Bishops approve curriculum framework for high school catechesis

Published: 2007-11-16

BALTIMORE (CNS) -- A detailed framework for catechetical instruction for high school students will be given to publishing companies after being approved Nov. 14 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. In a unanimous 220-0 vote, the bishops accepted the 80-page framework that outlines a core curriculum and electives for a four-year, eight-semester course of instruction. The introduction to the document spells out that it is "a framework and not a tool for direct instruction." As such, doctrines and topics listed are not necessarily defined or thoroughly developed, it said. Publishing houses are expected to submit their materials before publication for review of their conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church, explained Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl, chairman of the bishops' Committee on Catechesis, as he presented the text for approval.

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