[fidelis]

I’m no expert, but it seems to me the required learning Jewish Bar Mitzvah is about 100 times harder than confirmation. I had a Jewish boss and went to his son’s Bar Mitzvah. I went to a couple of others, too. I was amazed how much the kids had to learn and memorize.

Before Vatican II, Catholic children also had to do a massive amount of memorization from the Baltimore Catechism (or the equivalent in other countries) before they were able to receive their First Communion and Confirmation. Like everything else since the 1960's, that's since been dumbed way down.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I was confirmed in the Lutheran Church in 1964. I remember it was a tough experience.