Christmas Peace Among Ethnic Groups

Edward Bede Cardinal Clancy

Function: Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

Title: Cardinal Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella

Birthdate: Dec 13, 1923	Country: Australia

Elevated: Jun 28, 1988	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Christmas Peace Among Ethnic Groups
Feb 19, 2005
Cardinal Edward Clancy of Sydney appealed for harmony among Australia's many ethnic groups in maintaining a still fragile peace in the week before Christmas as a sign of the peace brought by Christ's birth.

(CWN, Dec. 18, 1996) SYDNEY - Cardinal Clancy warned that self-interest, greed, and racism among the 69 identifiable ethnic groups threatened the fabric of Australian society. "Our aboriginal brothers and sisters are still grossly disadvantaged, East Timorese and other refugees are denied elementary compassion, and ill-conceived controversy threatens the stability of our multi-cultural family," Cardinal Clancy said.

"Jesus Christ came into our world offering salvation, unity, and peace. He made himself the brother of us all ... irrespective of race, color or culture...," he said. "May this Christmas witness a re-commitment on the part of us all to that unity in diversity seeded long ago in a stable in Bethlehem."

Australia has witnessed a record number of complaints of racial discrimination in recent months as a four-month long debate over increasing numbers of mainly poor immigrants from other Asian nations divided the nation between the descendants of British colonizers and more recent arrivals.

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