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Religious events timeline
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Castle Hill Rebellion
This was an attempt by mostly Irish Catholic convicts in attempt to escape slavery.
About 250 convicts led by Phillip Cunningham throughout New South Wales and added a combined force of about 1000 men in hope of reaching freedom.
Cardinal Patrick Francis Moran said it was a revolt against religion persecution and Fr. Dixon was also involved.
There is said to have been devastating results for the Catholics of New South Wales, both convict and free. -
Education Act
The law had the idea about setting central public school systems based on the principles of free, secular and compulsory education.
Victoria was involved and they were the first Australian colony to do this.
Religion wasn't taught in public schools but was need for catholic schools.
The catholic church wouldn't like private schools not teaching religion and like catholic schools doing so. -
Conscription debate
There were thoughts and up-coming rules that enrolement in the military was becoming compulsory. This means that people had to go out as soldiers and fight for there country in the war.
Australia, New Zealand and Brittian men and also young children.
The Church would have tried and stopped this thought, as they wouldn't want war to happen altogether.
The church didn't really get a big say in this so that wasn't fair on their side of the story. -
Catholic Action
This was the name of the many lay catholic groups that were people trying to encourage a larger catholic influence on society,
It was known as 'the movement' in Australia and was also around the world in places such as Spain, Italy, Bavaria, France, and Belgium.
The role of the catholic church in this was major because it was all about the catholic church.
The catholic church would have became more well-known and gained some worshippers. -
Communism in Australia
This was a socialist party which tried to achieve great political strength and to influence trade unions, social movements and national culture.
People around Australia were involved, especially people in politics and in the government.
The church would have tried to get an opinion in.
The church would haven't really been listened to, but nothing very bad would have happened.
