"The teaching of religion, according to the survey by the Cambridge-based Von Hugel Centre, both by studying documents of the social teaching of the Church and by attaching importance to such values as the community, the fight against poverty and prejudice and the promotion of the environment, ends up turning the Catholic students into citizens who are attentive and committed to their cities." The survey, which is to be published soon, shows that the Catholic students are trained to become "citizens who worry about the surrounding world, who look forward to playing a role in the democratic process once they are adults". The authors proved that the Catholic students attach importance to exchanging opinions and speaking with people from other religions and are concerned about social justice. 60% of the respondents stated that their religious training had helped them speak with people from different faiths, 65% agreed that all students should be acquainted with a variety of cultures and histories, 66% value the different kinds of people who compose society, 85% agree that the Catholic schools promote the respect of people of different races and religions, 87% love to meet people from different ethnic or social backgrounds, 90% believe no school should tolerate racism.
