The creation of the Civic and Religious Education Center is based upon the analysis of the former aspects of the church teachings about the necessary and indispensable education of the catholic laics and all good- willed men, to participate and share the responsibility in the civil society and in the eclesial community, from their own vocation and free choice according to their talent and capacity without loosing their christian identity.

We have taken into account very carefully, the prophetic words by the Pope Paul VI in the Apostolic Letter "Octogesima Adveniens¨. It is stated:

¨Going to the political dimension also expresses a demand belonging to man nowadays, a greater participation in responsibilies and decisions. This genuine aspiration is shown mainly , as cultural level grows,as the sense of freedom develops, and man realices how , in an uncertain world, today´s decisions determine tomorrow´s life¨.

¨We´ve got to devise new forms of modern democracy not only giving man information and the possibility to express his opinion, but to commit himself to a common responsibility¨.

Thus the human groups are transformed , little by little , into communities of participation and life¨.

Thus the pastoral priority of Pinar del Río diocese for the year 92-93 was precisely, the creation of life and participation communities through the creation of parish communities , small eclesial communities and this pastoral project of civic and religious education.

Due to all we have said before, and trying to interpret ¨the signs of times¨ and to answer to tomorrow´s challenges from this moment on, the Pastoral Council reccommended to Mr. Diocesan Bishop to create a Civic and Religious Education Center. The Council established its general aims, sponsors, functioning, and addressees.
Mr. Bishop appoved this Pastoral Diocesan Project in July 1999 and started on January 29th 1993 with the following regulations:

THE CIVIC AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CENTER IN PINAR DEL RIO.

This Center is created with the purpose that the catholic laics and other good-willed persons become qualified and exercise the civic, ethical, religious and cultural principles which allow them to be able to participate and be responsible in society and in the church, according to their own human and christian vocation.