How Did The Catholic Church Influence Australian Culture

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The catholic church in the early stages of Australian development showed signs of acceptance for the differing languages and traditions of which belonged to the indigenous Australians. Small missionaries supported a lack of negative attitude towards imposition in their small communities, and each culture managed to live together and even learn off each other. This was evident in the teaching of languages across the two different cultures. Something that was in practice until the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart arrived. This group forbid the use of indigenous language within dormitories and classrooms and just in general within these missionaries, starting initially with a small establishment in Alice Springs, the impact they had not only in the