Australian Bishops’ Inadequate Response to Terrorism Exposes Conciliar Apostasy
Catholic News Agency reports on January 2, 2026, that Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has called for a national inquiry into antisemitism following the December 14, 2025, Islamist terrorist attack at Bondi Beach which killed 16 people during a Hanukkah celebration. While announcing the Richardson Review into security failures, Costelloe demanded broader investigations into “political, business, academic, media, religious, and cultural institutions” to “unmask antisemitism.” The article notes supportive statements from Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney and antipope Leo XIV condemning antisemitism while omitting any call for conversion of non-Christians or defense of Christ’s social reign.








