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OTTAWA (NC) Transforming society to make it more liveable and loveable is integral to the Gospel message of liberation and salvation, a Canadian Bishops' document states. Involvement in the struggles for social justice is not an optional activity for Christians, states the 132 page statement "Witness to Justice." The document was issued by the Commission for Social Affairs of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bi-
Canada to modify their affluent lifestyle and open their hearts to the poor and to listen and be present to the poor and the oppressed.
ploits Third World countries. *Increasingly, Canadian based corporation and financial institutions have taken advantage of investment opportunities, particularly in "CENTRALISED the Caribbean and Latin GROWTH" America, to accumulate The Social Affairs' docu- more wealth," according to ment discusses domestic and the document. shops. "God sent his Son to save Third World social justice The resource materials mankind from the sins that issues. and action projects listed in Regarding Canada, the the document separate man from God, inreflect differcluding the social sins of document says: "Economic ent perspectives for analysinjustice which cause pov- power is concentrated in the ing and transforming the erty, hunger, misery, op- hands of a small number socio-economic order. pression and exploitation" of powerful corporations, But the most important says the document's preface. many of which are foreign The Catholic Education Commission of WA would prefer that the aspect for "seeking justice owned. involves the conversion of Commonwealth Government increase its funding rather than transfer "The decisions of these hearts RESOURCE GROWTH and actions to its money from government to private schools. The purpose of the work- corporations have a pro- change social, economic ing document is to assist found impact in shaping our and political structures that The WA Catholic comAlso, much of the cost Since additional funding cause human suffering," the is not forthcoming in the mission points out that of a building in a private Christian communities in de- economic order." The document adds that document says. veloping their ministry for is carried by the &rrecurrent school budget, it is reasonable Commonwealth next centralisation of industrial social justice. to make adjustments in the funds to State schools for ents, whereas the cost of a It is a resource.guide for growth and economic power allocation of funds, accord- 1980 will be at the same State school is borne almost priests, lay readers, relig- in the Toronto and Montentirely by the government. real levels as in 1979. ing to the commission. INSIDE ious, school teachers and real regions has left the rest There are among a numIn Catholic schools parBut there is still inequity, others concerned about de- of Canada underdeveloped. ber of points being circuCorporations and the gov- PAGES veloping study and action lated to school personnel the WA Commission says. ents are already heavily committed and it is unlikely the access ernment control programmes to aid the poor, this week, so that they can Government schbols enthe oppressed, the exploit- to information which could Archdiocesan Calrefute the claim that the,e rol 79 per cent of the that they can make up for funds that will not be supendar 4 is a massive transfer from school population but ataid in bringing about social ed. The Canadian bishops change and economic de- Bunbury Calendar 4 government to non -govern- tract 90 per cent of the plied by the government in 1980. ment schools. total public expenditure on have a long history of pub- velopment, says the docuClassified Adverschooling, whereas private lic statements and pastoral ment. (SEE ALSO PAGE 4) tising Regarding the Third 10 'PERNICIOUS' CLAIMS schools have 21 per cent programmes to encourage of the pupils hut receive forming a more just society. World, the document notes Letters Father J. Nestor, the 10, 11 In recent messages, they that Canada participates in commission chairman, calls only 10 per cent of total 4 some claims have urged Christians in the global economy that ex - News In Pars pernicious, funds. Out Of The Past 7 such as the assertion that State schools are becoming 'NEED GREATEST' Sport 12 poorer and the non-govern Whereas all government TV and Radio 10 ment schools richer. schools have arrived at the Level -2 expenditure laid down in the original Karmel report, Catholic schools are still mostly operating at SUPPLY YOUR HISTORY OF CHURCH IN W.A. the Level 6 where the need is greatest. The official sales outlets of "The History The present action of the IN of The Catholic Church in Western Aus tralia" are each parish in Western Australia, Commonwealth government is in line with its policy of Pellegrini's and All Saints Chapel. helping, where the; need Parishes are requested to replenish their exists, the WA commission stocks from the Chancery Office, 21 Vic- states.
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Cutbacks in grants for buildings are going to hit both sectors: 32 per cent reduction in the government sector, 19 per cent in the -non -government sector.
Enrolments are increasing more rapidly in the non government schools.
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