Children must be guided early on with God's law, says pope

CNS ^ | September 19, 2007 | Carol Glatz

[NYer]

Young children must be guided from a very early age with moral law so that they will have direction as they weather life's storms and resist its temptations, Pope Benedict XVI said.

He is so right!! I know far too many people who are raising their young children with no religious education. It works for a while when they are very young but leaves them defenseless once they leave the nest.

[ml/nj]

Interesting. Not to start a fight, but I guess I would ask him where we can find G-d's Law. How many laws are there? What are they? Etc.

ML/NJ

[samiam1972]

Our kids study Saints, Scripture and the Catechism on a daily basis. There is so much they don’t know!! It is a huge responsibility!!

[ml/nj]

I'm a mommy again!

Mazel tov !!

ML/NJ

[diamond6]

May I ask, are your children older or younger?

[Kolokotronis]

+BXVI is right. You have your children until they are 12; you have 12 years to teach them what they need to know. After that they belong to the world, at least that what the old people from the old country always said.

[NYer]

You have your children until they are 12; you have 12 years to teach them what they need to know. After that they belong to the world, at least that what the old people from the old country always said.

And here is a new world person who totally agrees :-)

[NYer]

I guess I would ask him where we can find G-d's Law.

The Ten Commandments.

[ml/nj]

The Ten Commandments.

That's it? What about, "Love your neighbor as yourself," and other stuff like that?

ML/NJ

[ml/nj]

The Ten Commandments.

That's it? What about, "Love your neighbor as yourself," and other stuff like that?

ML/NJ

[ELS]

On St. John Chrysostom's Antioch Years - transcript of Pope Benedict XVI's address at today's general audience.

[onedoug]

Since you know, why ask, other than to seem self-righteous?

[Aggie Mama]

It drives me nuts whenever I hear someone say, “I don’t want to force anything on them. They’ll make their decision when they get older.” What a load of bunk!

[AlguyA]

"That's it? What about, "Love your neighbor as yourself," and other stuff like that?

Don't you know? That's what the last seven of the ten commandments sum to.

[Salvation]

**Young children must be guided from a very early age with moral law so that they will have direction as they weather life’s storms and resist its temptations, Pope Benedict XVI said.**

BTTT!

Love our Pope!

[Salvation]

**It drives me nuts whenever I hear someone say, “I don’t want to force anything on them. They’ll make their decision when they get older.” What a load of bunk!**

Bugs me too, especially for my grandchildren. My daughter is attending an alliance church and did a dedication.

My two grandsons are not baptized.

I know some grandmas have done it on the sly. LOL!

[Coleus]

A Catholic Education for Every Catholic Kid

[Wiz]

I agree with that, before liberals could brainwash children with unethical ideas, and thoughts against our tradition. These days, certain schools and media are full of evil, the liberal propaganda.

[ml/nj]

Since you know, why ask, other than to seem self-righteous?

I really don't mean to offend. I have great respect for the Church and believe it to be one of the few, or maybe the only, large organization that advocates for morality in the World. Certainly we Jews have none. (And some of our small organizations advocate immorality!)

But doesn't the Pope begin to get into trouble when he speaks of G-d's Law? You know all the "His yoke is easy and His burden is light," stuff? The "yoke" is what some Jews might consider "G-d's Law." I just wondered what specifically the Pope and/or Catholic Doctrine meant by that phrase.

ML/NJ