Religious Literacy History of the Catholic Church in Australia

What nationality were the majority of the first Australian Catholics?

• English

• Irish

• Scottish

• Welsh

Which religious denomination were in charge of the early Australian colony?

• Romany

• Jewish

• Church of England

• Catholic

Which Council changed the Australian Catholic church dramatically in the 1960s?

Answer explanation

The Vatican II council triggered many changes within the Australian Catholic Church, including changing the mass language from Latin to English.

When did regular Catholic worship begin in the Australian colonies?

• 1830

• 1803

• 1820

• 1802

Who was the first Priest to say mass in the early colony?

• Father Dixon

• Father Hope

• Father Therry

• Father Donner

How were the first Australian Catholics different from Catholics in other places>

• They were all Jewish converts.

• They were mostly women.

• They were originally from Arabia.

• They were mostly convicts.

One change which came about from Vatican II was...

• Lay people were allowed to provide communion

• The mass was no longer in Latin

• Nuns were provided with less restrictive habits (uniforms)

• All of these options are correct

Early priests would tend to the needs of their Catholic communities by...

• Visiting Ireland frequently to get communion wafers

• Getting into fights with the Anglican priests to defend the Catholic community

• Travelling on horseback to perform masses and baptisms

• Encouraging the Australian catholic community to emigrate to Italy

Green and Red Catechisms are...

• Groups of Catholics from Italy and Ireland

• Books of Catholic doctrine and teachings

• A list of allowed foods Catholics can eat

• Written by the Anglicans to try and convert Catholics

During Lent, Catholics are required...

• To confess every day

• Attend a Protestant church

• Abstain from consuming meat on Fridays.

• Attend mass everyday