FratFiles

• Save Paper

Origins of the Catholic Church in Australia.

The first Catholics to come along to Australia, were amongst the first convicts to step foot on the shores of Port Jackson in Sydney. These Catholics were Irish in origin, and brought Catholicism to Australia, although Anglican Ministers were trying to stop the spread of Catholicism in Great Britain and her colonies. Most of the Irish who came here came here because of the British persecution of Irish Nationalists.

The first obstacle to Catholicism spreading came with the Passing of the so called, White Australia Act, 1903 which prohibited those with of non-white colour from successfully settling in Australia. After World War II, there then came a relaxing of the immigration prohibitions, the Federal Government under Prime Minister Menzies and Prime Minister Chiefly opened Australia's doors to immigrants of European origin, which brought over 1 million Catholics in a short period of time. This period brought dramatic change to the......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 1752
Approximate Pages: 8 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. Origins Of The Catholic Church In Australia.
   

   Origins of the Catholic Church in Australia. Origins of the Catholic Church in Australia. The first Catholics to come along to Australia, were amongst the first convicts to step

2. Roman Catholic Church
   

   catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ for the salvation of all people. Origins The Church traces its origins to Jesus and the Twelve Apostles, in particular

3. Euthanasia
   

   citizens who suffer from incurable diseases. But this was stopped in 1948 by the Roman Catholic Pope Pius XII. (Wasmuth, 1985, P. 712). Laws in Unites States and Canada claim

4. America In The 1950's Religious Oppression For All?
   

   Many times the process of exerting this influence caused conflicts between the Catholic Church and the countries that were involved. The Methodist Church, a large Protestant

5. Religion Definition
   

   or the gods, careful pondering of divine things, piety, the res divinae".[4] The ultimate origins of Latin religio are obscure. It is usually accepted to derive from ligare "bind,