Pope issued the apostolic exhortation Ecclesia in Oceania in which he referred to "the shameful injustices done to indigenous peoples in Oceania" and to the "special case" of the "Australian Aborigines whose culture struggles to survive". Kennedy wrote a book, Who is Worthy, The role of conscience in restoring hope to the Church, in response to controversy in the Archdiocese of Sydney over the proper role of individual conscience. This was a public debate triggered by comments from Cardinal George Pell, who had argued that the "doctrine of the primacy of conscience should be quietly ditched, at least in our schools, or comprehensively restated" largely because of his concerns that too many liberties were being taken in a society that over-emphasised the philosophy of individualism. But Kennedy was focused on what he considered was the chief problem of clericalism. In the book he argued that the Australian church has corrupted the basic teachings of Christ and has become a church of exclusion rather than inclusion, so that a process of reformation was required. Catholic hymnody On 5 March 1967 the second Vatican Council had promulgated the Schema on Sacred Music advocating that music be restored as an essential component of the Catholic liturgy. Partly through Kennedy's introduction and encouragement, composer Richard Connolly and poet and academic James McAuley became involved in creating suitable and appealing Australian Catholic hymns, especially for various sections of the Mass. Thus began one of the most successful hymn-making teams of the 20th century in Australia. Their work would result in the Living Parish hymnbook, published by a group around Fr Roger Pryke and Fr Tony Newman, which sold around one million copies over the next decade, enabling congregations to sing hymns during the liturgy in an Australian voice. Sources Kennedy, T. Who is Worthy? The role of conscience in restoring hope to the church, Pluto Press, 2000, Campion, Edmund Ted Kennedy, Priest of Redfern, David Lovell Publishing, Melbourne, 2009, References External links The Churchmouse, website hosted by members of Kennedy's former parish at Redfern Obituary in Eureka Street by Jack Carmody ABC news report ABC Radio National story marking Kennedy's death Obituary in the Sydney Morning Herald Obituary in international Tablet magazine "The Challenge of the Redfern Parish" by Peter Maher Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Transcript of the ABC TV program marking Kennedy's life Redfern Oral History article on Kennedy Recipients of the Medal of the