Discrimination Against Catholics
Source Based
Sources B and C are useful for finding out the extent of
discrimination against Catholics. From them we can get information
about the types of discrimination Catholics faced. In source B we can
see that Catholics faced discrimination in football, ‘ the second or
third question is, what school did you go to son? And if its saint
something, then all of a sudden the boy isn’t good enough’. This makes
the source useful because we can see that discrimination happened in
football.
Source B is also useful because of its origin. From the provenance you
can see that the source comes from Billy Sinclair a former player
manager of Linfield. This makes the source useful because it is
written from the point of view of someone who has seen the evidence
first hand actually being a manger and player for the team. It is also
written from the point of view of a Protestant talking about
discrimination against Catholics. It isn’t a Catholic talking about
the discrimination they have had from Protestants, so there seems to
be no reason as to why he would be over-reacting the circumstances. I
also know that Catholics were not treated equally in other aspects of
life, employment for example. ’10,000 workers in a Belfast
shipyard-the biggest single source of employment in the city just 400
Exploring the Disadvantages Catholics Faced in Northern Ireland in the Mid 60’s In Northern Ireland during the 60’s Catholics faced a lot of disadvantages, in areas of Employment, Education, Housing, and Politics; there is evidence that even the Police Force was biased in favor of the Protestant community. Employment was a major area in which Catholics faced discrimination. Protestants held most of the civil service, government and local government posts in Northern Ireland and even if a catholic did get employment, many would simply feel too uncomfortable in the midst of all the Protestants. The main companies were privately owned and although anti-catholic prejudice was often suspected among foremen or personal managers, it was a hard thing to prove.
living in a shed with only a metal roof and with a bath outside and a
The goal of this paper is to determine if the Catholic religion has continued to modernize since Vatican II. In order to help analyze the modernization of Catholicism, this paper will examine the immigration of Catholics to America in the 19th and 20th centuries. Throughout this paper, I will reference Dr. Julie Byrne’s commentary, a professor in American religious history at Duke University, as a means of explaining how Catholicism has assimilated into American culture. Next, this paper suggests three challenges that Catholics are presently facing in the 21st century. Finally, this paper will elaborate on the growth in “irreligious Catholics” and its potential dangers. Although Catholicism assimilated into American culture during the 19th and 20th centuries, research and the rise in “irreligious Catholics” in the 21st century suggests it is possible that Catholicism has not continued to modernize.
During the 1920’s there were many controversial issues. There was a concern about declining moral and ethical values, which led to restrictions such as prohibition for example. The concern about these issues seemed most intense when they pertained to religion. In situations like these it always seems necessary to place the blame somewhere. One particular group on which this blame was emphasized happened to be the immigrants. Irish Catholic immigrants were a main focus of discrimination in many ways.
It is hard to believe that after electing a minority president, the United States of America can still be seen as a vastly discriminatory society. A question was posed recently after a viewing of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream…” speech of whether his dream has become a reality. After consideration, a majority of the viewers said no. Although many steps have been taken to improve racial equality in America, there is still no way to legislate tolerance. Dr. King’s message of equality for all has been lost in a black and white struggle over the taken meaning of his context. Until our society can allow all people to live in peace we will never truly achieve King’s dream. Case in point, referring to President Obama as our "our First Black President" should not be considered a statement of pride over how far we have come. Placing this racial qualifier, even in a positive light, only serves to point out his minority status, not the fact that he is the President of the United States. According to Dr. King's dream, a man or woman, black or white, would be viewed as President without qualifying their differences from mainstream America.
In Michelle Alexander’s speech on her book The New Jim Crow, she vividly describes the past forms of blatant oppression of minority groups, especially Latino, and even more so, African American men. Such political systems such as slavery and Jim Crow Laws, were discussed as government intended repression of African Americans. The War on Drugs is then blamed for unfairly targeting minorities, which results in staggering rates of Black and Hispanic arrests. She later relates the past direct forms of discrimination to today’s indirect forms, and informs her audience on how our present political system has a very similar effect to the Jim Crow laws. I feel she effectively and convincingly states her argument using clear and concise language.
After reviewing all the issues studied in this course, the one area where I feel most confident, and would therefore call the "easiest issue" is in the area of Catholic identity. Studying at Marymount has allowed me to deepen my understanding of Catholic identity, and that understanding conforms to the discussion of Catholic identity found in the Handbook of Research on Catholic Education (Hunt, Joseph & Nuzzi, 2004), where identity is included in the theology that makes Catholic schools Catholic (p.31). Simply put, Catholic identity emerges from the theology of Catholicism and the truths taught by the church. Moreover, in an age when Catholic school enrollment is on the decline, successful schools are those who have remained true to their
Many Irish Catholic immigrants have faced multitudinous challenges throughout their life in Ireland, to moving to North America. Case in point: having rights forbidden and locating employment. They were forced to come to British North America because the living conditions in their home country were so poverty-stricken. Although emigrating to America might signify the start of a new life, it was not uncommon to hear immigrants talk of how their ‘old country’ was better than the new land. Many Irish immigrants were disappointed since they were facing the same issues and even more new struggles from when they lived back at the home land. Consequently, Irish immigrants should not be thankful for a new start and support British North America wholeheartedly from the start.
In Australia we as members of the Catholic Church each have our own catholic identity. As quoted by Bishop Michael Putney of Townsville that “the question of Catholic identity is a far more complex and profound question than sometimes is realised”. Some say that Catholic identity in Australia is Jesus and how he cleansed all of sin when he was reborn into the world after crucifixion (his death). However catholic identity in Australia is not just about Jesus and the religious acts that he did in he lifetime, it is also the people around us and how they choose to live in the church community. How we all can benefit from religious practices that we choose to practice. Professor Neil Ormerod in his paper (identity and mission in catholic organisations)
The act of treating a person or group of people unequally because of their beliefs is identified as religious discrimination. This is closely related to religious persecution, with the most extreme case including the execution of individuals according to their beliefs. Often, the persons discriminated against are those within the minority group of society leaving them outnumbered to majority of the population. The course of American history has been plagued with intolerance and differences in opinion. Within three separate eras a significant event has occurred that brought about discrimination upon a set group of religious believers. The colonization of North America occurred as a result of religious persecution in Europe. Those events stemmed
The Catholic Church is right now struggling with a very serious and grave scandal, Sexual Abuse of catholic priests and Paedophilia. Within the last year the Catholic Church has had to dispense over 100 million dollars in sexual abuse settlements*** (find source). However, the crisis became mainstream when two Catholic priests in Boston were accused of abusing over 100 boys and young men. The church worldwide has felt repercussions from this scandal. In fact, it even resulted in the call of all American cardinals who are healthy enough to travel to a summit in the Vatican with Pope John Paul the second.
In over a period of years, an increasing amount of attention has been shed to the problem of child sexual abuse in the church. While churches, and other facilities which care for children, have had their experience of this problem, most attention has been brought to the abuse in the Catholic Church. Around the world, case after case has been seen in the press of clergy and members of religious orders being charged with sex offenses against children. Some of these cases go back decades. The issue has certainly brought attention around the world. The reason why, is the question that ponders in everyone mind.
During the Age of Reformation people were greatly against the abuses that existed in the Roman Catholic Church. A couple of abuses that were greatly stressed were the selling of indulgences, simony, and nepotism. It was some of these same abuses that prompted German reformist Martin Luther to write his 95 Theses. And for the Council of Trent to later address them in a series of meetings.
The Catholic Church had a great influence on Social policy in Ireland which began in the 19th Century. They worked from two broad headings; the teaching influence and the practical influence.
Discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. In today’s society, men are being discriminated against through the media, suffering from parental custody discrimination, being discriminated against in the courtroom and even for their choice of career. BBC reporter David Benatar said that, “the second sexism is that across the world men are more likely to be conscripted into the military, be victims of violence, lose custody of their children and take their own lives” (Castella, 2012). Even the way men are being portrayed on television and in film plays a big part in how they are treated in real life situations.