Oilfield justice would be nice, too

The
Catholic Weekly
Online

Sydney
23 May 2004

Swans fly high with Vinnies Appeal

Bishops’ urgent call on detainees

Maronites celebrate new saint

Agencies divided over ‘best’ or ‘cruel’ Budget

It all comes down to love, Susie tells aid luncheon

Boys Town, AA, Grow and Fr Tom

Pitter patter: Why not support groups for dads, too?

Aust bishops commend new Mass translation

Cardinal at All Saints jubilee

Bishop to speak about ‘morning after’ pill

Prayer for end to drought

Cardinal’s Comment: Light years better, but system’s still tough

Dinner tribute to archbishop in Goulburn parish merger

Editorial: A just solution

Letters: We knelt in street

Conversation: Dr Brigid Vout, director of the Life Office - Spreading the message ‘with compassion’

A different Australia

Oilfield justice would be nice, too

Cardinal hears the view of young leaders

Speaking out!

St Patrick’s College proud of $5m makeover

Club has great tradition of service and facilities

Club proud supporter of parish, children

Vale – the ‘soldier’s padre’

Australia’s first trained social worker

Faith plays role for Alan

Girls will sing at St Peter’s

Eaglereach: ultimate wilderness experience

Parish Mass a vital part of Tadgh’s game plan

Oilfield justice would be nice, too

By Chris Lindsay

Jose Ramos Horta, Foreign Minister of East Timor, has thanked the Churches and priests in East Timor for all they have been doing in his country, especially for their work in education and health.

“It’s not enough for Churches to promise heaven; people need food in their stomachs,” he told guests at a charity dinner in Sydney.

The dinner was hosted by forceten, a Christian charity group that funnels some of its donations through Caritas, and operates in many countries around the world including East Timor.

Dr Ramos Horta spoke about East Timor’s future and the role of the oilfields in the Timor Sea, now a matter of dispute between East Timor and Australia.

He said Australia may be proud of its role in East Timor, but it is acting selfishly and illegally over oil.

Thank you for visiting the Catholic Weekly Online. To read this article in full, please subscribe to the print edition, or buy the paper for $1 at your local NSW Catholic church. Click here to email comments to the editor.