Aibu going to church so my child goes to a Catholic school

[ThatEdgyBlueScroller]

I was raised a Catholic and found mass boring. School was high achieving but to be honest religious education wasn't that well respected by students.

I wish I could attend a church that could give my child and I a community... I just don't believe in the teachings, but morally I agree with some teachings.

Would I be unreasonable to attend church and get my child baptized/christned etc just to guarantee a school place?

Catholic schools are teaching contraception advice that isn't "don't have sex before marriage"? I am surprised.

National Curriculum - well, Relationships, Sex and Health Education guidance - innit?

If you do you would not be alone.

Some of you really think Catholicism is stuck in the dark ages. Catholics use contraception, have sex outside of marriage, co-habit, have babies when not married, have abortions, are not always heterosexual, get divorced… I know loads of Catholics, some rubbish ones like me, but some devout. I don’t however know any that are observant. Not one.

Because that’s the nature of it, for most people that follow it. Catholics might believe in God, might go to Mass, pray and loosely follow it but they more likely follow it only loosely. What does it matter? Catholic ‘lite’ is still Catholic. Devotional and observant ones are rare to find and if people were expected to follow the fundamental requirements, the churches would be even emptier than they are now.

My parents considered themselves really devout, but my mum was pregnant when she got married with the blessing of their parish priest. And that was in the late 1960s in rural Ireland!

Most of the mums in my kids Catholic primary felt just the same as you OP - wanting the community, the Christian values, the school discipline, continuing their own school experience perhaps, but not necessarily wanting the Catholic doctrine. But you will need to go to church regularly as well as have your daughter baptised as the Priest will in all likelihood need to sign your school application form to certify that you are "practising".
Just reflect what your conscience tells you and go with it.