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The life of one of the most influential Australian Catholic priests of the twentieth century. 'John F. Kelly was a leader in bringing the Vatican II church to life in Australia. This penetrating biography shows the man behind the achievement and how he grew into his destiny.' -Edmund Campion, Catholic Institute of Sydney When John F. Kelly was called to his vocation as a priest in 1928, Australia was still staunchly British and Catholics were a minority, confined to the margins of professional and business life, and shackled by their Irish past. This remarkable Australian priest foresaw the day that the Australian Church would no longer be Irish, when Catholic teachings on social justice would be widely debated, and when Catholic women would demand equality. An impressive scholar, John F. Kelly was always in the vanguard of new ideas. As a leader in education, theology and history, he left a mark in many fields. He wrote the first Australian Catechism in 1962, the handbook by which the postwar generation were to live the Catholic life. He was a standard bearer for Vatican II, and taught hundreds of young couples about the Catholic approach to marriage in his famous pre-Cana weeken

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Author

Robert Pascoe; with assistance from Stephen Pascoe

Publisher

Allen and Unwin Pty LTD

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781741750577

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Christian, History, Biography

Rating

3 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14