Social media community guidelines

Welcome to our Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne online social media communities.

These include, but are not confined to:

• the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne Facebook account
• the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne Instagram account
• the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne LinkedIn account
• the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne X account.

These accounts are managed by the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.

We encourage those who participate in our online communities to remember the Road to Emmaus, Luke 24:13-35, and ask that people keep this passage of scripture in mind when engaging with content and commenting on posts. Every interaction with another person, be they friend or stranger, is an opportunity for encounter with Christ.

Hours

We are here between 9am and 5pm AEST, although we may post and respond to content outside these times.

While not every comment requires a response, we do aim to respond when appropriate, and to do so in a timely way within our hours of operation.

We may be unable to respond to some posts due to privacy, secrecy or other laws. In these circumstances, we ask that you direct message your contact details for response.

Community Guidelines

We encourage relevant, thoughtful and respectful discussion on our social media pages, particularly when responding to posts or comments that contain views that may differ from your own. We ask that posts comply with the rules of the platform on which they are posted, do not breach any laws, constructively contribute to discussion and adhere to these guidelines.

We reserve the right to remove comments that:

• contain personally identifying information of any individual
• do not relate to the topic or post
• impersonate or falsely claim to represent a person or an organisation
• are abusive, harassing, stalking or threatening, or attack others
• are bullying, defamatory, offensive, obscene, vulgar or threatening
• contain hateful language, or target race/ethnicity, religion, gender, nationality or political beliefs
• are false, deceptive or misleading
• breach intellectual property rights, laws or regulations
• contain images or videos of people, particularly minors, without consent,
• encourage others to engage in activities that are unsafe or illegal
• are spam
• engage in any other unfair, disrespectful, inappropriate or unlawful conduct, or
• attempt to sell products or services, or solicit donations.

The opinions in the comments of our social media communities are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or position of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne.

Thank you for participating in our online communities with kindness and respect.