He has been christened but we are not practising catholics
At that age, I believe it's important that the children are supported in being involved in what their class mates are doing, and not excluded. The school should be supportive of that too - I doubt it's the first time they've had this issue with parents.
I know there have been similar threads recently about communions but I have a query and would be interested in other opinions.
My son started in a COI school this year. The school organises that catholic children stay behind one day a week in first class to prepare for their communion. He has been christened but we are not practising catholics and when the time came for communion I was not going to bother let him make it. I assumed as it was a COI school no one would be bothered either way. However, I have been told that because the school has a christian ethos, he will have to make it, as we have put down he is catholic.
I was just wondering what could the school do if we didn't want him to do it?
The school should have no input into what (if any) religious instruction you choose for your child.
Hmmm.
If you choose to send your child to a school with an avowed religious ethos, then the school has a clear role on the level of religious education your child receives while at the school.
How can you show you are christian but not catholic?
If he was in a catholic school and everyone was making it , maybe we would just go with the flow, i don't know.
How can you show you are christian but not catholic?
Let your child receive the Sacraments .... when they are old enough to opt out let them do so then .... having received the instruction ... they will then be able to make an informed choice.
............I was not going to bother let him make it. ...........
......................However, I have been told that because the school has a christian ethos, he will have to make it..............
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