AUSTRALIA
Daily Telegraph
Bishop Anthony Fisher calls for harmony in first address as archbishop of Sydney
CATHY MORRIS PARRAMATTA ADVERTISER SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
THE newly appointed Catholic Archbishop of Sydney wants Australians to set an example to the rest of the world by showing how different nationalities can live together in peace following the anti-terror raids yesterday.
Bishop of Parramatta Anthony Fisher, who grew up in Lakemba, said Australians were “living in troubled times” and the Catholic Church had a role to play in getting the message out.
He was speaking at a press conference in Parramatta this morning to announce his new appointment as Archbishop of Sydney taking over from Cardinal George Pell who has taken up a senior role overseeing reform of the Vatican’s finances in Rome.
“Right now we face in Sydney some big questions about harmony as a city about coexistence and peace and friendship, that’s an issue right around the world,” Bishop Fisher said.
“I hope here in Sydney we’re going to be able to give the world a good example.”
Bishop Fisher said he has asked to meet with Muslim leaders to discuss current events.
“I’d like to hear from them what they’re feeling at the moment and in what ways we can do and say some things together that will move us forward and a more peaceful, more harmonious community.”
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