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In chapter seven of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia, dedicated to reflecting “Towards a better education of children,” Pope Francis (Post-Synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, on love in the family, 2016) makes a compelling argument that the purpose of true education is the development of the child to become the man and woman of tomorrow.
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Delicata, N. (2019). Moral Formation in Catholic Religious Education: Insights from the Fourth Gospel. In: Buchanan, M., Gellel, AM. (eds) Global Perspectives on Catholic Religious Education in Schools. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6127-2_8
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