Posts Tagged ‘Catholic schools Australia’

Darwin bishop threatens to close schools over discrimination laws

Monday, November 21st, 2022
Darwin bishop to close schools

The Bishop of Darwin has threatened to close Catholic schools if the Northern Territory’s Labor government changes laws that strip schools of the right to hire employees based on faith. Bishop Charles Gauci wants the Northern Territory government to shelve its plan to remove the right of religious schools to employ staff who share their Read more

Australian bishops stand up for biological gender distinction

Thursday, September 8th, 2022
transition genders

Hundreds of Catholic schools in Australia have been asked not to help children undertake gender transition. In a rare intervention, Australia’s Catholic bishops told the schools that sex is not a social construct but a “physical, biological reality.” Society has “widely adopted the belief that each person’s innermost concept of themselves determines their gender identity,” Read more