Introduction

1. Celebrating a New Pope

2. Scrutinising a Non-Transparent Hierarchy

3. Handing on the Faith

4. Making Room for Aborigines in the Church

5. Dealing with Child Sexual Abuse

6. Bringing the Church to the World

At Bridges and Frontiers in the Church and the World

7. Pursuing Human Rights

8. Insisting on the Separation of Powers

9. Respecting Religious Freedom and Freedom of Conscience

10. Recognising Aboriginal Rights

11. Dealing with Asylum Claims

12. Respecting Autonomy and Protecting the Vulnerability of the Dying

13. Espousing marriage and respecting the dignityof same sex couples

Conclusion

Index