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Special Report Transcript Episode 75, Section 4, Time 29:06We have to say in the first instance that the Catholic Church reflected indeed the divisions of the society in which it found itself. Just as apartheid divided people according to colour, so did it divide the church, our church, into a black community and a white community. There was in effect a black church and a white church. Notes: Kevin Dowling (Bishop: Catholic Church) References select each tab to search for references TRC Final Report■ FAITH COMMUNITIES AS AGENTS OF OPPRESSION 29 In most cases, faith communities claimed to cut across divisions of race, gender, class and ethnicity. As such, they would seem by their very existence to have been in opposition to the policies of the apartheid state and, in pursuing their own ... Acts of omission Avoiding responsibility 58 The idea of ‘responsibility’ differs amongst groups. While some communities (especially, though not only, English-speaking churches) saw themselves as consciences of the nation16, others defined their responsibilities primarily to their own ... Official statements and resolutions 86 The submissions spoke of numerous statements on apartheid that were issued by faith communities during the mandate period. Some of these demonstrate the variety of ways in which faith communities presented their opposition. The gradual radicalisation of ... Internalising racism 42 Despite their claim to loyalties that transcended the state, South African churches, whether implicitly or as a matter of policy, allowed themselves to be structured along racial lines - reinforcing the separate symbolic universes in which South Africans lived. Besides ... |
