Social Justice Sunday
The 4th Sunday of August is Social Justice Sunday. The 2022 theme from the Australian Bishops is titled “Respect: Confronting Violence and Abuse”. From the statement, "The roots of violence lie in the abuse of power to control and dominate others. This stands in stark contrast to the relationships to which God calls us – relationships marked by equality and reciprocity rather than domination and violence, respect and freedom rather than coercion and control."
We know that most often those who suffer violence and abuse in homes and families, in workplaces, and in communities, are women and children while the perpetrators are most often men. We support women in calling for respect in relationships. Their lives and those of their children are sacred.
The statement, released on 3 August 2022, forms the centrepiece of Social Justice Sunday celebrations on 28 August 2022.
Statement introduction - Respect: Confronting Violence and Abuse
The Social Justice Statement 2022 (PDF 1.3MB)
Further information on the Social Justice Statement