sister The Pope said that St. in a Catholic school be McAuley Centre), Brother Augustine's words may seem A. C. Daily (Castledare), alien to much of modern trained in teaching religious instruction even though he Brother B. A. Verdon, Sis- thought. was not directly involved in ter Patrice Cooke, Mr John But he said that modern Catling (Save the Children fascination with appearancthe religious instruction. Fund), Dr Quadros (Com- es, with the sensational and Archbishop Little said he munity and Child Health did, because "one of the Service) and Miss Roberts the superficial, caused man to become "one-dimensional, elements is the overall un- (YWCA). cut off from his own depth." derstanding at personal inLater in the year, special Lent, he said, was an inviterrelationship level." children's Masses to mark tation to deepen one's life. (CONTINUED PAGE 3 I.Y.C. wil be held in all 8:.'5 v- Soar
Other things being equal, it was an advantage to have Catholic lay teachers who had been trained in a Catholic teachers' college. This was because it gave them "the opportunity to live within a community which shares the same ideals and bases those ideals and motivations on the same truths that they accept," he said.
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