Australian Bishops’ Secularist Response to Bondi Massacre Betrays Christ’s Kingship
The EWTN News article from January 2, 2026 reports that Timothy Costelloe, 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 that killed 16 people during a Hanukkah celebration. The article notes Costelloe’s claim that the government’s security review fails to address “deeper issues” of antisemitism in Australia’s political, business, academic, media, religious, and cultural institutions. It mentions Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher’s condemnation of “festering” antisemitism and quotes antipope Leo XIV’s generic condemnation of violence. The piece concludes by framing antisemitism as an attack on “shared humanity” rather than a theological crisis.