catechetic

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Adj.	1.	catechetic - of or relating to or resembling a rigorous catechism; "the catechistic method" catechistic
	2.	catechetic - of or relating to or involving catechesis catechetical theology, divinity - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

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Saying all this, I do not support scrapping religious studies from our schools but they should be upgraded so the lessons are not of the proselytising, catechetic type but concentrate on study, investigation, interpretation and understanding of different religions with the Orthodox Christian tradition at its centre.

A shake-up of religious education is centuries overdue

The ministry also said that it had--along with Lithuania's Catechetic Centre, which helps teachers of Religion with teaching material crafted recommendations for those educators.

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(2) His printer's list shows that he focused on grammars, vocabularies, catechetic texts, medical texts, and prose romances.

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That is why he fully expected the bishops to come to Rome not simply to repeat catechetic teachings, but to speak openly and frankly, saying what they thought and what their people felt, and not just what might please the Holy Father.

A disturbing Pope, Cardinal Newman, and the voice of the faithful

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