John Paul's migrant message
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Pope John Paul II begins his tour of India this week amid a storm of protest from some of the majority Hindu population fearful of mass defections from their faith to Catholicism. Special A'« I. undertakings had to be given there would be no
attempt to make converts during the papal visit. Full round-up pages 6 and 7.
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' Pope John Paul, in an Immigration Sunday February 2 message
e pens this week
calls for
'free. active
equal" integration of immigrants into the Churches of their adopted communities And
e»
we
the
Australian
bishops, in their message make a strong condemnation of racism The pope's message this year focuses on immigrant integration, in which he says the partic-
ular Churches "know they have a duty
Writing of migration -one of the most complex and dramatic events in his tory" Pope John Paul says the topic "merits all our attention "It is cause of much anxiety "Recently, in fact, migration has frequently taken on the in-human aspect of persecution, be it political, religious, ideological or ethnic." "This impresses its stigma on the faces of the refugees, the deportees, the exiles men and women, young and old, even children, often tragically deprived of their parents."
John Paul II The pope say however it is 'a matter of great consolation the Church is wide awake' to the problems of 1mmgration It is able to propose solu tions. 'above ll, conditions in which to create an environment characterised by respect for the fundamental rights of man 'It is only in such an environment our brothers and sisters will succeed, less painfully, in overcoming the drama of integration "It is too often a traumatic for them experience because of their natural reserve, problems of adapting and the fact they are faced with a society at times hostile, narrow-minded and intolerant towards those considered different, or likely to cause social or economic discomfort
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A last minute dash to finish buildings and an odd patch of loose sand are not daunting Christian Brother Bil Woodrtt in his new assignment. Prendiville College Ocean Reef, of which he is the new principal, will open with four streams of Year 8 on Wednesday, February 5. There are still a few places available and it is a rare opportunity for youngsters who have not been able to get a Catholic education in the primary schools, Brother Woodruff said this week. "Many children have not been able to get into Liwara at Haqersley.
Whitfords Catholic Primary has had only one stream up until this year, while Padbury Catholic school is only into its second year of operation.
"Prendiville College is offering Catholic education immediately to many
who otherwise would have not had the opportunity.br many years to
come "A good number of our enrolments are children who have had to attend state schools for their primary education The development of the Ocean Reef college is not following the usual pattern of trai ing in the wake of Catholic primary schools in the area. Instead itwill grow parallel to the developing northern corridor schools and ahead of schools yet to be built at Ocean Reef and Woodvale.
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