10 Steps When Approaching the Referendum
Fr Frank Brennan SJ suggests ten steps for Catholics inspired by Catholic social teaching when approaching the forthcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament
Date Posted:
19-Apr-2023
Ground painting "The Journey" by artist Danny Eastwood commissioned by the Sisters of Mercy Parramatta in 2018
"We will open our hearts to the cries of the poor using our energies, gifts and resources to address violence and discrimination especially for …Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples…” (Chapter Statement)
Frank Brennan SJ writes:
"Our recent Australian Plenary Council endorsed the Uluru Statement from the Heart and encouraged, “engagement with processes for implementing the statement, including local, regional, and national truth-telling efforts.”
I suggest ten steps for Catholics inspired by our Catholic social teaching when approaching the forthcoming referendum. I couch these suggestions in terms appropriate for those of us who are not Indigenous.
We are all invited into constructive dialogue. We must strive to listen to community leaders who know what is good for their communities just as those of us who are not Indigenous know what is good for ourselves and our loved ones...."
Source: Catholic Outlook
Read the 10 steps here