eginning this w e worldwide sources of The Record, first of a 13-part series on the laity. See pages 8,9,10, and 11. Due to a production difficulty, the intercom education lift-out scheduled for this week cannot be published.
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At Hay Street headquarters this week. veteran Knights of the Southern Cross and associates were hard at work processing the offering from Western Australian churches for the papal tour: from left Cliff and Eileen Heldsinger of Kalarnunda, Bill Bryan of Shenton Park. Harry Briggs of Scarborough, Brian Kackett of Applecross and Ron Johnson of Burns Beach.
Freedom from sin the main aim -
Catholics are called to work for the liberation of millions of people subjected to "economic social and political oppression," said a major Vatican document on liberation theology. But to be successful a Catholic liberation theology must be rooted in the Gospel message of love, justice and peace, the document said. It also said such theology must be based on the belief that material liberation is meaningless unless it springs from the need to liberate people from sin.
A Vatican summary of
Caution on 'liberation' I
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plus postage. The new theological document is the second Vatican statement on liberation theology issued in 18 months. The first document criticised forms of liberation theology which uncriti-
cally use Marxist concepts to analyse social
problems The current document provides guidelines for formulating Catholic views on human liberation. Liberation theology sprang up in Latin America in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a theological reflection on the material poverty of people and the need to provide concrete aid to the poor as part of the evangelising process. It includes analytical
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study of the structural causes of poverty and Suggests ways in which Christians can help overcome these through political action. In the two documents issued over an 18-month period, the Vatican has given a cautious "yes" to liberation theology. The "yes" is to System a tic Catholic action "aimed at the socio-economic liberation of millions of men and women caught in the intolerable situaton of economic,
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The first appeal in all Australian Catholic churches to help finance the tour of Pope John Paul looks like reaching the organisers' target of $1 million - and WA is among leading contributors. Of more than $900,000 banked already, Western Australia has given $116,480 or 13 per cent WA is reckoned to have 10 per cent of the Australian catholic population. Other percentages resulting from the 1600 churches canvassed for the appeal include: NSW 32 per cent; Victoria 26 per cent; Queensland 13 per cent; South Australia eight per cent and Tasmania four per cent. 'The support of the individuals in the Church will go a long way towards keeping the planning of the pope's visit running smoothly and to schedule. "I am extremely grateful to everyone who donated," said the national director Monsignor Walsh. "I know times are hard for many people and that cash donated was hard earned, so we will ensure it is spent wisely. "We said we hoped to raise a million dollars from the appeal, and we will go very close. "The whole project has given us a vote of support from the people in our parishes," he said. "What has been equally encouraging is the help we have already had from so many individuals and companics "Their donations of goods, services and staff have enabled us to manage this far," Monsignor Walsh said Another appeal will be held in all Catholic churches in September to meet the cost of facilities for special functions during the pope's visit.
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