"Although South Africa is only 9% Catholic, of the 440 members of Parliament, 22% are Catholic. However, and this is an important point, the Office liaises with, does research for and informs ALL Parliamentarians irrespective of their religious or political backgrounds. We have a number of full-time researchers who do in-depth research on all aspects of legislation coming before Parliament. We do this from a Gospel-based value system, drawing heavily from Catholic Social Teaching. Parliamentarians have neither the resources nor the time to do their own in-depth research on any given subject. Therefore these research papers are very much appreciated by many."
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Important initiative from South African Bishops presented to the Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops: Catholic Parliamentarian Liaison Office (9 October 2009) Fides News Agency
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Barry Alexander Anthony Wood
Barry Alexander Anthony Wood (13 June 1942 – 2 May 2017) was a South African prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Durban.
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