I read the dioceses pronouncement as saying more that from the PARISH's perspective Faith Formation / CCD / Religious Ed classes are ITS primary means of fulfilling the call to teach the faithful, not that the parish wants to supplant the parents' prior (and greater) authority. Right or wrong, I don't see them trying to undermine the "pa…
I read the dioceses pronouncement as saying more that from the PARISH's perspective Faith Formation / CCD / Religious Ed classes are ITS primary means of fulfilling the call to teach the faithful, not that the parish wants to supplant the parents' prior (and greater) authority. Right or wrong, I don't see them trying to undermine the "parents as primary educators" paradigm, unless it's way more subversive because they want to get all the kiddos into a classroom and purposely teach them heterodox materials. I can't see almost any diocese being organized enough to be that subversive. :-)
Still, I do see this as an overly-aggressive move against the increasing phenomenon of homeschooling families. (Signed, husband of a wife who homeschools 3 of our 5 small children)
I’m referring specifically to the 2020 rule mentioned further down in the article, constraining whether parents can choose to do sacramental preparation themselves. There’s no requirement, as far as I know, to provide physical facilities for homeschooling, but while the pastor & bishop have the duty to ensure children are properly disposed, the CDW has previously said this does duty not include requiring a specific age or catechetical curriculum when it comes to confirmation, because that infringes on the rights of the children and the parents as the primary educators.
I read the dioceses pronouncement as saying more that from the PARISH's perspective Faith Formation / CCD / Religious Ed classes are ITS primary means of fulfilling the call to teach the faithful, not that the parish wants to supplant the parents' prior (and greater) authority. Right or wrong, I don't see them trying to undermine the "parents as primary educators" paradigm, unless it's way more subversive because they want to get all the kiddos into a classroom and purposely teach them heterodox materials. I can't see almost any diocese being organized enough to be that subversive. :-)
Still, I do see this as an overly-aggressive move against the increasing phenomenon of homeschooling families. (Signed, husband of a wife who homeschools 3 of our 5 small children)
I’m referring specifically to the 2020 rule mentioned further down in the article, constraining whether parents can choose to do sacramental preparation themselves. There’s no requirement, as far as I know, to provide physical facilities for homeschooling, but while the pastor & bishop have the duty to ensure children are properly disposed, the CDW has previously said this does duty not include requiring a specific age or catechetical curriculum when it comes to confirmation, because that infringes on the rights of the children and the parents as the primary educators.