Recently there were two evocative letters; one from Warrnambool Uniting Church Minister, Malcolm Frazer (as opposed to ex-PM Fraser spelt with an ‘s’) and the
other from Simon Ramsey, Victorian shadow parliamentary secretary for rural and regional
transport.
Simon Ramsey
Thank you to Rev. Frazer for eloquently expressing the
sentiments that are shared by so many of us on the death of Malcolm Fraser. He
worked hard for humanitarian ideals, becoming one of the great statesmen of our
country.
Malcolm Fraser
The second letter by Simon Ramsey surprised me almost as
much as when Malcom Fraser revealed his humanitarian side. Dr Mary Glowrey was
a great Australian Christian and a trail blazer for women in the medical
profession. It’s appropriate and long overdue that she be recognized by the
Australian people and also that she should be canonised by the Church for her service
to the people of India. Indicative of the awe inspiring character of so many
Australian women both then and now, our first Saint is Mary MacKillop and the
two most likely to follow are Dr. Mary Glowrey and Caroline Chisholm.
Sr. Dr. Mary Glowery
'Tis a pity that the policies of Mr.Ramsey’s Liberal Party
do not reflect the qualities he so admires in Dr.Glowery. If she were alive
today she would despair over the actions of the Liberal Government toward
asylum seekers, aborigines, the homeless, the unemployed, pensioners, people
with disabilities, uni students, women who’ve experienced violence, health
services, education, climate change and the ravages of coal and unconventional
gas mining. How can Mr. Ramsey be so admiring of Dr. Glowery and yet so blind
to all of this?
http://www.standard.net.au/story/2960930/letters-to-the-editor-march-22/?cs=77#page/2
