Sir, I appreciate the corrective (“Less is More”, letter, Mar 30) to my perhaps idealised view of Thomas More, for not even saints are without faults. Yet More’s own learning has been admired by thinkers such as Swift, Johnson and Churchill. What is more striking is his deep commitment to a liberal education for all in his family, especially his wife and daughters, at a time when this was less than usual.
Religious education offers those same critical skills our young people need to evaluate not just our past history and also our present and future society. This is why a valued place for the subject in the English baccalaureate and our school curriculum is important if we are to maintain our proud tradition of liberal education.
Monsignor Kevin McGinnell
Luton, Beds