Catechetical Formation in Chaste Living: Guidelines for Curriculum Design and Publication (June 2008)

Catechetical Formation in Chaste Living: Guidelines for Curriculum Design and Publication is designed to guide publishers in the development of new religion texts for students in preschool through twelfth grade and to assist in curriculum development by diocesan and parish catechetical leaders. These guidelines may also be helpful to assist parents/guardians, catechists, and Catholic school teachers in their respective roles in this crucial and delicate task.

The development of this document has been prompted by the promulgation of the teaching of the Church in the Catechism of the Catholic Church and by the publication of the General Directory for Catechesis, the National Directory for Catechesis, and the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults. This new set of catechetical guidelines focuses specifically on catechetical formation in Catholic faith and morals as well as on virtues for chaste living. Proper reference to human anatomy or physiology is to be made only to the degree necessary to teach morality and virtue. The content of these guidelines acknowledges the primary role of parents in giving a concrete or more specific education in human sexuality. The teaching of the Catechism of  the Catholic Church, the General Directory for Catechesis, and the National Directory for Catechesis is normative in this area, and consultation of these documents is presumed by these guidelines.

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