Australia prides itself on the fact that it is a multicultural society. Our status of cultural diversity is far beyond some other countries and with that, we stand by what we believe in to lead as example in the hope that other countries follow suit. Home to one of the world’s longest surviving cultures, the interconnectivity between Australian citizens and culture is growing for the better and expanding ever so greater into the future.
Unfortunately, Australia has not always matched its current standards of cultural diversity. Travelling back to the early 20th century when Australia became a federated country, the rights of our own Indigenous peoples were denied. Additionally, over the course of the early 1900’s, there was a myriad of government initiatives which ostracised people who fell out of the traditional white European …show more content…
With the horrifying treatment of non-whites during the 20th century, Australia revolutionised its attitudes regarding cultural diversity after the White Australia Policy was abolished and there was the introduction of anti-vilification laws and the Racial Discrimination Act [1975.] Collectively, the ideology of the Catholic Church employs its beliefs in regards to racism and discrimination of people. For instance, all factors of equal treatment bubble down to the belief that we were created equal in the eyes of the Lord and therefore have no right to treat others who may be different to yourself. Therefore to overcome any existing trace of racial discrimination we must work together to change our attitudes and with the help of Catholic beliefs we can use these to empower the world. To finish, I will leave you with a quote from Pope Francis, “to all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity" (Catholic Social Teaching
Unfortunately, Australia has not always matched its current standards of cultural diversity. Travelling back to the early 20th century when Australia became a federated country, the rights of our own Indigenous peoples were denied. Additionally, over the course of the early 1900’s, there was a myriad of government initiatives which ostracised people who fell out of the traditional white European …show more content…
With the horrifying treatment of non-whites during the 20th century, Australia revolutionised its attitudes regarding cultural diversity after the White Australia Policy was abolished and there was the introduction of anti-vilification laws and the Racial Discrimination Act [1975.] Collectively, the ideology of the Catholic Church employs its beliefs in regards to racism and discrimination of people. For instance, all factors of equal treatment bubble down to the belief that we were created equal in the eyes of the Lord and therefore have no right to treat others who may be different to yourself. Therefore to overcome any existing trace of racial discrimination we must work together to change our attitudes and with the help of Catholic beliefs we can use these to empower the world. To finish, I will leave you with a quote from Pope Francis, “to all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity" (Catholic Social Teaching