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10TuesdayJuly222014theNORTHSfullservicebureaucascadegraphicsContactCascadeGraphicsat867872-3000orgraphicsnorj.ca207McDougalRdFortSmithNTPhotocopying-Upto11x17colourandblackwhiteFaxing-SendingReceivingScanningDocumentPrintingCDDVDWritingIDPhotosfortreatycardsFACCerloxBindingandLaminatingPersonalizedGreetingCardsWeddingSpecialOccasionInvitationsBusinessCardsLetterheadNewslettersResumesandBrochuresPersonalizedPromotionalMaterialMugsPensHatsMousePadsetc.printingAllprintingincludesprofessionalcolourcorrectionandretouchingifnecessary.restorationNeedanoldordamagedphotographrestoredOldprintscanbescannedandpreserved.largeformatPosterandBannerprintingavailable.Printingupto34wideReprintanyphotofromTheNorthernJournal.fullservicecopycentrecallforaquotefullservicephotoprintingPetitioncallsforreturnofFatherPaultoFortSmithBishopsaysdecisiontokeeppriestnothistomakeByMEAGANWOHLBERGCallstobringFatherPaulPayyapillybacktothecom-munityofFortSmithhavebeenlandingonthedeskofthenewbishopoftheMack-enzie-FortSmithdiocesebutareunlikelytoreturnthepriesttothecommu-nityhesaid.BishopMarkHagemoensaidtheimpassionedletterspetitionsandevenDeneNa-tionresolutioninsupportofthepriestwholeftFortSmithearlierthismonthareappreciatedandspeaktothewonderfulworkPayyapillydidinthecommunitybutthedecisionisoutofhishands.Apetitionisabitofanunusualexpressionofsup-portbutitscertainlyunder-standableandinsomewayslaudable.Itsacommunityswayofsayingwereallysup-portthispriestandwelikedhowheservedourcommu-nity.Icertainlyhonourandacknowledgethatkindofex-pressionHagemoensaid.ButtherescertainthingsevenasabishopthatIcanandcannotdo.AndIthinkforalotofpeoplepeopleneedtounderstandthatwehavepriestsfromothercountriesbecauseofthegen-erosityandtermsofagree-mentofbishopsandotherreligioussuperiors.DespiteaccusationsthatthebishopchosenottorenewPayyapillyscontractduetocontroversyovertheintegrationofAboriginalmassatchurchHagemoensaidrenewalwasnotanop-tion.ThebishopsaidPayy-apillyhasbeencalledbacktoIndiabyhisbishopthereafterbeingawayfromhisdiocesefor10yearsandonlyhadathreetove-yearcontractinFortSmith.Wereveryblessedtohavethesekindsofarrangements.Imeanhalfofourclergyarefromfor-eigncountriessowehon-ourcertainlythetermsoftheagreementthatthesepriestsareextendedtousandthiswasanextension.AttheendofanextensionitiscommonforareligioussuperiororbishoptosaynoyouneedtoconnectbackHagemoensaid.SointermsoffutureIreallycantspeaktothatnumberoneitwouldbeanarrangementbetweenthedioceseandabishoporasuperiorandoftenareli-gioussuperiororabishopwillsendanotherman-notthemanthatwassentheadded.MembersoftheCatholicchurchcongregationsayFa-therPaulwaspushedoutbyasmallgroupwithinthechurchwhowereopposedtotraditionalAboriginalspiri-tualpracticeslikesmudg-ingdrummingandthefourdirectionsbeingbroughtintothechurch.PayyapillytoldTheJour-nalthatheplanstoremaininCanadaforthetimebeingandissearchingforaroleintheministryofLArcheaninternationalcommunityofgrouphomesforpeoplewithintellectualdisabilities.AsforwhetherornotAb-originalmasswillcontinuetotakeplaceatSt.JosephsParishinFortSmithHage-moensaidthatisadecisiontobemadebytheincomingpastorFatherBernieBlackwhodeclinedarequestforaninterview.StillHagemoensaidthereisadesirebothwithintheclergyandtheparishtorec-ognizeNorthernAboriginalculture.IdoknowthatalargepartofthecommunityisreallydesirousinwantingtomakesurethatAborigi-nalstressorfocusisapri-orityandIcananswerthatinprincipleitisaprioritythebishopsaid.Imean75percentofthedioceseisAboriginalsoitsnotanaspectitsmuchofthediocese.HagemeonsaidrecentcommentsbyPopeFran-cisandpreviouslyPopeJohnPaulIItalkofhowtoproperlyinculturateamasswhichissomethinganypastorshouldtakeintoaccountasheworkswiththecommunitytoplanchurchservices.ImgoingtoguessandthisisonlyaguessthatwhatsbeeninplaceisusuallyleftinplaceuntilapastorkindofgetshisfeetunderhimandisabletolookatthingsHage-moenadded.FatherPaulPayyapillydelivershisnalsermonatSt.JosephCathedralinFortSmithonJuly6.PhotoMeaganWohlbergPoliticsCommunity