The title of this research is The Role of the Catholic Church against the Racial
Discrimination in the Perspective of the Indonesian Penal Law. The role of the
Catholic Church is very important for the humanity and human dignity in
Indonesia. The Church calls all the people to participate creating this world more
fraternal and peaceful, without discrimination. It’s because the racial
discrimination always destructed the humanity and against the human rights. To
build the society more harmonies and peaceful, in perspective of Indonesian Penal
Law, the citizen must promote the dignity of human person and the value of
humanity.
This research observes how the role of the Catholic Church to participate actively
in the promotion and protection of the equal dignity of human person and the
human rights to combat the racial discrimination. This activity is not contrary to
the Indonesian Law, although this participation involved many Indonesian people.
This research hopes that the Catholic Church fulfils her mission to promote the
equality of humanity and human rights and not contrary to the penal law, but
useful for all the Indonesian people.