abc.net.au/news/father-bob-maguire-tributes-after-death-at-88/102241852Catholic priest and social justice campaigner Father Bob Maguire has been remembered by family, fellow activists, politicians and people from all walks of life as a friend of the poor and downtrodden.His family described him as a "dear and much loved member of our family" who will be "sorely missed for his energy and good humour".
Maguire was parish priest of Sts Peter and Paul's Catholic Church in South Melbourne for close to 40 years from 1973 — leaving only after a clash with Catholic Church hierarchy over its mandate that priests retire at 75. "Recent months have been a struggle for Bob in both health and relationships. We pray that he is now at peace with his Saviour and Lord."
"Early on you realised that you had the sense you had to give back to the community, not because Bob put it over your head that that's what you had to do, you just realised. "He attracted all manner of outcasts, not all pleasant, but he was open-hearted to those people too. I asked him how did this [sic], and he said 'You don't have to like people to love them'," Safran said in an Instagram post.
May his memory be eternal
A nice guy with good in his heart. Silly to believe in any gods, but a really nice human being that really cared about people. Very sad to see he's gone.
'Father Bob Maguire remembered as a great man who, unlike most Christians actually followed the teachings of Jesus' there you go, I fixed it
Truly an amazing man❤️ RIP
Couldn’t you find a better photo?
An actual priest that should get a state funeral for once!
The ABC eulogising a dead Catholic priest is like the Gestapo eulogising a dead Rabbi.
A man who truly lived his life in accordance with Christ’s teachings - loving your neighbour, kindness, tolerance and compassion. Second high profile Catholic priest to die this year - not hard to know who the better man was, and so will Jesus.
🤔So you are Aware of him? Media, Politicians etc.. All Ignored his Distress & Request for Someone to Help Him to Report on his Treatment. People even reached out to Media asking please look at his situation. You Ignored him. Now you want to report about The Cobber may he R.I.P
Talk about canonisation. This man was a real saint. A miracle of human love and compassion day after day.
Watch a cavalcade of Labor MPs rushing today to associate themselves with the barely cold corpse of an anti poverty campaigner, the day after they ignored recommendations of their own committee to increase payments to the unemployed fatherbob
A tribute to his life and legacy would be to dedicate Jobseeker payment increases in his name. What say you JEChalmers, AlboMP, or does the US have you in a submariner squirrel grip...? 🐿️ auspol Auspol2023 fatherbob
State funeral?
Abortion is murder.
Sad to lose strong, noble men like father Bob. Whilst the modern world is littered with ghastly, corrupt and undignified cretins like Daniel Andrews.
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