The Catholic Weekly 28 February 2021

catholicweekly.com.au 2 NEWS 28, February, 2021 Call 02 9649 6423 or visit www.catholiccemeteries.com.au Consecrated lawns and chapels Sydney’s only Catholic crematorium Monthly mass for the Repose of Souls Funeral directors available for a Catholic service Bereavement pastoral care Serving the Catholic community for over 150 years FROM PAGE 1 It said some members were complaining the orders were being issued for patients sim- ply because they had learning disabilities when normally they are made only when a patient is too frail to benefit from cardiopulmonary resus- citation. The charity also says that people with learning disabili- ties, such as those with Down syndrome, are being over- looked in the distribution of vaccines against the corona- virus. Britain’s Care Quality Commission, which oversees standards in health care, an- nounced in December that inappropriate DNACPR no- tices had caused potentially avoidable deaths during the pandemic of 2020. It is due to publish a report on the prac- tice within weeks. A statement from Depart- ment of Health and Social Care on 17 February said: “It is completely unacceptable for ‘do not attempt CPR’ deci- sions to be applied in a blan- ket fashion to any group of people. This has never been policy and we have taken ac- tion to prevent this from hap- pening. We have asked the CQC to undertake a review of Bureaucrats target disabled notices issued during the pan- demic,” the statement said. “This review has started and will report later this year. As this proceeds, we will contin- ue to work across the health and care system to address the issue.” - CNS Bishop Richard Moth of Arundel and Brighton, England. PHOTO: CNS/MARCIN MAZUR, BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND ANDWALES I n this edition Our story begins in 1839 with the Australasian Chronicle, continuing with the Freeman’s Journal in 1850. Level 13, Polding Centre, 133 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000. Phone (02) 9390 5400 | Vol 73, No 5173. The Catholic Weekly is published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney ABN 60 471 267 587 and is printed by ACM Australian Community Media, 159 Bells Line of Road, North Richmond NSW, 2754. News Movies, books Archbishop’s homily Editorial & Letters 1-13 10-11 20-21 24-25 SUB-EDITOR Peter Rosengren (02) 9390 5400 REPORTERS Marilyn Rodrigues (02) 9390 5410 David Ryan (02) 9390 5408 Debbie Cramsie (02) 9390 5396 SUBSCRIPTIONS Rita Ng (02) 9390 5411 ADVERTISING AND MARKETING Steve Richards (02) 9390 5404 Katie Clarke (02) 9390 5402 DESIGNERS Renate Cassis Mathew De Sousa Faith in the trajectory of life catch it now at: thiscatholiclife.com.au LEAVE A GIFT Archdiocese of Sydney Catholic CHARITIES Order your FREE Wills and Bequests Guide today 1800 753 959 or [email protected] myWill SUPPORTINGTHE MINISTRIES OF THE CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEY Leaving a gift in a [T]he issuing of such orders in a blanket fashion ignores the unique gift of each person.” Bishop Richard Moth AN ARCHDIOCESAN prayer card commemorat- ing the special Year of St Jo- seph promulgated by Pope Francis on 8 December 2020 will be made availa- ble to all Sydney parishes in time for the celebration of ¾ Steve Buhagiar Sydney prays to St Joseph the Solemnity of St Joseph on 19 March 2021. The actual prayer to St Joseph found on the card, is drawn from Patris Corde , and concludes the exhorta- tion by which Pope Francis commemorates the 150th anniversary of St Joseph be- ing proclaimed the Patron of the Universal Church in 1870 by Blessed Pope Pius IX. The reverse of the card will provide summary in- formation regarding the necessary conditions for an individual’s reception of the special indulgences granted by the Apostolic Penitentia- ry for the duration of this special year. Some of the means by which the Faithful can re- ceive the indulgence include the recitation of the family rosary, praying for the un- employed, and those who carry out a work of corporal or spiritual work of mercy.