Abstract

This article deals with the characteristics of religion teaching to mentally handicapped pupils. This kind of teaching evolves from personal reception and experience of the words of Jesus: “Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take as your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you made me welcome, lacking clothes and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, in prison and you came to see me.” (Mt 25,34-36) To go and teach the Good News to those who need it most – this is the shortest definition of special religion teaching. With such understanding of religion teaching one can make all the efforts that are connected with teaching pupils with special educational needs and also be involved in various actions to satisfy the needs of these pupils. This article shows the main objectives, aims and methods used in special religion teaching as well as it characterizes the features of a religion teacher of pupils with special educational needs. There are also the conditions of special religion teaching presented. The Church admits that people who are mentally or physically handicapped are specially loved by Jesus Christ. To them God sends religion teachers to make them grow in sainthood.