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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CHURCH

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Complaint to the Vatican about Religious Education

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Complaint to the Vatican about Religious EducationComplaint to the Vatican via the Apostolic Delegate about religious education in the Broken Bay Diocese Download Document (58 KB)
Summary of lessons, year 1 to year 6 in “To Know Worship and Love” Text Books currently being used in Australian Catholic primary schoolsSpreadsheet briefly summarising religious education lessons year 1 to year 6 in "To Know Worship and Love" Text Books. currently being used in Australian Catholic primary schools     Download Document (94 KB)
Appendix AEvidence supporting a number of particular claims in the main complaint document. Download Document (27 KB)
Appendix BAppendix B is the submission to the Plenary Council.  To read these documents, go to the Submission to the Plenary Council category of documents Download Document (0 KB)
Appendix CLetter of 5 April 2016 to Bishop Peter Comensoli drawing his attention to some problems with the sacramental programs of Reconciliation and Eucharist in the Broken Bay Diocese Download Document (234 KB)
Appendix DLetter of 26 May 2016 from Bishop Comensoli inviting the group to meet with Mr Peter Hamill, the Director of Catholic Education Office in the Broken Bay Diocese and Ms Alison Newall, Head of the Confraternity of Catholic Doctrine for Broken Bay Diocese. Download Document (146 KB)
Appendix EQuotes on Reconciliation and Hell Download Document (22 KB)
Appendix FGraph showing percentage of Catholics attending weekly Mass Download Document (77 KB)
Appendix GFigures for weekly Mass attendance by Catholics on a diocese basis comparing years 2011 with 2016 Download Document (427 KB)
Appendix HArticle discussing the Mass Attendance figures for the year 2016 shown in Appendix G. Download Document (604 KB)
Appendices I to NExcel spreadsheets setting out the essentials of faith missing from sacramental programs, texts used in Catholic schools, texts used in state schools,. Excel spreadsheets setting out the essentials of faith missing from the RCIA books currently being used in the Frenchs Forest Parish and the from the book used for five years before the current book in the Frenchs Forest Parish. Download Document (29 KB)
Appendix OEmail of 5 June 2019 to the Member for Wakehurst, Mr Brad Hazzard, requesting information about the Roman Catholic Church Property Act of 1936. Download Document (122 KB)
Appendix PResponse from Mr Brad Hazzard MP of 13 June 2019 regarding the request for information about the Roman Catholic Church Property Act of 1936 Download Document (35 KB)
Appendix QThe Roman Catholic Church Property Act of 1936 Download Document (261 KB)
Appendix RArticle by Phillipa Martyr titled "Findings for Plenary Council sessions indicae Download Document (0 KB)

Essentials of Catholic Faith

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Why do Catholics need to go to Mass on Sunday?When you are baptised a Catholic and later receive the sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist for the first time, you are obliged to attend Mass on all Sundays and holidays on pain of  committing a mortal sin for disobeying the third commandment Download Document (104 KB)

Submission to the Plenary Council

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Submission to the Plenary CouncilThe Submission to the Plenary Council is comprised of a covering letter and a number of supporting attachments to back up what was said in the covering letter.  The submission sets out what has gone so terribly wrong with Catholic religious education over the past 50 years and provides the reasons for why the Chuch's membership has been in sharp decline since the 1970s. Download Document (644 KB)
Attachment AList of matters requiring attention in more detail  by the Church in Australia Download Document (18 KB)
Attachment BSubmission for sacramental program on Reconciliation Broken bay diocese. Download Document (0 KB)
Attachment CSubmission on sacramental program for Eucharist in Broken Bay Diocese Download Document (17 KB)
Attachment DSubmission on Individual morality Download Document (18 KB)
Attachment ESubmission on a Social Morality Policy for the Church Download Document (17 KB)
Attachment FPercentage of Catholics attending Mass weekly Download Document (17 KB)
Attachment GSubmission about proposed changes to the Text books To Know, Worship and Love Download Document (17 KB)
Attachment HSubmission that management of the Church should be performance based Download Document (21 KB)
Attachment JSpeech by Archbishop Fisher reported in the Catholic Weekly in May 2015 Download Document (7 MB)
Attachment KGraph showing percentage of Catholics attending Mass weekly Download Document (16 KB)
Atttachment LList of signatories to the submission to the Plenary Council Download Document (113 KB)
Attachments M & NComparison of the "Salvation approach" and the "discipleship approach" to religious education. Download Document (79 KB)
Attachment OLetter to the Archdiocese of Sydney on Sacramental programs for Reconciliation and Eucharist. Download Document (172 KB)

The Church's Performance

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Australian Pre 1970s Catholic Religious Education Versus Current ApproachComparision of 1970s religious education programs with current programs Download Document (16 KB)
Summary of lessons, year 1 to year 6 in “To Know Worship and Love” Text Books currently being used in Australian Catholic primary schoolsSpreadsheet briefly summarising religious education lessons year 1 to year 6 in "To Know Worship and Love" Text Books. currently being used in Australian Catholic primary schools     Download Document (94 KB)
Summary of lessons in “To Know Worship and Love” Text Books currently being used in Australian Catholic high schoolsSpreadsheet briefly summarising lessons, in "To Know Worship and Love" Text Books currently being used in Australian Catholic high schools (years 7 to 10) Download Document (200 KB)
Speech by Archbishop Anthony Fisher on the performance of his Catholic school system in regard to religious education published in the Catholic Weekly on 24 and 31 May 2015In May 2015, Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher gave a speech on the performance of religious education in his Catholic school system. The key point of this address was that, by the time they have reached the age of 29 years, only 5% of the graduates of his Catholic school system practise the faith.  The speech was reported in the Catholic Weekly over two issues on 24 May and 31 May 2015. Download Document (7 MB)