Loyola: Allowed To Teach The Catholic Religion From The Catholic Perspective

Many have been anxiously waiting for the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Loyola High School v. Quebec (Attorney General)¹ regarding the requirement that a privately funded Quebec Catholic boy's secondary school, Loyola High School ("Loyola"), implement strictly, without amendment the Quebec Ministry of Education's Ethics and Religious Culture course, referred to as the ERC program.

The ERC program requires world religions to be taught from a strictly secular, objective, cultural perspective. The program also requires that the ethics of different world religions be taught from a neutral perspective. There are two objectives of the ERC program; the first is to teach that all people possess equal value and dignity; the second is to foster human rights and democracy as shared values. To fulfill the objectives, the course requires students to understand religious culture, reflect on ethical issues, and engage in dialogue with respect to ethical issues. This program