A Catholic Grade 6 Teacher

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A friend of mine is a Catholic grade 6 teacher that teaches the catechism of the Church.She told me that there is only one holy day of obligation in the Church. i.e. Easter :rolleyes: She also said that Catholics need not believe that Jesus actually existed. :rolleyes: She said we only need to believe in what he taught. I guarantee the first statement is false. The latter statement I would highly be surprised to be true. i.e. The Apostles Creed. Look who is teaching are children. I bet this isn’t the exception but the norm.
 
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Sad. Time to let your pastor know about this! This is not the norm in my parish, thank God!
 
gabanzo said:
A friend of mine is a Catholic grade 6 teacher that teaches the catechism of the Church.She told me that there is only one holy day of obligation in the Church. i.e. Easter :rolleyes: She also said that Catholics need not believe that Jesus actually existed. :rolleyes: She said we only need to believe in what he taught. I guarantee the first statement is false. The latter statement I would highly be surprised to be true. i.e. The Apostles Creed. Look who is teaching are children. I bet this isn’t the exception but the norm.
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Gosh!
 
gabanzo said:
A friend of mine is a Catholic grade 6 teacher that teaches the catechism of the Church.She told me that there is only one holy day of obligation in the Church. i.e. Easter :rolleyes: She also said that Catholics need not believe that Jesus actually existed. :rolleyes: She said we only need to believe in what he taught. I guarantee the first statement is false. The latter statement I would highly be surprised to be true. i.e. The Apostles Creed. Look who is teaching are children. I bet this isn’t the exception but the norm.
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In a Catholic School or Sunday school setting?
Either way, that needs to be reported to the Pastor, the DRE, and the Principal. Whichever serves.
 
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I bet this isn’t the exception but the norm.
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I just don’t understand why someone would seek out a job teaching such garbage to Catholic children.

I really hope this is not the norm, but I won’t hold my breath either.
 
That’s why the world needs to learn from Finland.

There all teachers need to compete to get their Masters, as only a small percentage of the top student gets to graduate. And the teachers are paid and regarded/respected as high as surgeons.
 
robertkchacon said:
Sad. Time to let your pastor know about this! This is not the norm in my parish, thank God!
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Agree, time to have a talk with the Pastor. It is not this way in my Parish either. My Parish requires all religious education teachers, RCIA & CCD instructors to be Certified Catechesists. In addition, these teachers & instructors are overseen by a Priest or Deacon.
 
gabanzo said:
A friend of mine is a Catholic grade 6 teacher that teaches the catechism of the Church.She told me that there is only one holy day of obligation in the Church. i.e. Easter :rolleyes: She also said that Catholics need not believe that Jesus actually existed. :rolleyes: She said we only need to believe in what he taught. I guarantee the first statement is false. The latter statement I would highly be surprised to be true. i.e. The Apostles Creed. Look who is teaching are children. I bet this isn’t the exception but the norm.
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My first response is, “She is not really Catholic, is she?”

I agree that teaching such patently wrong information is absolutely horrendous. But, as a 6th grade Catholic School Teacher of many years, I would ask that you not paint all Catholic school teachers with the same brush. 99% are educated, devout, caring persons who believe in their ministry to children and dedicated to faithfully educating their students in their faith.

I don’t doubt that there are some like the person you describe, but she is very far from the norm. Teachers like her should be removed from Catholic classrooms and prohibited from further teaching in the Church.

How did you respond to her statements?
 
gabanzo said:
A friend of mine is a Catholic grade 6 teacher that teaches the catechism of the Church.She told me that there is only one holy day of obligation in the Church. i.e. Easter :rolleyes: She also said that Catholics need not believe that Jesus actually existed. :rolleyes: She said we only need to believe in what he taught. I guarantee the first statement is false. The latter statement I would highly be surprised to be true. i.e. The Apostles Creed. Look who is teaching are children. I bet this isn’t the exception but the norm.
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Oh come on not Christmas. She can’t make the lapsed who come on Christmas and Easter only go to Easter.
 
gabanzo said:
A friend of mine is a Catholic grade 6 teacher that teaches the catechism of the Church.She told me that there is only one holy day of obligation in the Church. i.e. Easter :rolleyes: She also said that Catholics need not believe that Jesus actually existed. :rolleyes: She said we only need to believe in what he taught. I guarantee the first statement is false. The latter statement I would highly be surprised to be true. i.e. The Apostles Creed. Look who is teaching are children. I bet this isn’t the exception but the norm.
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Am I the only one who is wondering about the apparent contradiction: How can you believe in what Jesus taught if you don’t believe He existed? :rolleyes:

(Yes, I know someone is going to say that Jesus is only someone, a character in a story, that God uses to get His message across.)

Still another: what does person make of Jesus’ teaching to “make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the + Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost”?
 
gabanzo said:
A friend of mine is a Catholic grade 6 teacher that teaches the catechism of the Church.She told me that there is only one holy day of obligation in the Church. i.e. Easter :rolleyes: She also said that Catholics need not believe that Jesus actually existed. :rolleyes: She said we only need to believe in what he taught. I guarantee the first statement is false. The latter statement I would highly be surprised to be true. i.e. The Apostles Creed. Look who is teaching are children. I bet this isn’t the exception but the norm.
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Why would we need to believe in what Jesus taught if we didn’t believe he had actually existed? Challenge her logic!
 
gabanzo said:
A friend of mine is a Catholic grade 6 teacher that teaches the catechism of the Church.She told me that there is only one holy day of obligation in the Church. i.e. Easter :rolleyes: She also said that Catholics need not believe that Jesus actually existed. :rolleyes: She said we only need to believe in what he taught. I guarantee the first statement is false. The latter statement I would highly be surprised to be true. i.e. The Apostles Creed. Look who is teaching are children. I bet this isn’t the exception but the norm.
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I guess it is too much to ask that the teachers we pay to teach might be required to possess appropriate skills and knowledge? Ask the school principal what is to be done about this situation. The Bishop also has an important responsibility for teaching in their diocese and must share responsibility for failings such as this.
 
gabanzo said:
A friend of mine is a Catholic grade 6 teacher that teaches the catechism of the Church.She told me that there is only one holy day of obligation in the Church. i.e. Easter :rolleyes: She also said that Catholics need not believe that Jesus actually existed. :rolleyes: She said we only need to believe in what he taught. I guarantee the first statement is false. The latter statement I would highly be surprised to be true. i.e. The Apostles Creed. Look who is teaching are children.
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I am sorry that you have encountered someone who holds these beliefs. Perhaps it would be best to inform the principal of the school, or if this is a religious education program then the DRE or CRE or pastor.
gabanzo said:
I bet this isn’t the exception but the norm.
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Now you have veered away from facts and into wild and uncalled-for speculation and detraction against holy and dedicated religious education teachers.
 
Rau said:
I guess it is too much to ask that the teachers we pay to teach might be required to possess appropriate skills and knowledge?
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You’ve made an assumption that this is a paid position. It is very possible the OP is talking about a volunteer in the religious education (CCD) program.
 
1ke said:
You’ve made an assumption that this is a paid position. It is very possible the OP is talking about a volunteer in the religious education (CCD) program.
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Yes, I did, given the person was described as a “grade 6 teacher”, rather than “teaches catechism to grade 6 kids”. Perhaps the OP can confirm. My wife is a (volunteer) catechist, visiting a local public school one a week in order to teach catholic children the elements of their faith. Her knowledge of the faith is not perfect, but she is far better prepared than the teacher described by the OP.
 
I don’t know where this woman got her information, but she’s completely mistaken.

The Church recognizes several holy days of obligation throughout the year. (Unfortunately, I can’t give you the complete list for the reason I describe below.) In case anyone isn’t aware, a holy day of obligation is a day that every Catholic is required to attend Mass.

The bishop (I think) has the authority to transfer a holy day of obligation to the following Sunday, because Sundays are already recognized as holy days of obligation. For example, in Canada, where I live, all holy days of obligation are transferred to Sundays - except Christmas and New Year’s. Christmas and New Year’s are still holy days of obligation in and of themselves.
 
Maybe the teacher was getting the concept of the Easter duty mixed up with holy days of obligation? Duty and obligation are similar in meaning. But it is concerning. I have only been Catholic for four years now, but I have spent so much time studying the Faith in that time, and I homeschool my children, including their faith formation. It is so easy to learn the faith, and the teachings are so accessible, that there really is no excuse for an adult Catholic to be ignorant of the basics. Catholicism is universal and not elitist. That is the beauty of it. I think a gift of a catechism might be appropriate for this teacher. I also think the pastor needs to know, if these false teachings are being transmitted to the students.
 
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