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Porn video curbs NEW BILL BRINGS RAY OF HOPE

Cardinal Clancy

SYDNEY: The Australian Catholic Bishops hope that the Parliament will shortly pass a Bill for the regulation of video material.

Senator Shirley Walters introduced this Bill in the Senate towards the end of last year.

Senator Walters' Bill would refuse classifica-

tion for any film or video that includes explicit depictions of sexual acts involving adults.

Existing laws prohibit classification of material that includes explicit depictions of sexual acts involving minors.

Describing the Bill as "a good step in the right direction", Cardinal

Clancy, President of the Catholic Australian Bishops Conference, said that "it provides the first real opportunity for debate on the reports of two Parliamentary Committees, both of which had recommended prohibition of the distribution of hard-core pornographic videos".

He observed that the Governments of the States have maintained their prohibition on the distribution of hard-core pornographic videos.

Cardinal Clancy said that an amendment to the Bill, which has been foreshadowed by the Australian Democrats, ignored the majority of

recommendations of the Parliamentary Committees and would, if adopted, subvert the main purpose of the Bill.

"I hope", he said, "that on this Bill members of all parties will have a free vote because it raises important issues of conscience for Members of the Parliament".

Have a heart, Bob! BISHOPS CALL FOR RELIEF AID IN LEBANON SYDNEY: The AusCatholic tralian Bishops have written to the Prime Minister requesting relief aid for Lebanon as a matter of urgency.

The Bishops call attention to the devastation caused by the recent escalation of military activity due mainly to forces of a foreign power.

The Bishops have further requested the Government to make urgent representations in the United Nations and other appropriate interna-

tional gatherings in the hope of securing a peaceful solution to the problems of Lebanon.

The Bishops note that any such solution

would have to respect the sovereignty of Lebanon and result in the withdrawal of the foreign forces which are causing so much havoc to the people.

Canberra to host world assembly "Catholics have to be The Vatican has called on the Australian involved in the preparaCatholic Church to help tion," Bishop Bernard in every way possible to Wallace, chairman of the Catholic make the 1991 World A ustralian Council of Churches Bishops Committee for A ssembly a success.

Ecumenical and InterRelations, said in The World Council of faith .

Sydney Churches' (WCC) sevinvolvement is "This enth assembly will be in Canberra from January 7 important for two reasons. to 21, 1991.

"First of all, the assemThe Catholic Church is is a spiritual endeably not a member of the WCC but the Vatican will vour and unless it has the send official support of prayer it will 20 observers. Many other not get anywhere.

"Second, Catholics will Catholics will be at the become informed not in part take assembly and "fringe" and involved just by various reading about the activities.

Assembly. They must Assembly itself and to take part personally in every part of our prepaprograms leading up to ration for it. the Assembly. And that "At our last WCC personal involvement Assembly in Vancouver will be most effective at (1983) all denominations took part in an intense the local parish level."

Ms Jean Skuse, national program of prayer before the during coordinator for the 1991 and Assembly, said she was Assembly. delighted both by the "A Catholic order of Vatican's call to support nuns arranged for conpreparations and by tinuous prayer during Bishop Wallace's call for the Vancouver Assembly. prayers.

That was wonderful.

"The theme of the "The Assembly is, we a itself is A ssembly prayer: 'Come Holy believe, a work of the Spirit: renew the whole Spirit and the importance of prayer — well, it Creation'," she said. just can't be emphasised to essential is "Prayer every aspect of the enough."

Bishop Wallace said the Australian bishops, who have been meeting in Sydney, had not yet made firm suggestions about how Catholics could become involved in the preparation.

"The Assembly is not until 1991," he said. "If the preparation period is too long you could defeat its purpose.

"Ibelieve the ideal time for local dioceses and parishes to become involved would be next year."

The bishops have not made any specific announcement on "YES"

— a Year of Ecumenical recently Sharing endorsed by the Australian Council of Churches.

It will run from Pentecost 1990 until Pentecost 1991. Special Bible studies for parishes will be used in the "YES" program for six weeks from Pentecost Sunday, 1990.

There will also be two special Sundays for people of all ages: • September 2, 1990: "Discovering the Whole Church.

• December 9, 1990: "Tell the Whole Church."

The programs for these

Sundays will fit with the lectionary readings.

Bishop Wallace said he did not yet know full details of the proposed preparation program.

The call for Catholics to take part in the Assembly came in a letter from Father Pierre Duprey, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, to Cardinal Clancy, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference.

"It is a strong call and deserves to be taken seriously," Bishop Wallace said.

More stories from the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference on Pages 2 and 3

Sway to Christianity in Singapore Page 7

... and in a Chinese communist city Page 11

Music-makers capture mood

Spirited community singing and a spontaneous burst of applause at the end of the major liturgical were c elebrations, among the highlights recently the of concluded Assembly of Perth's archdiocese. enthusiasm "The caught us completely by surprise," said a member of Morning, Noon and Night, a local Christian who group music together with three others from the Bateman Parish provided the music for the major ceremonies.

"It was a wonderful expression of the feeling of community generated by the Assembly and judging by the number of personal thanks we received, a genuine appreciation of our

music as well. We felt very privileged to participate."

They were chosen for the music following the recent national release of their album,"Touch The Sky", a collection of contemporary Christian songs all of which were the by composed members of the group.

Sr Kerry Willison who organised the liturgies for the Assembly selected the group to lead the music and singing.

Sr Kerry explained: "I chose Morning, Noon and Night because they emphasise community participation rather than performance. They see their music as a ministry of community. Their performance seems to invite participation and so their music helps

generate a sense of community."

"Moreover," she added, "they work well together as a group, demonstrating this rapport both in a visual sense and in the harmony of the vocal blends."

A mong the songs chosen for the Assembly were two from the group's album which captured the spirit of the Assembly.

This song has a strong congregational appeal and its message is a plea for community formation among Christians.

They were: When You and I Combine which was used for reflection during Communion, echoed Archbishop Foley's call for attentiveness to the voice of the Spirit.

Reach Out In Unity which was chosen to open the Commissioning ceremony, accompanying the liturgical dancers.

Perth's Christian radio station Sonshine FM have recognised the potential of the group by selecting two songs from Touch The Sky for use on their Sunday Celebration program on Sunday evenings.

member of Parish Liturgy Committee; and Phil Murray, married with three children and commissioner with the WA Catholic Social We!-

fare Commission.

Spectrum Publications of Melbourne who backed the production of Touch The Sky, believe the group have created a first being the only Catholic group from WA to release a professionally produced album nationally.

Touch The Sky can be obtained from Pellegrini's or by forwarding $13.95 to Morning, Noon

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Members of Morning, Noon and Night. From left: Joanna Roper, Phil Murray and Angela McCarthy.

Fransiska Radjab, Stephen Grasso and Andrew Sanders who joined them at the A ssembly performance are not in this picture.

Below: The tape cover.

and Night. 49 Hogarth Way, Bateman 6155 (includes tape, wordsheet and postage). Also available on request is a parish pack including tape, sheet music and overhead projection slides.

Who's who Morning, Noon and Night are a Christian music group who compose, record and perform their own music for both reflection and celebration.

are: Members Angela McCarthy, mother of four and Year 8 co-ordinator at St Brendan's College; Roper, Joanna mother of four and

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active are All members of the Bateman Parish and performed with three

other members of the Bateman Parish music ministry at the Assembly. They were Fransiska Rad jab, Andrew Sanders and Stephen Grasso.

Half-truths on $ flow 'can be deceptive' SYDNEY: Archbishop Orlando Quevedo is dismayed by repeated attacks on the Philippines bishops and their development agency NASSA. This week (Monday.

May 8) the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference issued a statement the Archbishop made during the conference's meeting in Sydney last week.

Archbishop Quevedo said articles and literature "from some Catholic quarters in Australia" had alleged that funds from Australian Catholics. given to Australian Catholic Relief, "have somehow ended up in of hands t he revolutionaries".

This literature "is usually a mixed bag of falsehood, of truth, of speculation and conjecture", he said. "Unfortunately everything seems to be presented as solid truth."

He described the literature as "highly unethical" and as "very mis-

Explanation welcomed On Monday the Australian Bishops' Conference said it: • Welcomed Archbishop Quevedo's explanation on the efforts of the Catholic..

Church in the Philippines to promote and justice development.

• Promised their through support.

Australian Catholic Relief, for this work.

• Re-affirmed their confidence in Aus-

very and leading dangerous".

"False information is obviously objectively immoral," he said; "but a half-truth is often even more insidious and deceptive."

The bishops from the Philippines, he said, had been aware for some time that some projects, valid in themselves, had

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Australian The bishops' statement Archbishop said Quevedo was disthe by mayed attacks repeated "because these attacks were exaggerated and together lumped innocent and questionable organisations, asserting guilt by association".

It added: "Most of all.

originated "from groups with highly political orientations" and had been recommended for approval from NASSA.

11 IMA er the% ignored the corrective measures taken by the Philippine bishopc to remedy abuses. " Archbishop Quevedo emphasises that the Philippine bishops had reorganised NASSA, giving it a new direction based on the faith dimension of the Church's work. ie is confident l these corrective measures are effective."

The Catholic Bishops' Conference for the Philippines (CBCP) "also became aware that some funds for such projects

did not all go for the purposes indicated but were somehow contributed to support activities connected to the revolutionary groups". he said.

"The bishops' factfinding committee mandated to look into this matter did not discover from the records of projects incontrovertible proof of this anomaly; but it did raise critical questions regarding several projects from 1982 to 1986.

"In order to clear the air once and for all, the Catholic Bishops' Conference for the Philipreorganised pines NASSA and gave it a new direction based emphatically on the faith dimension of the Church's work in the social field.

"The work of reorienting is ongoing:'

St Peter Centre gets new head SYDNEY: The Bishops' Conference, meeting at its Plenary Session in Sydney, has announced

the appointment of the Rev Peter Christie as Director of the St Peter Centre, Canberra.

The St Peter Centre renewal conducts courses for priests and religious twice Yearly.

First for three Aussies For the first time three Australians will make up the World Leadership Team for Worldwide Marriage Encounter Movement.

They will hold the position for the next two years and have succeeded a European trio.

Liam and Sue Davison

and Father John Rate MSC will operate out of Melbourne where Liam is principal of a Catholic secondary school in Frankston. They have four children.

The Davisons were in Perth last December to conduct a Team Enrichment weekend.

The local Marriage Encounter Movement which began in 1976 has just held its 226th weekend.

The newly appointed trio said in a statement: "Our movement sprang up to answer the needs of married couples in a world where the value of

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included in the Assembly theme — "Come Holy Spirit, Renew the Whole Creation."

He also said these areas could be controversial.

"But in all fairness I do not think it could be said the WCC has avoided controversy," he said.

"And that is to their credit.

"They have been prepared to tackle serious questions. They have been embarrassed in some areas by some

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To make the Community Rating principle work, the Government would have to

intimate and responsible spousal relationships was coming under more and more pressure.

"It was a time when the Church needed to see sacramental love relationships which were an enduring sign of Christ's love for his people.

"Those same pressures

have increased relentlessly. The Church continues to need renewal through the vitality of couples and priests passionately in love.

"We see the need for the Marriage Encounter Weekend as urgent as it ever was. world has "Our

CANBERRA: An historic meeting of the Catholic Church took place in Canberra when 105 members of the Diocesan Synod were elected.

1965).

The Archbishop Carroll said: "The last Synod was held in this Archdiocese in 1949 and consisted The Synod, to be held in exclusively of Bishops October, will be the first and priests. held by any diocese in the Australian Catholic "Our Synod this year

will have about 190 people in attendance of whom about 50 will be clerics. the shows "This increasing involvement in the church of lay faithful, including religious brothers and sisters, in the church's

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changed in that many of the modern world pressures have become more subtle and more alluring.

"One great obstacle continues to be material poverty but an even more insidious one is the spiritual poverty which comes with affluence.

ensure that the cost of private health insurance was minimised, for example through reintroduction of the full reinsurance subsidy, and through incentives to individuals through the taxation system.

A much higher community participation in health insurance is necessary in Australia to be able to cover the increasing costs of care for the elderly, said Mr Pavone.

"The modern world tells us that everything is okay when we are racing around being independent and busy with things which draw us away from intimate and responsible relationships and hence lead to deep loneliness, alienation and emptiness."

Cathedral's centenary

The Diocese of Toowoomba celebrated the centenary of the opening figures. of its Cathedral of St "I presume the Archbi- Patrick on March 17. shop of Canberra will be This decorated Gothic one of the official cathedral, of which the observers.Ibelieve this is nave was built in 1883most likely to be the 1889 and the transepts case." and apse added in 1932Bishop Wallace said 35, has been described as that although the Roman the most beautiful of Catholic Church was not Australia's provincial a member of the WCC Cathedrals. itself, it was a full To leave a permanent member of various sub- moment° of the centeunits of the council. nary a history was and One of these was the commissioned published.

Order and Faith WCC's Commission.

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That Speak, is an excellent example of the printer's art and the many colour plates and black and white pictures help to complement the text which narrates the story of the two small earlier St Patrick's as well as the part played by the bishops, clergy and laity in bringing the present outstanding building to completion.

Copies can be obtained from the Diocesan Archives PO Box 756, Toowoomba, Q 4350 for $15 including postage handling costs.

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churches from behind world council," he said. the Iron Curtain who "And so the observers tend to walk out when will be appointed at the delicate subjects like world level — by the Vatican Pontifical Counhuman rights come up. for Promoting Chriscil "They have been courUnity. tian imporfacing in ageous tant questions. And I am "One would expect that quite sure they will be some of these observers called on to be courage- would be from Australia. ous again."

In fact, the Council for Bishop Wallace said the Christian Unity has Vatican would appoint indicated it will work in 20 official observers to dialogue with the Austhe 1991 Assembly in tralian bishops on this Canberra. matter. By and large the "We are talking about a observers will be world

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The 1991 Seventh of World Council Churches Assembly could be of critical importance, Bishop Wallace said.

"It will be particularly important if it can develop a good, articulated, developed theology of the environment and conservation," he said.

"I believe this is something our world needs very much indeed."

Bishop Wallace said were these areas

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The Synod election took place at a meeting of the Diocesan Pastoral Council attended by representatives from parishes, ethnic communities, schools, religious and church organisations.

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Guest Editorial Doug Kerr, President Queensland Right To Life

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The popular press has carried news items from America that the Supreme Court is likely to overturn the Roe v Wade ruling that abortion is a fundamental right guaranteed in their constitution.

Abortion has become legalised because of -judge made law -.

It started in a trickle in the UK in 1938 when one judge in a test case with hard facts directed an acquittal. His reasoning was so confused that it proved virtually impossible to prosecute anyone successfully an where.

The UK finally passed the 'Abortion Act' in 1967 to -clarify- the law, and South A ustralia adopted the legislation with minor changes in 1969.

New Zealand also passed legislation to clarify the confusion of its Courts.

The judicial fashion of allowing abortion continued with single judge decisions in Victoria in 1969 and New South Wales in 1972, and Queensland in 1986.

In 1988 the Supreme Court of Canada struck down all laws against abortion, based on an interpretation of the Charter of Rights.

They used a section of the Charter which no one had foreseen could relate to abortion.

The same wording was in the proposed A ustralian Bill of Rights.

A s this document was prepared by those who by and large favour abortion it was carefully checked for formula which would allow abortion: but nobody in Australia suspected the potential of the words as interpreted by the Canadian Supreme Court.

So what would be the effect of the United States Supreme Court declaring that it had been wrong in Roe v Wade, and that abortion is not a sacred right or sacred rite?

The effect is likely to be enormous on judicial thinking.

Like the pro-abortion revolution fifty years ago it is likely to permeate slowly but surely into the judicial psyche of the common law world.

The single judge decisions which de facto permit the homicide of a quarter of Australian youth should first be reviewed as to soundness by the highest Courts.

The Queensland and New South Wales decisions are from the District Court, the bottom of the judicial hierarchy, and the Victorian decision is but one step up the ladder. It is a paramount rule of criminal law that all important matters be reviewed by the highest tribunal, but this has not occurred.

The cabinet of the National Government in Queensland decided on political grounds not to refer the single judge decision for review by the Court of Criminal Appeal.

It is trite law that the review process is a matter for determination by the Attorney General alone in his capacity as Senior law officer of the State, and the matter should never have been decided on a political basis.

A lso recently the Soviet Union has officially revealed that it has 6.5 million abortions per year, compared to its 5.6 million live births.

Before we recoilin horror at such barbarism, we must see that it is an abortion rate barely over twice our own, and would doubtless be considered desirable in Australia by the abortion people here.

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A1' 350 WOUNDED, TOO HONG KONG (NC): Chinese police armed with batons, electric prods and bricks reportedly raided a largely Catholic village in northern China, killing two persons, wounding more than 350 and arresting 32 in a two-hour incident.

This sparked a period of tension between local authorities and underground Catholics over religious services.

About 1500 underground Catholics — those professing loyalty to the Vatican — are said to reside in the village.

Another 200 villagers are said to belong to the governmentapproved church, which has no formal ties to Rome.

The attack came after police attempting to arrest a priest and four lay leaders met resistance from villagers.

Apparently the incident capped a period of tension over local authorities' ban on worship services by the underground Catholics.

Catholics had erected a large temporary tent.

On March 17 on the site of the former church at Voutong, destroyed during the 1966-76 Cultural Revolution, and Masses had since been held there every morning.

Local authorities had visited the village several times during April, unsuccessfully ordering villagers to dismantle the tent and cease the religious services.

Status won't change with Indonesian visit

JAKARTA, (NC) — No issue is not settled in the change in the direct international forum." he control of East Timor's added.

Catholic Church by the "When the issue has Vatican is expected as been settled in the a result of Pope John international forum, the Paul ll's visit to Indone- Holy See will follow sia in October, so long without hesitation," he as Indonesian sover- said. eignty over the island Indonesia declared East remains an unsettled Timor its 27th province issue, said the Vatican in 1976, but neither the a mbassador to Vatican nor the United Indonesia.

Nations recognises Archbishop Francesco Indonesia's annexation Canalini said that the of the island. church's status "will The pope, who once remain as it is now." criticised the Indonesian "We know the desire of government for eroding the Indonesian govern- the East Timorese cultument to have the church ral heritage, "will have in East Timor directly his first impression (of administered by the East Timor), because he Indonesian bishops' con- has never been there ference," Archbishop before," Archbishop Canalini said.

Canalini said.

Referring to the large However. the Holy See believes Indonesia number of Catholics in should "not intervene as East Timor, he said "it long as the East Timor would be difficult (for

Anti-abortion riders ruled out ROME (NC): The Italian Cycling Federation has ruled that bicycle racers cannot compete in federationsponsored races while displaying antiabortion slogans.

The ruling prevented 62 professional racers from wearing "No to Abortion" slogans painted on their shirts at an April 30 race. Federation rules prohibit competitors from exhibiting political or religious messages, but commercial products are allowed.

The ruling also prohibited another group of racers from competing with signs painted on their shirts saying "God Loves You".

Both groups were

allowed to participate in the 216km MilanVignola race after blacking out the slogans.

The racers became wellknown in Italy after being photographed wearing their antiabortion slogans with Pope John Paul II after the weekly papal general audience.

During the audience the pope praised the racers but did not mention their anti-abortion campaign.

Groups of abortion rights demonstrators gathered at the start of the race to protest the racers' anti-abortion campaign. Several of the demonstrators sprayed paint over anti-abortion slogans on the racers' support vehicles.

the pope) to come here Catholic, told reporters: without visiting the "Indonesia is not a biggest Catholic religious state, even community." though the majority of its Meanwhile, the apos- population is Muslim. tolic administrator of Dili Catholics in East Timor Diocese, which covers all have increased in of East Timor, has dis- number, compared with puted the governor's the time of Portuguese suggestion that the papal colonisation."

"Portugal, which claims visit will allay fears that Indonesia is imposing to be a Catholic state, did Islamisation in the dis- not give as much religious freedom to East puted territory.

"Islamisation is felt here Timorese." he told Komeven though Catholics pas, Jakarta's Catholicdaily newspaper. are still a majority." run The governor and Bishop Carlos Filipe bishop agreed to play Ximenes Belo said. down political implica"More mosques are tions in the pope's being built here, and October 9-14 visit to more Muslim traders are Indonesia, including a entering East Timor." five-hour stay on October The bishop said he 12 in Dili, East Timor's disagrees with East capital.

Timor governor Mario Carrasc.alao said the Viegas Ca rrascalao's pope's visit would have assessment of the "special meaning" situation. because it was a sign of The governor, a his willingness to cast

Jailed for becoming Christian K ATMANDU: Thirteen Nepalese who converted to Christianity have been sentenced to eight-and-ahalf months in prison.

The 13 were convicted of violating the country's law against changing religions by abandoning Hinduism for Christianity.

Hinduism is the official religion of Nepal, the only Hindu kingdom in the world, and conversions are not recognised.

No Christian missionary activity is allowed in the central Asian country.

Of the country's 16 million inhabitants, about 2000 are Catholic.

About 90 per cent of Nepalese are Hindu. 5 percent Buddhist and 3 per cent Moslem.

aside political issues.

"Even though the status of East Timor is still being debated in the United Nations and the Vatican has not recognised the integration of the Catholic Church of East Timor into the Catholic Church of Indonesia, the pope is still willing to come to East Timor." he said.

Bishop Belo stressed the pastoral nature of the papal visit and warned extremists against exploiting the trip for political purposes.

He said that immediately after the pope arrives in East Timor. he will celebrate Mass with about 200,000 Catholics at Tasi Tolu. an open square on Dili's outskirts.

Besides Jakarta and Dili, the pope will also visit Yogyakarta, Maumere and Medan.

'Holy Spirit a distinct person' VATICAN CITY (NC): Although part of the Blessed Trinity, the Holy Spirit is "a distinct person" with "his own, proper activity", said Pope John Paul II. The Holy Spirit's work is intimately linked to Christ's death on the cross, the pope added at his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square.

The Holy Spirit is "the source of new life and salvation which the glorified Lord now offers to his church", the pope said.

"It is in the Holy Spirit that we receive from the Father and through the Son all life and every grace." he said.

"Distinct from the Father and the Son in both his person and activity, the Holy Spirit is nonetheless one with the Father and Son in his divinity." said the pope.

At the end of the audience, the pope offered Easter greetings Orthodox to the churches and Easternrite Catholic churches which celebrate Easter on April 30 this year.

Despite the different date, these churches "announce the identical event of the Resurrection of the only lord. Jesus Christ, and proclaim before the world the same faith", said the PoPe.

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Concern over women priests

(NC): LONDON Recently released correspondence between Pope John Paul II and the spiritual head of Anglicanism show the pontiff deeply concerned that the ordination of women by some A nglican provinces might result in deteriorelations rating b etween the two churches.

"It is urgent that this

Catholic International Commission.

Those ordinations, plus t he recognition that provinces also have the right to ordain women as bishops, appear "to preempt this study and effectively block the path to the mutual recognition of ministries", he said.

The texts of the correspondence between the two religious leaders was released on April 27 by Anglican officials at Lambeth Palace, church headquarters, after some of the material leaked to a British newspaper. were The letters exchanged last year.

Archbishop Runcie's is dated August 6, 1988.

It was sent following the Lambeth Conference, the major gathering of Anglican leaders at which the ordination question was addressed.

Pope John Paul's letter

aspect be given much greater attention in order to prevent a serious erosion of the degree of communion between us," Pope John Paul said in his letter to Archbishop Robert Runcie of Canterbury.

The pope said that the ordination of women in some of the autonomous provinces of the worldwide Anglican Communion undercuts an ecumenical study of by the ministries A nglican -Roman

was sent in reply on December 8.

Archbishop Runcie said in his letter that while there are "ecumenical implications" in the decision to allow individual provinces to ordain women, the consequences of a split in the communion caused by denying such permission would also be "a grave ecumenical obstacle".

Release of the texts coincided with a meeting in Cyprus of Anglican leaders on the issue of whether to allow women to become bishops.

"The Catholic Church, like the Orthodox Church and the Ancient Oriental Churches, is firmly opposed" to women's ordination, the pope wrote, "viewing it as a break with tradition of a kind we have no competence to authorise."

The pope also warned the archbishop of the consequences for his

own position in the impairment in the Anglican Communion if communion".

But he also said that the Church of England, which is still debating "difficult as this is, it is in the issue, were to decide the judgement of this in favour of women's conference, a more acceptable solution than ordination.

Pope John Paul noted a schism within the the "delicate nature" of Anglican Communion".

"We recognise the ecuArchbishop Runcie's position in relation to the menical dimensions of autonomy of the Angli- this debate but know that the Catholic Church can provinces. would also see a split in But he said that "since, the Anglican Communhowever, as archbishop ion as a grave ecumenical of Canterbury you also obstacle," he said. represent the Anglican Both leaders also noted Communion in its rela- much ecumenical protions with the Catholic gress in other areas of the Church, a highly proble- continuing dialogue matic situation could between their two certainly arise for those churches. provinces opposed to Pope John Paul said that women's ordination if Archbishop Runcie's letthere were women pri- ter, informing him of the ests in the Church of Lambeth Conference England". proceedings, was a "graArchbishop Runcie cious gesture" and a noted that the American "further indication of the province was about to trust that exists between consecrate a woman us and of the strong bond bishop and that it would of communion by which cause "the pain of some we are already united."

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Interviews aboard the papal flight to Africa

Yes to Gorbachev

Pope John Paul said he would welcome Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to the Vatican, and said the Holy See wants to set up a papal visit to the Soviet Union.

He was speaking in one of the rare but traditional press conferences on the papal flight this time to Africa.

The pope said that if Gorbachev asks for an a udience during his expected visit to Italy next winter, "I would meet him with great respect, as a head of state, as head of a system."

"As far as this could be linked to the visit to the Soviet Union, that's something else because

that is a Church matter," he said.

At the moment, a Soviet trip is "a hope", the pope said, adding that "we are looking for the way to go". He said, however. that the "very difficult problem" of Ukrainian Catholics remains.

The Ukrainian Easternrite church, estimated to number in the millions. is illegal in the Soviet Union.

The pope also said that "the possibility has been opened" for a trip to Cuba, following a formal invitation he received from the country's bishops a few days earlier. As for the timing of that visit, the pope said: "we shall see'.

Condition if he goes to S. Africa Pope John Paul ll said that if he goes to South Africa, it must be with the understanding that he has a duty to speak out about injustice.

The pope made the remarks on April 28 during an airborne press conference. He was on his way to Madagascar, where he began an eightday visit to Africa.

Asked about an eventual pastoral visit to

South Africa, whose apartheid system of racial segregation has been condemned by the church, the pope made clear that it could not under take place restrictions.

"Even though the pope has to behave like a good guest" and show respect to authorities, "he must be respected in his function as someone who tells the truth — in

faith, in morality and in social and political spheres", he said.

As far as social issues and politics are concerned, "we all know very well what the moral problems are in South Africa", he added.

"Therefore one can draw conclusions about the possibility or impossibility of such a trip" and about "how it would be undertaken", he said.

nly certai hroud S No referenda a relic, he says

No referenda on morals said Pope John Paul as his aircraft sped to Africa.

The pope was asked about recent theological challenges, such as a statement signed by 163 European theologians earlier this year which criticised the way he has used the Church's teaching authority.

"Theologians have a right to do research" and asking questions is "part of their business", the pope

said. But they

should be careful to "arrive at the content of faith", he said.

They should also remember that "Christ

gave the Church to the his and apostles successors".

"He gave them the task and the responsibility over the truth of faith, and this must be respected," the pope said.

Asked for his reaction to a suggestion by Father Bernard Haring, a noted moral theologian, that the Church call a worldwide consultation on its birth control and other sexual teachings, the pope replied: "I agree with another theologian who wrote: 'moral norms are not decided by referendum'."

Although carbon-14 dating places the Shroud of Turin no earlier than the Middle Ages, Pope John Paul II said he believes the cloth is "certainly a relic".

"If it were not a relic, one could not understand these reactions of faith that surround it and which are now even stronger after scientific test results," the pope said.

"A relic is always an

object of faith," he added in explanation.

But in the pope's opinion, is the shroud authentic? Journalists wanted to know.

After consulting a moment with an adviser, the pope replied cautiously: "The church has never pronounced itself in this sense. It has always left the question open to all those who want to seek its authen-

ticity.I think it is a relic."

Whether the shroud ever really covered the body of Christ, as is believed by some people, was an issue the pope appeared to leave to individual faith.

"If many people think it is (Christ's shroud) then they are not without foundation in their conviction that in this image they see Christ's body," he said.

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"The reaction has been very encouraging," he revealed.

Father Luigi is hopeful that when the Spanish Mass becomes a regular feature it will also lure the Spanish-speaking community in areas like Fremantle and Ocean Reef.

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The voices of young and old will echo loud and clear to give this ageing church a new breath of life.

Father Luigi has spent many painstaking hours rehearsing the Liturgy and hymns with dozens of enthusiastic people over the last three

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"The Italians, the Poles have it, so I thought it would be a good idea having a Mass in Spanish at St Brigid's," he said.

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So un-Christian, say Catholic bishops LONDON (NC): A committee of the Catholic bishops' conference of England and Wales has called recent British legislation restricting trade union powers unChristian.

It has also accused Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government of acting as if "there is no such thing as society".

The committee on labour, chaired by Auxiliary Bishop John Jukes of Southwark, .England, says legislation, includ-

ing measures restricting unions from disciplining

members who rebel against decisions of the union majority, "runs clean contrary to the belief of Christians — that all people are as one body because they share the one fatherhood of God and one brotherhood in Christ".

The criticism was carried in a pamphlet published by the committee on April 24. The pamphlet urged all

Catholics "to give serious "In direct contradiction consideration to support- to our government, Pope ing their unions and John Paul 11 insists that associations in the strug- there is such a thing as gle to build a human, just society and that trade and caring society". unions and professional During the past decade associations are an indisthere has been "a steady pensable part of it," it undermining of the said. strength and rights of trade unions by legislaLast November, the tion, inspired by the bishops' conference present government's encouraged Catholics to belief that there is no seriously consider "taksuch thing as society, ing an active part in their only individuals and appropriate trade union professional families," the pamphlet or association". said.

A sway to Christianity ... IN MULTICULTURAL SINGAPORE From the Straits Times Weekly overseas edition SINGAPORE: Christianity is gaining a firm f oothold in this multicultural, multi-racial a nd multi-religious island republic.

A government ministry survey found a "greater and expected" increase in the proportion of Christians in Singapore since 1980 census.

Christians made up 18.7 per cent of the population last year compared to the 10.3 per cent in 1980.

The data were gathered in a survey done in the first two months of last year. covering more than 1000 randomly selected people aged 15 and above.

The survey found that Singaporeans were switching religions in a notable way throughout the 1980s.

In so doing, they were also shifting other social factors like the distribution of wealth and influence.

Another key finding was that Christians tended to be from the upper and upper middleclass socio-economic categories, making up a significant proportion of those whose monthly family incomes exceeded $2000, who had at least pre-university education and worked in professional or managerial jobs.

These are characteristics associated with prestige and influence, the authors said.

They added: "Christians in Singapore thus exert an influence greater than the proportion of the they population represent.

come to accept the religious doctrines of the given religion."

The writers of the survey, however, cautioned that the 18.7 per cent figure for Christians produced by the survey could have been inflated because there were too many English-educated people in the sample.

The English-educated have a greater tendency to be Christians.

A definitive answer must await the 1990 census although there is no doubt that Christian"Clearly, conversion has ity has been on the rise in been an important factor Singapore, they said.

The February summary accounting for the rapid growth of Christianity in also noted a trend of Singapore," said the people turning secular. writers.

In the latest report, the As for the reasons authors said those with behind the conversion to no religion had increased a religion, most could from 13.2 per cent of the only say that "they had population in 1980 to

"In this sense, Christianity is becoming a dominant religion in Singapore."

The increase was greater for Protestants (from 5.7 per cent of the population to 11.1 per cent) than for Catholics (4.6 to 7.6 per cent).

Six out of 10 Christians were converts. For the Protestant community, the proportion of converts was even higher, at 76 per cent. Protestant converts also tended to be younger than Catholic and Buddhist converts.

17.6 per cent last year.

Furthermore, although most converts were Christians, especially the Protestants, were more likely than devotees of other religions to turn secular.

The reasons for not having a religion were varied but more than 70 per cent of those who had no religion said they were unlikely to accept one in the next five years.

"If religious belief is seen to be inherently valuable for the moral strength of a society, which is a controversial proposition in itself, this trend of secularisation deserves some concern," said the writers.

Conversion to Christianity or "No Religion" had been at the expense of Taoism whose share of the population dropped

Mixed bag of non-believers, according to survey SINGAPORE: Nonbelievers among those surveyed in the 1988 study were a mix of people who perceived r eligion differently and had very different reasons for professing no r eligion.

However, virtually all had one trait in common: All but three of the 179 people in the study who claimed to have no religious affiliations were Chinese.

They also tended to be among the bettereducated, held higherpaying jobs and lived in private and better Housing Board flats. Almost 60 per cent were aged below 30 and many were students.

When asked for their sceptical of religion, attitude towards religion, presumably of all types. almost only one person did not However, want to comment. The equally prevalent was rest indicated that they the view that all religions were not against religion were good, but there was but were simply "indif- no need to commit to any particular one. ferent" to it.

"Being religiously unafNearly three-quarters filiated therefore need of the non-believers, not imply an anti- when asked, said it was religious attitude," said impossible or highly the authors. unlikely that they would join any religion in the was conclusion This partly supported by the next five years.

The rest said it was reasons cited by the nonbelievers for their not possible or highly belonging to any religion. probable.

The survey also found Three main reasons were given: They were that a small group of 26 not ready for religion yet; people among the nonthey believed in relying believers had belonged to on themselves and felt no a religion and were, as need for religion; and such, "converts" from they were negative and certain religions to no

religion.

Of these, half had been Protestants, six each were Catholics and Buddhists and one was a Taoist.

A large proportion, 18 of the 26, were aged below 30, and the same number had belonged to their former religion for fewer than four years before they became nonbelievers.

The authors, noting that their earlier religious experience had been generally short, said this suggested that it was the young who tended to be less stable in religious conviction and were more likely to feel disillusioned and drop out of their faith.

"While Christianity apparently attracts many young students to be its new converts, at least some of these young converts may also find themselves disillusioned and drop out of Christianity after a brief encounter," said the authors.

When asked their reasons for dropping out. half of the 26 persons said their earlier commitment to religion had subsided.

They did not identify any particular type bf persons who had influenced their change; nor could many articulate specific events which triggered such a shift.

16 percentage points from 1980-88.

Because of the small number of Hindus and Muslims in the sample, the authors made few generalisations about them.

However, they noted that Islam appeared to be holding well against the pressure of Christianisation and secularisation, Hinduism although showed signs of losing followers to Christianity.

Despite Taoism losing some adherents, Taoists and Buddhists together still made up the largest proportion of the population and were likely to remain "a majority, albeit a silent one, consisting of mostly those from the lower-middle or lower socio-economic status background", the authors said.

The survey also

assessed how religious adherents saw their level of devoutness and found that more Muslims, Hindus and Christians saw themselves as devout believers than followers of other religions.

The survey also measured the level of anomie, defined as a mixture of alienation, helpnessness and despair a person the among feels, population.

A 1985 study had suggested that the growth of Christian churches in Singapore was due to a greater sense of anomie.

However, the survey found that the anomie level was low and the writers said they could not find anything to support its association with religious revival in Singapore.

What diferent faiths say Muslims

Yes, religious education is essential.

95% Christians 88% Hindus 88% Buddhists 84% Taoists 73% No religion 56%

No, it is not necessary to go to church/ mosque/temple if one leads a good life.

80% 59% Taoists 58% Hindus 42% Christians 20% Muslims 17%

Yes, people without religious beliefs can also lead moral lives.

No religion Buddhists

No religion Buddhists Taoists Hindus Christians

Muslims

87% 75% 71% 58% 44% 40%

Five out of 10 say they are 'very devout' SINGAPORE: Besides seeking to establish the number of religious adherents in Singapore and their particular f aith, the 1988 survey also tried to ascertain S ingaporeans' attitudes on religion and how devout they considered themselves.

It found that almost half

of the respondents who professed to have a religion perceived themselves as very devout, as measured on an eightpoint scale.

Of the 836 respondents with a religion, 47 per cent had a high level of perceived devoutness, 42 per cent had a medium level and only about 12

per cent exhibited a low level.

The Muslims constituted the highest proportion (68 percent) of those who considered themselves highly devout, followed by Hindus (60 per cent), Protestants (56 per cent), Catholics (44 per cent), Buddhists (36 per cent), Taoists (35 per

cent) and other religions (27 per cent).

Since virtually all Malays are Muslim, it followed that Malays as a race had the highest percentage (66 per cent) of those who perceived themselves to be very devout, with only five per cent considering themselves not very devout.

In contrast, 39 per cent of the Chinese respondents were very devout, 48 per cent were moderately so and 13 per cent claimed a low level.

The respondents from the other ethnic groups had the highest percentage (20) of those who did not consider themselves to be very devout.

The level of perceived devoutness was also found to be associated with marital status.

Unmarried respondents had the lowest proportion (40 per cent) of those who perceived themselves to be highly devout, and the highest proportion (16 per cent)

of those with a low level of perceived devoutness.

Those who were divorced or separated had a higher proportion of those who regarded themselves as very devout compared to those who were widowed, married or single.

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Friends of all a "Knowing her as a friend has been inspiring in terms of seeing that God does not abandon the person of faith," Smith said.

For marriage and family counsellor Ann NewThe mother of a friend land the topic of friendand colleague who died, ship between people of she is a close personal different ages calls a friend even though 35 woman named Marilyn years separates them in to mind. age.

Lonely and unhappy He values her "wealth when she first moved, of experience in life and Marilyn became a friend particularly in faith". A of a woman 10 to 15 years woman of tremendous older. courage and strength, The friendship "filled in she reminds him of the missing links" for the great biblical women, Judith, Esther, Ruth and both women, Ms NewMary. "What they did in land said. their lives is re-enacted The younger woman in hers," he said. "needed some mothering" and her new friend "Despite moments of listened to her, helped darkness, her faith, con- with her children and fidence and love have offered advice when she been amazing" since her had some minor probhusband and son died lems with her husband. from cancer within a In turn, the younger week of each other 10 years ago, Smith said. woman and her children "Her pain has not closed provided a welcome her down or made her outlet for the older woman's need bitter." to nurture.

Instead, she has conThey also helped lessen tinued her usual pattern of trusting in the Lord the loneliness she felt for her own children and and helping others.

When friendship between people of different ages comes up in conversation, theologian Brian Smith immediately thinks of a woman in her 80s.

grandchildren who lived far away.

For people of different ages to succeed in friendship, it is important that the friendship is mutual, that each person has something to give the other, Ms Newland noted.

Having friends of different ages gives people a broader perspective on life, Ms Newland said.

Restricting friendship only to one's contemporaries can lead to a narrowing of one's point of view and "cut my ability to be flexible and grow".

People might find friends of different ages

By Katharine Bird

especially valuable when they face a troublesome transition or a crisis.

Smith pointed out that younger adults "sometimes are paralysed" when a crisis hits for the first time.

Then, talking to someone who has gone through a similar situation "pulls you up short and challenges you" not to succumb to panic.

It can help immeasurably to see how other people have handled a

similar crisis — and to see that they have survived it successfully, he said.

But having friends of different ages presents some special challenges.

One barrier that needs to be overcome is ageism — the subtle, or not so subtle, idea that people who are older no longer have anything of value to contribute.

Ageism

puts

in an

appearance when older people wonder why a younger person would want to be their friend, Ms Newland said.

And it arises when younger people shun older people who suffer

from illness. Often this happens because the younger person is terrified of growing old, Smith said.

One challenge is to find a common bond, something people of different ages can talk about and share.

Smith noted that he and his older friend found a common bond in her son.

For her, Smith serves as a link with her son and his past.

Honouring this need, Smith always remembers to call her on her son's birthday.

For him, it is important that the older woman takes an interest in his family and offers to help as she can, given her means and the fact that she lives on the other side of the country.

Smith thinks that being able to make friends across the age barrier "gives witness of God's presence" and mirrors "the universality of God's love", which crosses all boundaries.

Such friendships provide a view in miniature of what the Christian community is all about, he said. They are reminders that "everyone is sacred" to God.

Friendships between people of different ages reflects the richness of the Christian community.

Such friendships provide a broader perspective on life by leading us to consider new dimensions of ourselves and others.

This week in focus What are the spe- invaluable support cial challenges and in times of crisis. delights of friendFriendships among ship between the old are like Christians and the young? That friendships, other question is the focus also are of the NC Religious but they different, writes Education Package Sacrament Blessed this week.

Eugene Father Friendships with LaVerdiere. those much older He tells the story of can broaden our perspectives, Katha- a classroom filled rine Bird discovers with adults of all in interviews with a ages from all parts of theologian and a the world. As the counsellor. Such class studied the friendships reflect origins of the Euchthe riches of the arist, friendships Christian commun- based on great ity and can provide respect were formed.

Wolford Jane Hughes tells about her friendship with her grandfather, who taught her to cherish silence and to listen for the stories God tells through the people world and the around us.

Father John Castelot's Scripture article tells about the special friendship that grew up between the lad Samuel and Eli the priest in the Old Testament. Samuel filled a void in Eli's life, Father Castelot says.

She had prayed her heart out to have a child and the old priest had promised to join his prayers to hers. Now that the prayers were answered, he felt rather obliged to accept her generous gesture of appreciation.

At his age, Eli was probably not thrilled at the thought of having a young boy running all over the place. But Hannah would not take no for an answer.

So little Samuel took up residence at the shrine. As time went on, Eli came to like the young fellow more

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Eli had two sons of his own and they were a disaster.

They exploited the people who came to the shrine to offer sacrifice.

Brazenly they would steel the choicest parts of the sacrificial meats for themselves. But as their perfidy was broadcast throughout the land, so, by contrast, was Samuel's integrity.

The March-December friendship of Eli and Samuel paid rich dividends for both.

Eli found solace and warm companionship, and Samuel learned more and

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By Father John Castelot

more about his people and their stormy history.

Eli was able to guide Samuel when the young man was struggling with the vocation to be a prophet.

One day a voice came to Samuel in his sleep and he thought the old man was calling him. When he went to Eli, the sleepy priest told him to go back to bed. He hadn't called.

But the voice persisted. The third time it called, Eli realised that the Lord was speaking. So Eli instructed Samuel to answer "Speak, Lord, for your

once watched the s eds of friendship t ke root during a sixr!ek summer school ssion.

Christian friends appreciate one another as human beings but also as Christians, followers of Christ.

Let me say at the outset t at in most ways friendlips among Christians a e like all other friendsips. They are based on p ople recognising that ley have important s lues in common. in some ways, however, k iendships among C uistians are different.

7 1ey are based on a ' cognition that people we significant Chrissin values in common: j sus Christ is important t them.

In our class, the subject was the Eucharist — the Mass that we continue to celebrate today — and how it began and developed in the early church.

Our reference work was the New Testament where we explored some of St Paul's words about the Lord's Supper and some Gospel stories about meals with Jesus.

These meals eventually led to the Last Supper and are a part of the story of the Eucharist's origins.

:if) are his church and any things they do that nye their origins and i spiration in Jesus' life.

Together we explored its origins and what we could learn from them for our lives today.

By Father Eugene LaVerdiere, SSS The composition of the class was extraordinary.

There was a Jesuit priest, a missionary in northern Thailand. who was about 80. He was there because he felt a need to bring himself upto-date on the New Testament.

There was a 70-year-old Maryknoll priest, a Missionary in Bolivia.

There also was a Trappist monk, a Sister from a native American family in Alaska, and lay people, Sisters and priests from home and several foreign countries.

Altogether there were about 40 students, people young and old, from their 20s to their 80s.

One thing became clear early on. With all the Christian and special missionary experience in the class, I would have the opportunity to learn a great deal from the students and their interchange.

Ialso noticed that when older members shared experiences which helped everyone get a deeper insight into the New Testament stories, all the younger people listened intently.

The older people had the respect of the young and their affection.

People who have lived a long time, especially if they have lived dedicated lives, have a rich expe-

Think back to a relationship between parents and an adult child that you would c haracterise as a true friendship, perhaps a friendship between you and your own parents. Tell the story of this friendship in your own words.

servant is listening" (1 Samuel 3:9).

Indeed, it was the Lord.

Samuel was to become an instrument in shaping the future of the people, notably by instituting the monarchy in Israel.

He and Eli must have shared all sorts of experiences, for the shrine was a sort of central intelligence station to which news was brought by pilgrims from all over the land.

Eventually their relationship was severed by a experience. shattering Threatened by the powerful Philistines, the people took the Ark of the Covenant from the shrine to lead them into battle.

The ark was captured, Eli's two sons were killed and at this news "Eli fell backward

from his chair into the gateway; since he was an old man and heavy, he died of a broken neck".

Friendships between young and old were not uncommon in Israel. There was a generation gap, of course. But there was no paralysing culture gap between the generations as there is today.

Old and young shared the same values, interests, occupations and preoccupations.

They danced the same folk dances and sang the same songs.

The young were taught to respect their elders. But there is no reason to think this respect was a cold attitude of awe. It was that genuine sort of respect which does not form a barrier to intimacy.

What special gifts did each person bring to this friendship?

Were there obstacles to the friendship that needed to be overcome?

What were the rewards of this friendship?

The sileni:e that is shared In the waiting hour of twilight my grandfather taught me about silence.

We fished in a small rowboat until after the moon rose glistening on the water.

He explained the rules of fishing, "Bait your own hook, sit still — and don't talk or you will disturb the fish."

Each trip was the same. We left behind the clutter of life in the cottage and as we detached ourselves farther and farther from shore, a new peace came to us.

One time his voice entered the silence saying, "If you listen really hard God will tell you stories."

Ilistened, and he was right.

My mind envisioned new

and exciting "somedays" and I came close to tears in the face of the starry night's beauty.

Grandpa had been a travelling salesman whose integrity, eloquence and charm brought a good income. On the road he had been comforted by the companion he came to know so well — silence.

ThoughI was barely on the brink of adolescence, I felt privileged to have his friendship. We needed no words to sustain it.

After graduation I wrote fashion copy for a department store.

Each morning Grandpa drove me downtown on his way to work. We settled comfortably into our caring,

By Jane Wolford Hughes

silent intimacy.

It was a good way to start the day, letting "God tell the stories". The world we were about to enter would be noisy enough.

Some days my father rode With us for Grandpa now Worked for him. A few years later my dad and I talked nostalgically about those rides and the gift of growing Closer through the silence.

When my husband and I murned with Grandpa's first great-grandchild, he acted as if he were holding a vision of immortality in his

arms. He was enormously pleased but characteristically thoughtful.

We lived in a small house which Grandpa named The Doll House.

He visited often, puttering around fixing things or weeding the garden.

He had a fetish about knives. Mine were dull, which to him was one step removed from a cook's mortal sin. He sharpened the knives on his stone once a month.

Each visit he spent time holding Diane, humming little tunes and snatches of hymns.

When Diane was walking he took her for strolls to the park nearby, pushing her gently in a swing. Occasion-

rience to share. When older people share their experience generously, younger people respond.

It is a great thing to see young lives and older lives nourishing one another.

What you see in a classroom also can be seen in families.

Little children, for respond example, instantly to their grandparents' warmth. And grandparents reach out to their grandchildren's smiles.

Friendship between the young and the old is natural. The young and old are complimentary.

The young are full of hope and promise. The old are rich in fulfilment.

It leads me to muse about the age of the

disciples. I think of Peter and Paul as relatively young men when they first became followers of Christ.

But the years went by.

Then came Mark, Timothy, Silvanus, each at one time an associate of Paul, Mark and Peter.

That must have been some friendship.

I wonder about Mary Magdalene too, first the young Mary, then the mature older Mary. She must have been a great friend to have.

I also think of the mother of Jesus, a young woman in her teens. And I think of Mary with the Christian community years later after her son died and rose— in her 50s and older. She too, would have been some friend to have.

Brief! ...

DISCUSSION POINTS

Young taught to respect elders Eli didn't need an assist- and more. He was sharp, ant. But a woman named alert, personable, respectful, Hannah was determined eager to learn.

A bond of friendship to dedicate her longawaited son to the Lord's between them grew and service at the shrine of Samuel filled an aching void in the old man's heart.

Shiloh.

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ally he talked to her about the birds and flowers.

Idon't know whether their silences left a mark on Diane or if it is in her genes, but she grew up seeking, guarding and relishing places of silence away from the bustle of her brothers and sisters.

In 1947 when I looked at Grandpa in the coffin with his red tie and his elegant suit Igrinned, remembering his old tan fishing sweater frayed at the sleeves.

I sat next to the coffin for I was carrying his second great-grandchild and standing was hard.

Pondering all he had taught me,I heard him say gently, "God has many more stories to tell you."

He was right.

True friendship is a genuine possibility between parents and their adult children. In fact, the possibility for such friendship has grown in our time.

One result of a longer lifespan accompanied by the hope of reasonably sound health is that parents and children, over time, will come to know and appreciate each other in new ways.

There is the possibility that their relationship will be transformed.

Much in our culture mitigates against the formation of friendships between people of widely different ages.

People of retirement age and people the age of their sons and daughters are, after all, different in some very real ways.

Career pressures, childrearing responsibilities, the financial stresses inherent in establishing a home — these are some factors that lead younger people to perceive their lives as greatly different from the lives of their elders.

Then, too, there are the differences signified by what is called the generation gap. The old and the young may puzzle over each other's different political or philosophical outlooks. Formal backeducational grounds may differ between the generations.

Their preferences in movies, television, music, books and newspapers may differ.

For many reasons, what first may come to mind and dominate one's thinking about the relationships between older and younger adults are the ways they are different. And accenting differences may cloud the possibility for them to become friends.

Like a self-fulfilling prophecy, the accent on differences can create barriers between people, blocking conversation and companionship between them.

In the Christian scheme of things there are, however, other ways to consider these kinds of differences

between people.

What must be considered is the possibility that some of the differences between people are ways of manifesting the riches of God's creation.

If one sees only the differences between people, it is almost impossible to discover what unites them.

Common hopes and interests then are allowed to recede into the background where they remain virtually unnoticed.

To change this, switch the accent to what people share.

This requires a willingness to listen to each other and to give each other the gift of time.

In a mobile age when adults and their parents often live far apart, letterwriting may have to become an important expression of friendship.

Whatever the means to friendship between adults and their parents, and however simple the forms it takes, the possibility needs to be considered that in our age such friendships are being given a new le.ase on life.

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He milked cows, drank booze with members of the opposite sex in kitchens where "they" were forbidden, held court in his office (the old tin shed), and did what he could to jazz up his scene which may well have been mundane without the odd burst of frivolity

and fun stuff to liven it up.

Despite that, he didn't get kicked out of the Order (Missionaries of the Sacred Heart) because he played a vital part in keeping them all well fed (. . and you know the old adage about a man's stomach!) and they were also on short numbers.

But jokes aside — they would have been mad to have sacked him. He followed his calling too well.

Brother Gordon Morgan MSC is his name and this likeable gentleman is wending his way around Australia, celebrating 50 years of serving God and others.

He dropped into Perth to see what the

Lynwood MSCs were up to and generally take in the beauty of this magnificent city.

He wasn't disappointed — in fact was delighted — with the former and the latter!

Of course in recounting his memoirs of 50 years well or ill-spent, he undoubtedly hid the odd story here and there, but there's only a certain amount anyone will reveal — even if securely entrenched in his vocation. But Brother Morgan gave me enough to pass on to let you have a glimpse of someone who has spent the major part of his life waiting on others.

Professed in November 1938, Brother Morgan did laundry work and

milked cows for three years and then went to Downlands College in Queensland where he was rectorian and guest master.

Eighteen years later when he transferred to Kensington, Sydney, he had waited on a lot of dignitaries and other folk and after a bit went to the Western District of Victoria for six years.

He was part of a breakthrough in that he was only the second brother to do parish work in the late sixties; this was the forerunner of a new initiative.

Brother Morgan spent time in Adelaide, Hobart and is now back in the Kensington Parish, NSW But it wasn't all grind, in fact it is

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possible he gave rise to the expression "you fair cow" (take it whichever way you wish!) when Amy the cow refused to let down her milk and the hungry mob were all waiting at the breakfast table with nothing to wash down their Cornies, or soften the caffeine in coffee.

Alone with the empty bucket and the "fair cow", Brother Morgan could have done some dreadful things to Amy, but although sadist he wasn't, persistent he was, and eventually the temperamental bovine beasty did the right thing by humanity and gave her all.

Of course challenges come in other forms too, such as having superiors or powersthat-be, with purse strings which will not be loosed.

Kitchen in question at venue unnamed, was a grotty mess, or to be precise "one hellofamess" according to Brother Morgan, and so the old stove was turfed out into the old tin shed, mainly for museum purposes and questing historians, rather than any industrious cook.

Unfortunately he was unable to persuade the mighty money men to part with the cash for a new one, so with a newly painted kitchen, but no stove, Brother Morgan perhaps also coined the phrase "meals on wheels", because that is what the poor man had to resort to, in order to keep up his cooking commitment despite the stacked odds.

Out from the tin shed on a trolley would emerge the g astronomical delights which he worked hard for and they simply ate.

Rolling across the yard (and heaven

only knows what that was like), he refused to give in to the Unimaginative, and restore the relic.

Fortunately sticking to his "cooking irons" paid off and who knows, maybe the odd dusty dish swayed their cold hearts, but a new was duly stove installed and life returned to normal.

Except for the earthy term which emerged from all this "sweating over a hot stove" which almost certainly would have been born of this particular orde.al.

Now as for the booze and women I hinted at in the beginning, that story is fortunately true.

In the bad old unenlightened days of the sixties, "wimmen" were forbidden (probably in most places) but certainly in hallowed areas as cooks' kitchens and such MSC territory.

Brother Luckily Morgan was not lacking in a dynamic approach to the dull and boring, and invited ladies from the Altar Society to come and partake of the delightful grape (crushed style), in his domain.

A certain priest who peeked in, gasped, and took off hot footing it to the superior, waking the slumbering gentleman to divulge the dreadful news.

Luckily for Brother Morgan's future career as a brother. the superior had a sense of balance and turned a blind eye to what was in fact a slightly uproarious (but in discreet taste nevertheless!) unorthodox party (as far as the rules went).

Parties were by this time in Brother Morgan's blood, so when his bowling club said they'd throw one for his birthday, he suggested "come over to my placer'.

That they did. And were having a wonderful time with many dead marines around the kitchen and only a dozen men to quaff them down and support the breweries, when along came (you guessed it), that certain gentleman who had dobbed him in at a previous party.

Same thing happened. He dashed up and knocked up the superior saying there were men and beer bottles everywhere.

Luc.kily same superior, same venue turned the tide of opposition and the party continued on.

Brother Morgan also reverted to the role of sleuth himself, the day the altar wine disappeared along with two boys. Finally they were discovered in a state of semiinebriation under the house. Amazing how sobering a cold bath can be . . .

Even the Governor of Victoria managed to re-schedule his schedule slightly to accommodate a little bit of a get-together with Brother Morgan and some champagne when the toast at the luncheon was a little too little.

However, he left impressed most (thanks to Brother Morgan's hospitality). and said when the Holy Father arrived in Victoria, he'd sack his staff and get the brothers in "because really they're marvellous".

Sounds as though he knew what he was talking about when you chat with Brother Morgan.

Last I saw of him he was heading off for Darwin where he planned to have a double jubilee celebration with his old mate Brother Andrew Howley.

What they get up to could well be worth another story. . . !

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Christiaifty thrives i Chinese city 1

observer of Christianity in China, said the figures in the Wen Wei Po report suggest Wenzhou may be the largest Catholic diocese on the mainland.

Apartheid 'unacceptable' LUSAKA, Zambia (NC): Pope John Paul arriving in Zambia for a three-day visit, attacked apartheid as an "unacceptable" system and praised Zambia's government for aiding refugees from the region.

The pope urged "constructive dialogue" as the only way to change apartheid, South Africa's policy of racial segregation.

"Racism stands condemned, but it is not enough to condemn.

Conditions must be fostered which enable fear to be banished and reconciliation to be achieved," the pope said at Lusaka's airport on May 2.

The pope's comments on dialogue were aimed at encouraging current efforts for peace in the region, a Vatican source said.

In recent months, South Africa and Angola have attempted to implement an agreement that would end fighting in Angola and give independence to South A frica -controlled Namibia.

The pope endorsed Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda's "continuing efforts" to promote dialogue in the region, which is dominated militarily and economically by South Africa. Zambia

HONG KONG (NC): Christianity is thriving in China's coastal city of Wenzhou, and even some Chinese Communist Party members converted, have according to recent reports.

Wen Wei Po, a Hong Kong Chinese-language newspaper considered sympathetic to the maingovernment. land reported that a survey indicated there are more than 400,000 Catholics and Protestants in Wenzhou, making up seven per cent of the city's approximately 5.6 million people.

The figure. according to the newspaper, which said religion in Wenzhou has a "long history and deep foundation", does not include followers of Buddhism, the largest religion in mainland China.

Catholicism in China is a divided into government-recognised

church which elects its own bishops and has no official ties to the Vatican — although professes to be doctrinally Catholic — and an "underground" church which maintains loyalty to the 1:001:0e.

The Vatican's list of worldwide dioceses notes that Wenzhou is within the Diocese of Yungkia. But there is no bishop listed. Vaticanappointed bishops have been barred from heading dioceses in China since the mid-1950s.

Citing data from a "survey", the newspaper report said an estimated 0.5 per cent to one per cent (2000-4000) of Christians in Wenzhou, in south Zhejiang province, neighbouring Shanghai, are Communist Party members.

A research associate at Peking's Institute of World Religions, a government -sponsored research centre, put the

numbers of Christians in Wenzhou at about 11 per cent, including some 600,000 Catholics. The newspaper report said Christians who are also party members tend to be older, less-educated and mostly from rural areas.

According to party policy, members are prohibited from holding religious faith.

Anthony Lam Sui-ki, a Kong-based Hong

The number of Catholics and Protestants in China has long been debated.

W ASHINGTON (NC): E xceeding $25 million, the first national collection for ageing Religious has become the most s uccessful Catholic Church appeal ever in the United States, its church sponsors reported May 1.

To help meet the needs of ageing nuns, priests and brothers, the three conferences in 1986 established the retirement project, headed by Sister Mary Oliver Hudon, a School Sister of Notre Dame.

In November 1987, the bishops approved the collection, to be taken up for 10 years unless the need ends sooner.

The more than $25 million raised by the Retirement Fund for Religious in its first appeal is almost double the previous high level for a national collection, the $13.4 million raised in the Bishops' Overseas Appeal in 1985.

Before the collection was taken, Sister Hudon had said she hoped that the total might reach $20 million.

She attributed the success of the collection to A merican Catholics' esteem and appreciation for men and women

Religious and to the work of the 149 diocesan coordinators.

"Personal contact with pastors, the involvement of Religious who made the appeal in many churches, and the leadership of the bishop seemed to be the ingredients for success," she said in the announcement on the monies collected.

She pointed out that 97 cents of each dollar raised will go to Religious, and only three cents will be used for administrative purposes.

"We're very proud of the fact that we have run the appeal on a shoestring," she said.

Under the allocation system adopted by the three conferences, 90 per cent of the funds raised is to be distributed to religious congregations in need, with the remaining 10 per cent, or $2 million, whichever is less, to be used for

supplemental grants to than $2 per capita, while communities with the 32 provided more than most immediate needs. $1 per capita. which in The basic grant is itself is regarded as an restricted for deposit in a unusually high amount. congregation's retireSister Hudon said that ment account for use virtually all dioceses exclusively for care of reported that the Reliretired members. gious retirement collecBy June 30, $22.8 tion had been the most million is to be distrib- successful ever. uted among 491 congreHowever, the 1988 gations — 405 commun- appeal is just "the first ities of women and 86 step down a long road", communities of men — she said. "The need is so with deficits in their great it will take years of retirement accounts. generosity to make a dent In addition, 34 congre- in the deficit." gations with critical The financial problem problems have applied has been attributed to for a supplemental grant, several factors, including to be disbursed by the growing longevity of Religious, the traditionDecember 30.

The Archdiocese of ally small stipends paid Anchorage, Alaska, with to Religious during their per capita contributions working years, increased exceeding $3, contrib- medical costs, and uted the most per capita decreasing numbers of to the appeal. The Arch- vocations to religious life. diocese of Chicago sent By 1988, the minimum the largest total contribu- unfunded liability of tion, $1,108,030. religious orders was Seven dioceses reached pegged at approximately contributions of more $5 billion.

Ordinarily, they are required to choose between the party and their religion.

An earlier internal party report discussed the growth of Protestantism in China, and quoted Wenzhou party officials as saying communists were among the converts in the area.

But an abridged version in the January issue of the official Chinese monthly magazine Outlook omitted details on the conversions.

The report does not mention Catholic and numbers Protestant separately, but Lam noted that if Catholics are half the 400,000 Christians cited, they may outnumber Catholics in Shanghai.

Shanghai has been widely believed to be the largest diocese in China, with 140,000 Catholics, according to statistics provided by the government-recongised church.

Lam commented earlier that China may have about 8 million Catholics, rather than the officially counted 3.4 million.

is host to the headquarters of the African National Conexile an gress, organisation which seeks to overturn South Africa's whiteminority government.

Several hundred people welcomed the pope at the airport, and most of Lusaka turned out to greet him as he rode to the city. A military band dressed in leopard skin-adorned uniforms played, and an army officer saluted the guest of honour with his sword.

Kaunda, in a speech to the pope, condemned apartheid as "an all-round human degradation declared by the international community as a sin against humanity itself".

He said Zambia was glad that the pope had come "to bear witness before God to this plight".

In the past. Zambia's strong support of the ANC has led to South African raids inside Zambia against ANC targets. Neighbouring wars also have created serious transportation problems for the landlocked nation as it has sought to reduce dependence on South African ports.

Kaunda ended his speech by saying: "One people! One

country! One Africa!"

The crowd at the airport responded three times in refrain: "One revolution."

The pope briefly raised the issue of refugees, noting that Zambia was "being challenged to a great effort of solidarity with the many refuwho have gees knocked at your door for food and shelter".

Zambia currently is home to some 147,000 refugees, two-thirds of them from Angola, according to UN statistics. Others have come from war-torn Mozambique and from South Africa.

Zambia's policy is to offer the refugees a choice: either return to the home country or settlement in refugee camps. The cost of the camps has been a drain on Zambia's already precarious economy, something the pope alluded to in his arrival speech.

"While you offer them generous hospitality," he said. "I trust that you will not be left alone in the task of caring for them." He said he hoped the international community would "give the needed assistance to these suffering people".

The pope was on the third leg of a trip that included Madagascar, Reunion and Malawi.

Successful appeal

Conducted in US parishes in December, the collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious r aised $25,473,623, according to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Leadership Conference of Women Religious and Conference of Major Superiors of Men. Father Robert N. Lynch, NCCB general secretary, Sister of St Joseph Janet Roesener, LCWR executive director, and Franciscan Father Roland J. Faley, CMSM executive director, announced the fund total in a statement in Washington, where the Tr -Conference Retirement Project is based.

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Speaking about shortage of priests from Mary URQUHART, Dalkeith Sir, Recently I was speaking with a priest about the lack of vocations to the priesthood.

He said he thought we should affirm young men in the parish who could perhaps be interested in becoming priests.

He also said that in his earlier days the priesthood was really something to look up to — it was held in great awe and respect.

This got me thinking — how much do we actually affirm the priests we

have now and what status do we accord them?

We live in a secular humanistic materialistic 'for the moment' world.

Our values have become misplaced. Success status is measured in terms of this world with little or no thought for the next.

The Mass is our most unique celebration or event — Christ comes to us directly through His priests. The power to celebrate Mass is the greatest honour bestowed on man.

If we really appreciated fully this incredible miracle, which is the Mass, we could not help but put our priests 'up there' where they belong.

How many of us ever thank a priest for a Sunday Mass, shake his hand, compliment his sermon/l iturgy, his manner?

Though these men have s upernatural powers they are still human beings with human needs and feelings.

Priests forego a conventional family life The

church becomes their life and family.

Do we as members of this church extend to them the same hand of f riendship, encouragemnt, support, empathy as we would to members of our own immediate family?

There was always a tremendous sense of camaraderie between Christ and His followers.

We expect a great deal from our priests — but what do we offer them in return? For starters, let's try a little affirmation!

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Mrs Average Australian with two or more children to care for and educate, should the wife be fulfilling her obligation to be the home maker during the children's educational years and not enter the already overloaded field of job seeking is far from a happy one.

A constant refusal to provide a homemaker's allowance for the wife and mother as she nurtures our most pre-

cious need, our own children, is a scandal, as is the Hawke government's constant refusal to permit husband and wife to split the breadwinner's income for taxation purposes as they blatantly kowtow to big business.

No indexing of the family allowance from the 1970s until now, with a PAYE tax unprecedented in Australia's history and a national debt which costs the

taxpayer $1 .6b monthly.

Senator Tate and his confreres should be far too busy trying to salvage some creditability prior to the next before time election in the hope that the electorate will forget the Hawke government's abysmal record in relation to average Australians.

Or are they too busy junketing at the taxpayer's expense on the international scene.

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concerns are also closely related to these two.

But what in reality does this mean? At first glance it looks very positive and there are many positive aspects to this result.

However there is something which makes me feel somewhat uneasy.

Could it be that what people are yearning for is in fact something different, and yet Adult Education/Faith Formation is the only name they know to call it by?

Why do so many of our

people feel inadequate as Christians and think that some input outside of themselves will satisfy their yearning?

What was it in their f aith journey which caused them to feel so . inadequate?

After all didn't most of them go to Catholic schools and also listen to many hundreds of homilies?

Youth & The Church is another story — or is it?

When they cease being

youth the majority don't trickle back into the fold.

Perhaps we need to ask why we as a Church appear to be so unattractive to them and also who us else finds unattractive?

What do we need to be doing to make us more attractive as a Church to our youth and if we were, then who else might find us attractive? I believe that the answers go much deeper than solutions which quickly come to mind.

OBITUARY

Fr John Coakley, OMI died suddenly on May 2 while on holiday leave in Ireland.

Fr John had recently completed his term as Provincial of the Oblates in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia.

He was ordained in Ireland in 1955 and came to Fremantle, West Australia as assistant priest in 1956.

His pastoral talents were soon recognised and at a early priestly age he was appointed Parish Priest of Sefton, a suburb of Sydney — a large parish, the Catholic Primary School had an enrolment of 850.

His years there were very busy ones. The church and school were extended and the parish house built.

He became Parish Priest of Fremantle, WA in 1969 and then Hillcrest.

South Australia.

During his time at Hillcrest, he masterminded the division of the parish into three parishes and transferred the centre of the original parish to a more central location.

In 1978, Fr John was appointed as the first Oblate Parish Priest of St North Michael's, Melbourne.

He was a well known figure as he visited the Housing Commission flats and provided much needed assistance to the newly arrived 'boat people' — Christian and non-Christian alike.

attack on May 2 and was buried in the Oblate Inchicore Cemetery Dublin on May 5.

Fr John Sherman. Australian Oblate Provincial who was in Rome, flew to Dublin for the funeral.

He was assisted by Fr D O'Donnell, Regional Assistant and Fr J Fitzpatrick OMI.

It was no surprise when he was asked to take care of the burgeoning districts of Eagle Vale and Claymore in the Campbelltown area of NSW. In early 1983, he reluctantly left the pastoral care of his people to take over as Oblate Provincial.

During the past few months he has shown great versatility as he walked the streets of the Gold Coast, Q'Id, as part of the Rosies Gold Coast Team.

He served on Mornington Peninsula during January this year before assisting in the Parish of Fremantle.

After Easter he left for long service leave in Ireland.

He died of a severe heart

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Tracing links back to the apostles Tracing our links back to the apostles was the theme of the recent lchthus Weekend held at Eagle's Nest, Gidgegannup.

Attended by about 30 young people aged 12-15, the program was led by Andrew McLean and Sister Emilie Cattalini, with a lot of help from CPY, the Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition and other adult helpers.

Using Andrew's 2000 year timeline, participants traced their faith heritage to parents, grandparents, greatgrandparents, and so on back to the earliest Christian times.

Meeting someone who knew the apostles led to meeting one of the apostles themselves, and that led back directly to Christ.

Meeting Jesus as a real person, and putting our-

selves in the tradition handed down by the apostles, is the focus of lchthus.

Year 8-10 students, mainly from the Kwinana area, made up the majority of participants.

Adult leaders had their hands full at times, since the 30 young teenagers seemed to have endless energy 24 hours a day!

Wide games and walks into nearby Walyunga National Park were carefully designed to burn up excess energy, but the sheer fun of being there together seemed to breathe new life into the weariest young heart!

Fortunately the weather was warm enough to bring the swimming pool at Eagle's Nest into frequent use.

Full marks to the team for their efforts, and to all of the teenagers for their thoughtful sharing in the weekend.

Pictured left and below are youngsters who attended the lchthus weekend held at Eagle's Nest. They are seen here having some fun.

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In sickness or in health.

"I think that having a baby would, you know, cement what we have going between us."

That line, delivered recently by a character in one of TV's soaps speaks volumes about a sickness far more virulent than AIDS. It is the sickness of

believing that we are free to use other human beings to achieve our own happiness.

Look at the line again, and picture the scene.

Two people are 'having a relationship', they have 'something going' between them.

What is that supposed to mean?

Presumably that they are in love, but aren't married. Considering that 'having a relationship' today covers everything from mere friendship to outright adultery. it's hard to tell.

But that is not the main problem.

The couple in the scene want to cement their relationship, make it s tronger, even permanent.

A stronger relationship will be deeper, more meaningful, a bond, and somehow make them both a lot happier — or so they assume. Even that is not the real problem.

The real problem is that this couple want to cement their 'relationship' by having a baby.

In other words, that baby would be the 'thing', the 'cement' they want for their relationship.

If that doesn't amount to using another human being for their own purposes, I'll go 'he'.

Regardless of how this couple resolve their situation, their attitude is sick.

Babies, born or unborn, are human beings and are entitled to the respect that is the right of every human being.

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order to 'cement' a relationship is like putting the cart before the horse.

Where is the real commitment to each other, if they need a third person to 'cement' things.

That commitment must come first, a lifelong decision to love and to stand by one another no matter what.

Only then do they have children, and only then will those children grow up in a secure, stable environment from the very beginning.

And only then will those children be loved because of who they are, rather than for what they are or what they do for the parents' relationship.

This is one of the reasons why the Catholic Church firmly believes that marriage must precede procreation — it ensures that babies are treated as persons, not as things.

It will remain the Church's firm belief, because it takes more than even the best GP to cure that sick, TV soap attitude.

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Picture Classics: The Worlds Favourite Folk and Fairy Tales for Children of allAges; Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's Nightingale; Thumberlina and the

Gallant Little Tailor. Published by Piper, $4.99 each.

Three beautifully illustrated and appealing books on well-known themes for a reasonable price.

Little Grey Rabbit's Pattern Book by Pamela Peake. Published by Collins. bb. $19.95.

Little Grey Rabbit, Squirrel and Harr have been favourites with children for over fifty years. Now the world of Little Grey Rabbit can be created in fabric, using Pamela Peake's beautifully designed patterns.

In this book you will find patterns to make the five characters in Alison I 'ttley's

play little Grey Rabbit to the Rescue. Make the toys, dress them in their clothes and the play can be performed with real animals! All the patterns are full size, the finished toys are about 30cm (12in) high and can be dressed and undressed. The clear instructions arc easy to follow.

Pamela Peake, a zoologist, craft teacher and parent, is the author of several books on toymaking.

LITTLE GREY RABBIT'S • PATTERN BOOK Pamela Peake

(Left) Stephen Perkins, Selenee Houldsworth (rear), and Bethany Matisons with Jeremy Wray "Smike", key character in the play produced at La Salle College, Midland.

Smike is based on a play Nicholas Nickelby by Charles Dickens. The musical moves through t wo periods from the 20th century back to the 19th century and the above scene shows students attacking Smike who has been rejected in this class room. Smike will be performed nights of May 18, 19 and 20 and 25, 26 and 27. Tickets and enquiries on 274 1137.

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Creation f antasy Birdsong by Anthony Hill Published by Oxford University Press. bb. $15.95. eleven-year -old When Samuel moves to the country with his parents, he finds life extremely dull. However his life changes dramatically when he rescues 'a hurt cockatoo, who in turn introduces Samuel to a fascinating new world.

Samuel becomes very involved in the world of (the now one-legged) cockatoo

called Benjamin, who is revealed as a senior member of an intricate and entertaining bird society Samuel's life is never boring again as hemakes many new friends, and becomes involved in a daring plan to foil an illegal bird-smuggling operation.

A masterfully-written novel which manages to be both funny and deeply moving, Birdsong will delight both young and older readers with its enchanting lyricism and compassionate wit.

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Tales of the Early World

by TedHughes. Illustrated

by Andrew Davidson.

Published by Faber and Faber. bb. $19.99.

In these remarkable creation tales God appears as an artist who is sometimes surprised by his creatures.

"Some things take an awful lot of work. But others — they just seem to turn up."

He puts enormous care into fashioning the birds, but simply pulls Newt out of the ground, while Mouse emerges unexpectedly from the dancing mountains.

When he sets out to create a playmate for Woman, Gorilla

is not a great success, but he scores a triumph with Horse.

He sometimes makes an animal from "a few bits and pieces left over", and this turns out tragically in the story of leftovers. But the misfortunes of the Poor Thing who acquires a terrifying voice and demon's feet through the meddling of Boy and Girl end happily when God's mother presents it with the Peacock's tail.

In Tales of the Early World the Poet I.aureate has produced one of his finest children's books, and it is splendidly illustrated by Andrew Davdison.

State of the Heart, compiled by P.E. Matthews, published kv Omnibus, $6.99.

A fabulous collecti.wi of intelligent love stories for readers aged thirteen and up — from Australia's best writers for vuung people.

Stories about love, life and growing up — all the humour! All the heartache!

These thirteen terrific stories encapsulate all the unexpected. embarrassing. hilarious, painful and wonderful things that happen when you're in love.

The Boy Who Turned into a Goat by James Riordan. Published by Piper. $5.99.

Catherine warned her brother not to drink the water. "For if you do," she said, "you will turn into a goat."

But Sean was so thirsty he drank it anyway The spell that was put on him is explained in the first of James Riordan's magical folktales in this book, all taken from around the world.

They make perfect reading for rlung children. ja iTICS Riordan THF. ROY WHO TURNED INTO A GOAT tit Fier Ace-te., of magical change*

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Mrs Simkin and the Magic Wheelbarrow and Mrs Simkin and the Very Big Mushroom. by Linda Allen. Published by Piper. $4.99.

Something exciting always happens to Mrs Simkin. In the first of these two stories, she discovers a magic wheelbarrow.

In the second, she finds a giant mushroom in the garden.

Written by Linda Allen, these delightful stories have been illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain.

A Prize for Percival tie?,

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A Prize for Percival. b:1 Allan Langordant. Published by Viking Kestrel bb $14.99.

Prudence Penelope Potter had a pig name Percival.

Some people said a pig was not a proper pet, but Prudence Penelope Potter proved otherwise.

Opera and books

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

Music for the people

Following the very successful seasons of "Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing" in 1986, and "Zoggy the Time Traveller" in 1988, the WA Opera Company is delighted to present another work by the young Adelaide composer, Malcom Fox, written especially for primary school children.

The opera lasts for approximately 45 minutes, and features four singers — Trimble (Mario Alafaci), Clatter (Jill Sullivan), Yap (Philip Rowe) and Silence (Sharon Moore) — with piano accompaniment by Jana Kovar. The production is and choreographed directed by Kevan Johnston.

It is the story of Trimble, who is a shy, easily scared character and lives in a forest with Clatter and Yap. Clatter and Yap, like pianist, Kovar, Jana baritone, Rowe, their Philip Soprano, names suggest, are Moore, Touring artists (left) Sharon very noisy, dominant and Jill Sullivan, mezzo-soprano and Mario Ala faci, tenor. s omewhat threatening concessions.

"People and Music" will be members of the family.

Artists from The Westc haracters. Their entire the to visit the During "Carousel", Excerpts from ern Australian Opera performed at: occupation is the tidying school primary of regions, "Sound Lady", Fair "My Satur• Albany Town Hall.

Company will be touring to the Goldfields West and South regions during May 1428 this year.

Four singers — Sharon Moore. Mario Alafaci, Jill Sullivan and Philip Rowe — and their pianist. Jana Kovar. together with the tour and stage managers will comprise the touring party.

day, May 20. Tickets on sale at the Town Hall.

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Saturday, May V. Tickets on sale at Callows Corner Newsagency.

"People and Music" is a skilful blend of music from popular opera, operatta.

Gilbert and Sullivan and the musical comedy stage. It is a concert suitable for all

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Music", "Showboat", "Funny Girl" and other favourite productions will come together to form a magical night of song to be remembered.

"People and Music" has been directed and choreographed by the well known.

West Australian. Kevan Johnston.

Tickets are $13 adults and $8

children will be entertained by "The Silence Tree" — a newly commissioned opera, written by Malcolm Fox for young audiences. Performances will be held in Kalgoorlie, Kambalda, Norseman. Esperance. RavensJerramungup, thorpe, Albany. Denmark, Walpole, Pemberton, Margaret River and Busselton.

the agony of divorce, Ken Crispin knows from experience their need for personal and social support and how lacking it can be.

But he was appalled by the realisation that advice given them by the Church and Christian friends was — almost invariably — devoid or logic either of compassion.

Out of this sense of human need and his own Christian commitment he decided that there was a desperate need for a book which — • acted as a guide. both emotional and practical, for those going through the drawn-out process of divorce and its aftermath • challenged the Church to re-examine its traditional

The Coming of the Cosmic Christ by Matthew Fox. Published by, Collins Dote. $16.95.

A Dominican priest, Fox currently directs the Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality at Holy Names College in Oakland. CA.

Australian

pTheology Discovering an Australian Theology. by Peter Malone, Co-ordinator.

Published by St Paul Publications, $16.95.

Since the late I9"O's. writers and lecturers have been exploring theology in an Australian context.

They have been considering how the distinctive, if no always unique. Australian e xperience influences the way we investigate understand and express our faith.

A number of their findings are collected in this hook.

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Sonic of the articles have appeared in 'Compass Theology Review' while others are being published for the first time.

Co-ordinated by Peter Malone, this collection offers foundations for a local theology considers indigenous theology and a range of issues including multiculturism. ministry evangelisation and materialism.

Discovering an Australian Theology is a beginning of a journey in faith and understanding.

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tance of 'differentness'.

The aims of the opera are: 1) for children to undersome how stand members of our community are different to the norm and accept them.

2) to develop in students an appreciation of and familiarity with opera as entertainment.

3) to allow students the opportunity to participate actively in opera through the performance of songs (learnt beforehand) and related activities.

"The Silence Tree" will tour to metropolitan and country schools in terms two and three. With a samll company of professional singers and colourful settings and costumes, this opera is both educational and entertaining.

The cost of the performance is only $2 per child with a minimum of $300 per performance. Parents and teachers are welcome at no charge.

The Silence Tree Opera for kids

Based on his thorough examination of the Bible and the writings of the Greek Fathers and the mystics of the West. Fox speculates on what the return of the Cosmic Christ will mean for the earth. !worship. sexuality and ecumenism.

Discovering an

up of the forrest — gathering leaves into baskets, collecting the baskets and carting the leaves off to be sorted.

Trimble's life is relieved by the presence of a special tree, which to his disappointment never flowered. One day, Silence, who is very energetic and unafraid, appears in the f orrest and becomes friendly with Trimble. Yap and Clatter return for more baskets and meet Silence. When they learn that Silence cannot speak, they make fun of her and push her around. For the first time Trimble begins to find courage within himself and defends Silence, standing up to Clatter and Yap. After the disruption settles, Silence and Trimble solve the reason why the special tree has not flowered.

The themes highlighted in the opera are peer group pressure, the power of the individual to resist and the acknowledgement and accep-

Divorce: The unforgivable sin? by Ken Crispin.

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, $9.95.

"The break-up of a marriage is for many people the most agonising experience of their lives . . . compared in intensity only to the grief caused by a sudden and tragic bereavement . . ."

"The Church provides comfort for the bereaved . . . those whose marriages break up are frequently treated with indifference and suspicion . . ."

"The only thing they ever hear from the Church about divorce is that it is all terribly sinful."

As a lawyer dealing with people struggling through

attitudes to divorce and marriage, questioned their scriptural basis and called upon it to stop treating divorced people as mere theological problems • reminded Christians of their primary responsibility to be the kind of caring community in which those enduring the trauma of divorce could receive comfort and healing.

The Art of seeing by Paul Zelanski and Mary Pat Fisher. Published by Bay Books, through Angus & Robertson. $39.95.

Comprehensive and beautifully illustrated, this guide is aimed at helping observers of art understand, appreciate and respond to art.

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WACLTA MIXED PENNANTS 1989

The mixed pennant season is scheduled to commence on Saturday, May 27. Matches will be played on Saturday afternoons at 1.30pm.

Competition will be divided into three divisions — "A", "B" and "C" grade. Each player will play four sets of doubles/ mixed doubles.

Teams will consist of three men and two ladies in all grades. Each match will consist of: • Six sets mixed doubles.

• Three sets men's doubles.

• One set ladies' doubles.

Each set will be the first to nine, with a tie break at eight all.

Teams should nominate for the respective grade, however, the Pennant committee reserves the right to deem a player ineligible to play in a particular grade when it considers it necessary.

Some general information and requirements for entering a team include: • Two courts must be made available per two teams.

• Two new tennis balls each playing day. (NB: The Association has balls available and teams are encouraged to use these during pennants to standardise the balls.)

Team nominations close on May 14. Teams to be sent to M. Messer, 119 Yale Road, Thornlie, 6108. An entry fee of $5 per team must accompany the nomination form overleaf.

To all interested, who have queries or are unable to get an entire team, please do not hesitate to contact the Pennant Organiser Mr Michael Messer on 459 8183 for assistance.

MIUELLAN RETREAT Vacancies for any interested lady, not necessarily a Majellan member, exist for the retreat to be held on the weekend May 19-21 at the Redemptonst Retreat House.

The retreat will be conducted by Fr Des Clifford, CSSR Cost $50 A deposit of $20 is required to confirm your booking Mail only bookings to Mrs B. Townsend, 23 Daglish Street, Wembley, 6014.

Please make cheques to Majellans of WA NB.' Anyone attending the retreat will be able to leave immediately after lunch to attend the Year of Mission mass at the Entertainment Centre commencing at 2prn.

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CATHOLIC NURSES GUILD The Catholic Nurses Guild will meet on Tuesday, May 16 at 7.30pin at 11 Ellesmere Rd, Mt Lawley. Tel 272 5471. Guest Speaker: Sr Ma llrita Sengelaub RS M. Topic: Catholic Health Care. Margaret Hubery, President.

Sister Mary Ronayne, SGS, will speak on The Future of Catholic Education on Tuesday, May 16, at 8pm, in the Senior Common Room, St Thomas More College, Crawley.

All are welcome. Contact no: 446 7340.

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90TH BIRTHDAY BALL St Joachim's 90th Birthday Ball will be held in the Pagoda Ballroom on Friday, May 26. For the cost of $35 per head, the Pagoda will serve their Carvery Buffet and provide drinks (still wines, beer and cool drinks) free of charge between 8pm to 11 pm.

The Troupadores guarantee a night of enjoyment as you dance your way through to lam. All ex -students are warmly invited to be present on this special occasion.

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MARIAN MOVEMENT The monthly meeting of the Marian Movement will be held at the Little Sisters of Carmel, 2 Frazer St, S wanbourne on Tuesday. May 16 at 10.30am.

CHURCH UNITY PRAYER Perth City Churches wiN promote a special service to mark the culmination of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. On Pentecost, May 14 at 2.30pm, in St Andrew's Church, choral groups from all the churches will come together under the direction of Mr Gordon Appleton,

Master of Music at St George's Cathedral. Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, Uniting Church, Baptist,

Churches of Christ, Lutheran and Anglican churches will all be represented. A series of scripture readings, hymns, anthems and prayers will focus on this year's Week of Prayer theme "Building Community: One Body in Christ", with the Pentecost theme "Holy Spirit: Lord, and Giver of Life".

MAY 14 Year of Mission Parish Celebrations.

Pentecost Sunday Mass, St Mary's Cathedral. Bishop Healy.

Silver Jubilee of Fr T. O'Prey. Bishop Healy.

Silver Jubilee, Sisters of Mercy, McAuley Centre. Bishop Healy.

16 Unveiling of sculpture, Prendiville College. Archbishop Foley.

17 40th annual meeting, College of Nursing Australia. Fr S. Bredin 0.S. Cam. 18 Confirmation and visitation, Bentley.

Bishop Healy.

19 Opening of ANAWIM. Archbishop Foley.

21 Year of Mission. Mass at the Entertainment Centre.

23 Corpus Christi Mass, St Mary's Cathedral.

23- Workshop on Priesthood, 26 Adelaide. Bishop Healy.

26 Newman Artcenta '89. Archbishop Foley.

27 Diocesan Pastoral Council. Archbishop Foley and Bishop Healy.

Parents and Friends Conference.

Mirrabooka multicultural mission.

A rchbishop Foley.

28 Visitation, Floreat. Archbishop Foley.

Confirmation and visitation, Subiaco. Bishop Healy.

Confirmation, Rivervale Monsignor Keating.

Day of Enquiry for Priesthood, St Charles Seminary.

29 Golden Jubilee of Father J Sullivan.

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31 Confirmation, Newman Junior School. Bishop Healy.

JUNE Visitation, Wembley. Archbishop 4 Foley.

Visitation and confirmation. Bishop Healy.

40th Ordination Anniversary of 5 Bishop Healy.

6-8 Scripture Seminar.

Council of Priests' meeting.

8 11 Confirmation and Visitation, Scarborough. Archbishop Foley.

Opening final stage, Vida rra School.

Bishop Healy.

16 Catholic Secondary Principals Association mass and meeting.

A rchbishop Foley.

18 Confirmation, Riverton. Archbishop Foley.

18& Confirmation and Visitation, 22 Greenwood. Bishop Healy.

21 Trinity College Old Boys Mass, Archbishop Foley.

23& Confirmation, Brentwood/ 25 Willetton. Monsignor Keating.

24& Confirmation and Visitation, 25 Kambalda Norseman. Archbishop Foley.

25 Confirmation and Visitation, Quairading Cunderdin. Bishop Healy.

30 Commission new catechists. Archbishop Foley.

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CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION ARCHDIOCESE OF PERTH

INVITATION FOR NEW MEMBERS The Catholic Social Justice Commission is seeking nominations from people interested in serving the Archdiocese as members of the CSJC for a two year term of office beginning July 1989.

Information on the work of the Commission, including Charter, Constitution and description of Members' responsibilities, is available from the Commission office at: 459 Hay Street, Perth 6000; or phone Executive Officer Sandra Brown on 325 1212.

Written expressions of interest are needed& Friday. May 26, 1989.

FOR SMALL GROUPS A Way Of Prayer & Listening To The Word of God

"ALL I HAVE IS YOURS" Ten Sessions Encounters in Luke s Gospel A Sequel To:

"KEEP MY WORD" Six Session Introduction To Prayer & Scripture in Small Groups Both Programmes: $4 plus postage To order, write or phone:

PARISH DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES PO Box 504, Eastwood, 2122 Telephone (02) 858 5228

GOOD SHEPHERD PRIMARY SCHOOL (KELMSCOTT) requires a

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BEACY DANCE A dinner dance in aid of Beaconsfield St Vincent de Paul Society will be held at Pagoda Ball Room on Friday.

May 19, 8pm-lam, $16 per head includes smorgasbord. sweets and coffee. "Spectrum" band. Bar facilities available. Dress formal. For tickets please ring 335 1687 or 335 1636.

FATIMA HOLY HOUR

There will be a Holy Hour on Sunday, May 14, at 3pm in the Carmelite Monastery, Adelma Road, Nedlands, the intention being to offer eucharistic reparation. Fr Rogers will officiate.

Terms 3 & 4, 1989 ELIC experience preferred

The successful applicant will be supportive of the ethos of Catholic education.

There is a strong possibility this position will become permanent in 1990.

Applications in writing, including a full curriculum vitae and the names and phone numbers of two referees, should be directed to:

BENEDICTINE MEETING The Benedictine Oblates will meet at

lona Convent, Mosman Park, on Sunday, May 14, at 2pm. There will be a brief report on the Diocesan Assembly, from those who were present.

ELLIOTT & ELLIOTT Opticians and Optometrists

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Post or deliver (no phone advts) the candidate's name, parents' name, date of ceremony and the church.

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MAJELLAN AGM VENUE: St Mary's Parish Centre, Leederville.

START: 9.30am with morning tea.

REPORTS: 10.30am, MASS: 12 noon approx.

LUNCH: 1pm followed by general business Everyone is most welcome and members are kindly asked to bring a plate of sandwiches, biscuits or slices Reports may be sent to Bernadette Nicoletto, 3 Byfleet St, Morley 6062.