Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB issues a Pastoral Letter ahead of 2017 Mental Health Week
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe has this week encouraged all Catholics to remember that it is important to welcome, support and pray for those experiencing mental health issues, their families and people who provide support. Speaking ahead of 2017 Mental Health Week Western Australia, which commences Saturday 7 October and includes World Mental Health Day on Sunday 8 October, Archbishop Costelloe said whatever the cause, our call, as followers of Jesus, is to care about people with mental health issues. “The question for each one of us becomes, when we meet someone with a developing mental health issue, will they see in us the face of Jesus, or will they see someone in fear?” Archbishop Costelloe said. “I am sure Jesus met many people experiencing mental health issues, whom he treated with dignity and respect,” he said. By Jamie O’Brien.

ARCHBISHOP Timothy Costelloe SDB has this week said the Catholic Church, through its official teaching, cannot support proposals for the changing of the legal definition of marriage to include same sex couples.
In a Pastoral Letter to be distributed to all parishes this coming weekend, Archbishop Costelloe has clarified the reasons for the Church’s teaching and encouraged all to reflect deeply on the issue.
Archbishop Costelloe’s Pastoral Letter comes following a decision by the Federal Government to hold a non-compulsory postal plebiscite on the redefinition of marriage, after Labor and the Greens last week 9 August successfully blocked a bill to hold a plebiscite. At the time of going to press, a High Court challenge to the postal vote was being prepared to be lodged by Labor, the Greens and cross-bench senators. By Jamie O’Brien.

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