Religionsunterricht und katholische Schule im Kontext religiöser Erziehung: Rechtsgrundlagen und gegenwärtige Diskussion

All Christ's faithful have a right to a christian education (cf. CIC c. 217). This right involves each baptized child as well as its parents and the Church. The Church fulfils its obligation by providing religious instruction in schools and by the foundation and governing of catholic schools. E...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
Main Author: Rees, Wilhelm 1955- (Author)
Contributors: Mühlsteiger, Johannes 1926-2020 (Honoree)
Format: Print Article
Language:German
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Published: Echter 1996
In: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religious instruction / Catholic school / State law of churches
B Germany / State / Church
RelBib Classification:KBB German language area
RF Christian education; catechetics
SA Church law; state-church law
ZF Education
Further subjects:B Parental right
B State law of churches
B School
B Education
B Festschrift
B Religious instruction
B Mühlsteiger, Johannes 1926-2020
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:All Christ's faithful have a right to a christian education (cf. CIC c. 217). This right involves each baptized child as well as its parents and the Church. The Church fulfils its obligation by providing religious instruction in schools and by the foundation and governing of catholic schools. Even though religious instruction is embodied in the written constitution of Germany (just like in Austria), religious instruction and catholic schools are more and more discussed. A decreasing number of practising catholics, decreasing revenues from churchtax, difficulties in finding appropriate teachers, a changing emphasis in formation and increasing prices for the building, maintenance and equipment require big churchfunds. With regard to religious instruction in the schools some questions arise: should pupils of other confessions take part? should the Protestant and catholic church work together? is it necessary to provide an alternative instruction for pupils who do not take part in the religious instruction and how can religious instruction in schools be legitimated with regard to the separation of church and state? By giving religious instruction and by establishing and governing catholic schools the Church not only fulfils its pastoral mission and its mandate to provide for salvation, but she also uses fundamental rights and allows the parents and pupils to make use of their fundamental rights.
ISSN:0044-2895
Contains:Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie