The education ministry plans to halve the number of hours that Catholic catechism classes are taught.

The education ministry plans to halve the number of hours that Catholic catechism classes are taught.
Catholic Information Agency’s board believe the church’s plans are illegal.
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Almost all of the money, around 95%, went to recipients associated with the Catholic church.
Her party says government ministries have transferred almost 10 billion zloty (€2.4 billion) to the church over the last eight years.
The change, opposed by the Catholic church, will come into force at the start of the new school year in September.
The church must understand “the harm suffered by certain brothers of ours”, says its delegate for the protection of children and young people.
“Without knowledge of Christianity, it will be difficult for young people to understand the modern world.”
The local bishop revealed that the diocese is establishing a special commission to investigate the scandals.
Using a special app, parishioners can access the space 24 hours a day to pray, meet with others, and even chat with an AI assistant.
As examples, it lists the alleged mistreatment of prisoners and efforts to expand abortion rights.
She was accused of offending religious feelings and maliciously interfering with the public performance of a religious act.
Offending religious feelings is a crime in Poland that carries a prison sentence of up to two years.
Mariusz W. was director of the Polish church’s national organising office for World Youth Day.
But a large majority still identify both as believers (87%) and as belonging to Poland’s dominant Roman Catholic faith (89%).