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Drawing upon ethnographic research, this chapter examines the Australian Church’s contemporary reality, shaped by rapid cultural shifts over the past sixty years, immigration patterns, and increasing disaffiliation. It critiques the phenomenon of ‘two churches’—the “Perfect Society” and the “field hospital”—coexisting in tension, while exploring the lived experiences of the 88% of self-identified Australian Catholics who exist in ‘exodus’ from institutional structures. The ethnographic data (Appendices A–D) highlights the Church’s internal diversity, challenging the myth of a monolithic Catholic identity.

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The Church under the Southern Cross

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    2026年

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  • Anthony Maher

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Drawing upon ethnographic research, this chapter examines the Australian Church’s contemporary reality, shaped by rapid cultural shifts over the past sixty years, immigration patterns, and increasing disaffiliation. It critiques the phenomenon of ‘two churches’—the “Perfect Society” and the “field hospital”—coexisting in tension, while exploring the lived experiences of the 88% of self-identified Australian Catholics who exist in ‘exodus’ from institutional structures. The ethnographic data (Appendices A–D) highlights the Church’s internal diversity, challenging the myth of a monolithic Catholic identity.