Common use of Role of Parents Clause in Contracts

Role of Parents. “Since parents have conferred life on their children, they have a most solemn obligation to educate their offspring. Xxxxx, parents must be acknowledged as the first and foremost educators of their children. Their role as educators is so decisive that scarcely anything can compensate for their failure in it. It is particularly in the Christian family, enriched by the grace and sacrament of matrimony that from their earliest years children should be taught, according to the faith received in baptism, to have a knowledge of God, to worship Him, and to love their neighbor. While belonging primarily to the family, the task of imparting education requires the help of society as a whole. As for Catholic parents, the Council calls to mind their duty to entrust their children to Catholic schools, when and where this is possible, to support such schools to the extent of their ability, and to work along with them for the welfare of their children.” Declaration of Christian Education, VATICAN COUNCIL II

Role of Parents. “Since parents have conferred life on their children, they have a most solemn obligation to educate their offspring. Xxxxx, parents must be acknowledged as the first and foremost educators of their children. Their role as educators is so decisive that scarcely anything can compensate for their failure in it. It is particularly in the Christian family, enriched by the grace and sacrament of matrimony matrimony, that from their earliest years children should be taught, according to the faith received in baptism, to have a knowledge of God, to worship Him, and to love their neighbor. While belonging primarily to the family, the task of imparting education requires the help of society as a whole. As for Catholic parents, the Council calls to mind their duty to entrust their children to Catholic schools, when and where this is possible, to support such schools to the extent of their ability, ability and to work along with them for the welfare of their children.” Declaration of Christian Education, VATICAN COUNCIL II