The Catholic Weekly 1 May 2022

SUNDAY 1 May, 2022 CatholicWeekly The www.catholicweekly.com.au THE CHURCH. ALL OF IT WHY I CHOSE THE CHURCH NOMINATE YOUR PARISH HERO! P4 $2 together a just world Forging www.caritas.org.au | 1800 024 413 FACTORY of FAITH Christians are increasingly under attack frompoliticians and their agendas - except when their votes are needed for the pollies towin the power they desire somuch RELIGIOUS FREEDOM may be dead for now, after the Mor- rison Government failed to get its proposedbill throughParlia- ment, but the politicians who killed it have hardly shied away from appearances at Church- es over the Easter Season. The Federal Election has seemingly transformed the country’s crit- ics of religion into saints, with the campaign serving as a fac- tory of faith to produce pitches for religious voters. Prime Minister Scott Mor- rison has set the tone, and his public religiosity has been on full display for both good and ill. Hehas shown solidaritywith various Church communities, including the Ukrainian and Maronite Churches, but has also been exposed to attack for his closeness toHillsong’s lead- ership, and by the losers in the LiberalParty’s factionalwarfare. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ¾ Adam Wesselinoff P14