Sunday, October 8, 2006

8 oct 2006

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'NZ CATHOLIC' no. 250, Oct. 8-21 2006

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

NATIONAL
Catholics set to become NZ's biggest religious group ... Faiths celebrate
peace ... Pro-life success seen in Australia ... Iraqis find hazards in NZ
society ... Wellington archdiocese unveils outward-looking plan for 2011 ...
Auckland in second phase of pastoral planning ... Theologian sees Christ in
colourful context ... St Anne's a healthy role model ... Hospital chaplain
left legacy of love, dedication ... Students saved NZ from hypnotic plot of
evil headmistress ... Slates restore cathedral roof ... Call for fresh
thinking on jail and alternatives ... Teaching on liturgy beginning ...
Bishops issue pastoral letter

FEATURES
New bishop wants to convey the privilege of loving Jesus ... ICPE marks
decade of mission service ... New priest for NZ role in Legion of Christ ...
Sisters pray and fast to protect human life

OPINION
Ronald Rolheiser: Caring for our hearts ... Amy Kiley: Mass in a different
country: Not uniform but uniting ... The Pope: "Parish priest can't do it
all alone - he can't be a soloist" ... Others Say ... Editorial: Ten years
of informing, challenging ... Malcolm Evans ... Letters

INTERNATIONAL
Al Qaeda attacks Pope, Church ... Solidarity on poverty is urged ...
Congress tackles prejudice against religions ... Death-row men denied a
priest ... Taizé's founder not a convert ... Orthodox dialogue ends well ...
UK fall in churchgoing is slowing ... Nun forgives her murderers ... Loved
by God from the start ... Lay revolution in parishes ... Bishops get media
tip ... Milingo causes new split ... In Brief ... Pope disowns "brusque"
quote ... Some Muslims hope for dialogue ... Reaction around the world

REGULAR FEATURES
Young Adults, Books, Monitor, Clips, Net Scene, Tape Deck, Papal Prayer,
Scripture, Daily Readings, Feasts, The Doolans, Family Talk, Caption
Contest, Who Said?, 40 Years Ago, Dio. Diary, Cryptic Crossword, Photo
Prayer, That Word!, Holy Lives, Kit's Corner, Wit's End.

SUPPLEMENT
'NZ Catholic's tenth birthday'

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FROM THE SECULAR PRESS

Catholics to become dominant Christians
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3818445a6530,00.html
Catholicism will become the most practised denomination in New Zealand
within five years -- and the Catholic Church is already wielding political
power, an expert says...

Priest ordained as bishop of Chch (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3818444a6530,00.html
Marathon-running and mountainbiking Greymouth priest Barry Jones was last
night ordained the new Coadjutor Bishop of Christchurch. The ordination, at
the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, marked the official start of Jones'
role after his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI in June...

Te Koha O Whaea Irihapeti [Sister Elizabeth's gift]
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0610/S00018.htm
The last in line of Bishop Pompallier’s Sisters of Mercy organises an Easter
gift for her hometown of Pawarenga in the new documentary Te Koha O Whaea
Irihapeti...

Capill blamed as Christian Heritage closes down
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10404090
The Christian Heritage Party is closing down, citing the conviction of its
former leader Graham Capill as a main reason...

Appeal a credit to hospital chaplains (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/sundaystartimes/auckland/0,2106,3816135a6497,00.htm/
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Middlemore Hospital's chaplains have been spreading the word about their
work. The first appeal and inaugural week for hospital chaplains was
launched last week to raise awareness of their roles in hospitals.

Hospitals cater for many faiths (photo)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3820648a6530,00.html
God is having to make room in the country's hospital chapels to make room
for Buddha and Allah. Once distinctively Christian, chapels are being
converted into multi-faith centres, reflecting the diversity of beliefs
among patients and hospital staff...

Former lodge site reborn as second Catholic school
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/southlandtimes/0,2106,3815352a6568,00.html
Queenstown - The site of a former $3 million lodge near Arrowtown gutted by
fire in July has come to the rescue of a growing Queenstown Catholic primary
school...

Levao wins performing arts event
http://www.stuff.co.nz/centralnorthisland/0,2106,3815938a6014,00.html
Singing has its rewards for Henry Levao, who has just taken out the Te
Awamutu Performing Arts Competition. He has walked away with the Gleanis
Waterhouse Scholarship for his performance of the popular British song A
Soft Day...

Order will pay bills
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3820640a6530,00.html
The St John of God Order will continue paying the legal bills of two
Catholic clergymen ordered back to New Zealand to stand trial on historical
sexual abuse charges...

Path cleared for clergy to face abuse charges
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10404593

Claims of much more abuse
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/488120/844717
There are claims the alleged actions of two Catholic clergymen being brought
back to New Zealand to face historic sex charges are just the tip of the
iceberg.

Clergymen Being Extradited (audio report)
NewsTalk ZB
http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-6397729-25,00.html
Ken Clearwater from the Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust talks with
Newstalk ZB's Paul Holmes about the news that two Catholic clergymen are
being extradited to New Zealand.

Legal eyes on extradition ruling on clergymen
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/thepress/0,2106,3818386a6530,00.html

BBC documentary described as "beat-up" by Catholic Church (full text)
Radio New Zealand Newswire â€" 03 10 2006 : 09:07:54
The Catholic Church says a documentary claiming the Pope Benedict XVI was
involved in covering up child sex abuse by priests, is a beat-up. The BBC
programme looks at a secret document which instructs bishops about how to
deal with allegations against priests, and says the current pope enforced
these rules for 20 years. Communications director for the Catholic Church in
New Zealand, Lyndsay Freer, says she believes it relates to the seal of
confession, where a priest is bound never to divulge what is spoken. Ms
Freer says the producer and programme makers are working to their own
agenda, which is a beat up of the Pope and the Catholic church.

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CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NZ - Media Release

Statement in response to BBC Panorama programme, 'Sex Crimes and the
Vatican', on behalf of the Catholic Church in England and Wales (3 October
2006)
http://www.cathcom.org.nz/media.php
The controversial 'Panorama' programme, "Sex Crimes and the Vatican"
screened in the UK last weekend, has not been seen in New Zealand, therefore
we are not in a position to comment on it. However a statement in unusually
strong language has been issued on behalf of the Catholic Bishops'
Conference of England and Wales. We publish it below...

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INSPIRATIONAL TV - NZ's own Catholic Web TV service

http://inspirationaltv.net

New this week: 'Changing the Church'
Dr Anna Thompson has devoted her life to the Church yet she is not a Sister
or any other kind of religious figure. She talks about the changes that are
coming ...

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WORLD NEWS OF THE CHURCH (Regularly updated)

http://www.cathcom.org.nz

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz

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ALL THINGS CATHOLIC (formerly: 'The Word from Rome').
A weekly column by John R. Allen

http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/word/pfw092906.htm

This week:
Cardinal Avery Dulles on Islam; Hijacking gives insight into Turkey's
Christian minority; BBC documentary on clergy sex abuse; New report on
global Christianity; The latest on Limbo; Column changes coming.

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EMPLOYMENT

[Teaching vacancies in New Zealand Catholic schools are advertised in the
Education Gazette: http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/vacancies ]

[Vacancies in Catholic Youth Ministry are advertised on the Job Bank page of
the National Council for Young Catholics: http://ncyc.org.nz ]

Lay pastoral worker(s). St Joseph's Parish, New Plymouth.
Details in 'NZ Catholic' September 10-23 2006 p.23, in 'Wel-com' September
2006 p.4, and from
St Joseph's Parish, PO Box 32, New Plymouth 4615 Applications close 10
October 2006.