Baptized into Catholic and Lutheran church?

[jmcrae]

No, the Catholic has promised that. The non- Catholic gets to follow his/her conscience.

Well, it is to be hoped that their conscience would not allow them to do anything that would force the person they love most in the whole world to break a solemn oath to God.

 

[HB11]

Well, it is to be hoped that their conscience would not allow them to do anything that would force the person they love most in the whole world to break a solemn oath to God.

Yes, I agree with that.

 

[babochka]

If their marriage is considered valid in the Catholic Church, then they have made a vow to raise their children Catholic, including baptising them in the Catholic faith,** sending them to Catholic schools**, and bringing them every Sunday to Mass.

As far as I know, sending one’s children to Catholic schools is not required in order to raise them in the Catholic faith, and certainly not required by the Church.

 

[thistle]

As far as I know, sending one’s children to Catholic schools is not required in order to raise them in the Catholic faith, and certainly not required by the Church.

That is correct. It is not required for Catholics to attend a Catholic school.

 

[ServusHumilis]

That is correct. It is not required for Catholics to attend a Catholic school.

Sadly.

 

[Phemie]

Sadly.

Sometimes you choose a school depending on the needs of your child.

Our oldest started school at the military elementary school because it offered the small classes along with programs and a personalized curriculum that suited her learning style.

Her brother, OTOH, went to the local Catholic school because it offered French Immersion.

When we moved, they went to a French Catholic school.

With the next move only the Protestant system offered French Immersion so that’s where they went.

Another move brought us to an area where there were only public schools so they went to the French public school.

The last move brought us back to the place that had Protestant/Catholic systems and they were enrolled in the Catholic school but that only lasted a year, those systems were dismantelled and replaced with a public system.

 

[Chatter163]

As far as I know, sending one’s children to Catholic schools is not required in order to raise them in the Catholic faith, and certainly not required by the Church.

There is no canonical requirement that students in a Catholic school must be Catholic. However, that certainly does not preclude an individual school from setting a requirement that its students be Catholic.

 

[ServusHumilis]

Sometimes you choose a school depending on the needs of your child.

Our oldest started school at the military elementary school because it offered the small classes along with programs and a personalized curriculum that suited her learning style.

Her brother, OTOH, went to the local Catholic school because it offered French Immersion.

When we moved, they went to a French Catholic school.

With the next move only the Protestant system offered French Immersion so that’s where they went.

Another move brought us to an area where there were only public schools so they went to the French public school.

The last move brought us back to the place that had Protestant/Catholic systems and they were enrolled in the Catholic school but that only lasted a year, those systems were dismantelled and replaced with a public system.

I was educated in both Catholic and public schools. The public school was an absolute joke. At the time I wanted more than anything to go back a Catholic high school. Thinking about it now I wish I’d have been sent to the “private” Catholic school in my area which I believe teaches Latin and the faith as traditionally taught. I certainly hope I can do this for my children.

 

[ServusHumilis]

Sometimes you choose a school depending on the needs of your child.

Our oldest started school at the military elementary school because it offered the small classes along with programs and a personalized curriculum that suited her learning style.

Her brother, OTOH, went to the local Catholic school because it offered French Immersion.

When we moved, they went to a French Catholic school.

With the next move only the Protestant system offered French Immersion so that’s where they went.

Another move brought us to an area where there were only public schools so they went to the French public school.

The last move brought us back to the place that had Protestant/Catholic systems and they were enrolled in the Catholic school but that only lasted a year, those systems were dismantelled and replaced with a public system.

I was educated in both Catholic and public schools. The public school was an absolute joke. At the time I wanted more than anything to go back a Catholic high school. Thinking about it now I wish I’d have been sent to the “private” Catholic school in my area which I believe teaches Latin as well as the faith as traditionally taught. I certainly hope I can do this for my children.

 

[ServusHumilis]

Sometimes you choose a school depending on the needs of your child.

Our oldest started school at the military elementary school because it offered the small classes along with programs and a personalized curriculum that suited her learning style.

Her brother, OTOH, went to the local Catholic school because it offered French Immersion.

When we moved, they went to a French Catholic school.

With the next move only the Protestant system offered French Immersion so that’s where they went.

Another move brought us to an area where there were only public schools so they went to the French public school.

The last move brought us back to the place that had Protestant/Catholic systems and they were enrolled in the Catholic school but that only lasted a year, those systems were dismantelled and replaced with a public system.

I was educated in both Catholic and public schools. The public school was an absolute joke. At the time I wanted more than anything to go back to a Catholic high school. Thinking about it now I wish I’d have been sent to the “private” Catholic school in my area which I believe teaches Latin as well as the faith as traditionally taught. I certainly hope I can do this for my children.

 

[babochka]

Sadly.

What I find sad is not that there is no requirement for Catholics to attend Catholic schools, but that there is no ability for Catholic schools to provide an education to all Catholics who seek one. I homeschool 4 of my 5 children. One child is in public school. I very much wanted to send her to Catholic school when we made the decision to put her in school, but the local Catholic school rejected our application because they did not feel that they could give her an adequate education, due to her learning disabilities. She is doing well and making progress in public school, but I still wish that she could benefit from a Catholic education. Catholic schools are very good at educating a specific, average to above-average type of child. Catholic school principals and teachers would be the first to tell you that they are not equipped to help children who learn differently, whether learning disabled or gifted, and certainly not children who just aren’t very smart.

Although I love homeschooling and do so by choice, sending 5 (soon to be 6) kids to a Catholic school would be financially impossible on a single income. I have often considered sending my other children to our very good Catholic school, but I would have to return to work in order to do so.

So, before saying that it is sad that there is no canonical requirement to send children to Catholic schools, perhaps we should make it so that Catholic schools can serve all children, regardless of ability to learn or pay.

 

[babochka]

There is no canonical requirement that students in a Catholic school must be Catholic. However, that certainly does not preclude an individual school from setting a requirement that its students be Catholic.

This is a separate issue. I was referring to the alleged requirement that Catholics must send their children to Catholic school.