Biskup ełcki Jerzy Mazur o lekcjach religii w szkołach

In brief

Bishop Jerzy Mazur of Ełk described recent changes to school religious education as a gradual removal of religion from schools. He spoke about the reduction of weekly religious instruction from two hours to one hour.

The bishop stated that religious lessons bring unique value to school education. He also addressed the public debate concerning the secular nature of the state and the presence of religion in the school system.