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Religious Education in Roman <strong>Catholic</strong> Schools<br />
‘For her part, the Church has the duty to educate “especially because she has the responsibility of announcing the way of salvation<br />
to all men, of communicating the life of Christ to those who believe, and, in her unfailing solicitude, of assisting men to be able to come to the<br />
fullness of this life. The Church is bound as a mother to give to these children of hers an education by which their whole life can be imbued with<br />
the spirit of Christ.”’<br />
The Identity of a <strong>Catholic</strong> School for a Culture of Dialogue, January 2022<br />
‘Religious education in <strong>Catholic</strong> schools takes place within the context of the wider <strong>Catholic</strong> faith community, in partnership with<br />
home and parish. It is an integral part of the <strong>Catholic</strong> school, which is itself a community of faith. It is designed to assist children and young<br />
people to be increasingly able to make an informed and mature response to God in faith and to nurture that faith. It offers opportunities for<br />
both evangelisation – proclaiming the Gospel message to all – and catechesis – the deepening of existing faith commitments among believers.’<br />
RERC Principles and Practice, Education Scotland 2001<br />
how to apply them in life;’<br />
‘the provision of religious education programmes which will enable young people to develop their understanding of Gospel values and<br />
Characteristic 5, Charter for <strong>Catholic</strong> Schools in Scotland