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<p>They teach it in Catholic elementary, high school and colleges. And if your parents didnt teach you…but its also a bit related to generation. The olden days were better, when parish churches and schools were the center of the universe for roman catholics (as well as lutherans and episcopals). Those days are fading away, sadly.</p>

<p>I was taught it in my generation and my parents were taught it. But that was all during the days of Vatican II when the Latin mass (Tridentine Rite) was still in use.</p>

<p>The Church is returning to what they refer to as “more normal times, after a period of 3 decades of liberalization and democratization inside the Church.” Meaning, there is a growing demand of the Faithful to return to the good old days. But I digress.</p>

<p>To help you I started the google search for you:</p>

<p>You should investigate your faith (you are old enough) and learn what you can. </p>

<p>Priests4
There are 41,406 diocesan and religious-order priests in the United States.
28,067 diocesan priests
13,339 religious-order priests (Jesuits, Dominicans, Franciscans, etc.)
Vowed Religious7 </p>

<p>Sisters: 63,032
Brothers: 5,040 </p>

<p>Catholic Education8</p>

<p>Total Catholic elementary and high school enrollment: 2,256,990
Elementary Schools: 6,266 schools educating 1,576,301 students
High Schools: 1,352 schools educating 680,689 students
Colleges and Universities: 236 institutions educating 794,321 students
Non-residential Schools for Handicapped Persons: 68 schools educating 6,419 students
Public School Students Receiving Religious Education:
Elementary School students: 3,145,424
High School students: 689,552 </p>

<p>[USCCB</a> - (Office of Media Relations) - The Catholic Church in the United States At A Glance](<a href=“http://www.usccb.org/comm/catholic-church-statistics.shtml]USCCB”>United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)</p>

<p>and for the history and number of orders:</p>

<p><a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_religious_order[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_religious_order&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;