Parents married in the Church must remember their marriage is a sacrament - one of the seven given by God through His Church. Since marriage has been elevated to a sacrament, it can be elevated no further. To imply otherwise is to denigrate God's law. There is no need for policy statements and guidelines concerning these rights if the diocese is obedient to the Magisterium. For if the diocese is obedient to the Magisterium, then it will know the rights, duties and obligations inherent in the Sacrament of Matrimony which includes the total education of children.
Parents are first and foremost educators and all others are secondary.
This truth bases itself on the law of subsidiarity which the Church has always affirmed. Family catechesis therefore precedes , accompanies , and enriches all other forms of catechesis. Thus, there cannot be too great an effort on the part of Christian parents to prepare for this ministry of being their own children's catechists and to carry it would with tireless zeal.