Commentary
Following the election of the Albanese government last year, religious leaders from various Christian denominations and other faiths expressed their support for the proposal to amend the Constitution to include a provision for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and the Executive.
In the church I belong to, the Catholic Church, the Archbishop of Perth, Timothy Costelloe, who is the President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, and the Archbishop of Melbourne, Peter Comensoli, have been particularly fulsome in such support.
Following a recent meeting, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference reiterated that support, stating that the Voice “could be a significant step towards a more just and equitable Australia.”…