Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
 Nobody should be in any doubt of the importance of religious education in Britain today. Our history, culture and identities are incomprehensible without a firm grasp of the importance or religious faith and teachings and way of life that emerge from such faith. Ignorance of religion is ignorance of humanity. A people marked by such ignorance will not appreciate their own humanity. The purpose of religious education is, for those who live by faith, that they understand their own faith in its integrity and other peoples’ faiths in their diversity. For those who are searching, religious education is a chance to explore the great riches of the human spirit in its pondering on the mystery of life and of God. Religious education is essentially about the quest for truth. It is a great service to our society.
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