The Growth of the Modern Church in Australia

Origins of the Catholic Church in Australia The First Catholics to come to Australia were the Catholics on the first fleet. These people were mostly Irish convicts who were sent out for committing a crime. They were sent here because the jails in England were getting over crowded and they need to find a place for them. Most Catholics that came to Australia spoke Gaelic. In the late 1940's, people started coming from Eastern Europe …

…Religious Freedom, More active role of the laity, Social Justice, Adaptation and Unity among Christian religions. Evaluation The many changes of Vatican Two have had a strong impact. Being able to worship freely made the world definitely a better place. I feel that all the changes made by Vatican Two have benefited the church greatly because were more for to have a say in religion and not get chased and killed or become an outcast.