Despite the sins of its members, the Christian faith is far greater than opinion polls in the news. It shouldn’t surprise, given the 2021 census results concerning religion, those critical of Christianity and the Catholic Church have used the fall in numbers to suggest religion is moribund and no longer relevant to Australian society. With Read more
In the space of a generation, sexual behaviour once considered immoral and beyond the pale is now endemic and considered normal. Long gone are the days when the statue of David displayed in Melbourne’s Myers emporium had to be covered with a fig leaf and where nudity in the musical Hair caused moral outrage. The Read more
Australian Catholics could soon acknowledge the land’s traditional owners on which their churches, schools and parishes stand with a ‘Welcome to Country’ before Mass and meetings. The recommendation to open meetings with ‘Welcome to Country’ is contained in proposals to the Church’s Plenary Council. The proposal will be voted on at an assembly of bishops Read more