was to only recognize Holy Week and Christmas. For the nationally recognized holidays to change, the policy would need to have been approved by the full Parliament. The holidays were not dropped. Catholic view on Constitutional reform On January 18, 2007, Fr. Freddy del Villar, Vicar General of the Coroicu Diocese in Bolivia, said that the Catholic Church is keeping observant concerning the socialist Morales government and were still reserving judgment on the upcoming revision to the Bolivian Constitution. Though the Church is concerned, it remains confident about the improved constitution being prepared by the Morales administration. Fr. del Villar declared that with factions in Bolivia seemingly attempting to chip away at the unity of Bolivia and the Church plays a role in maintaining said unity. Conflict over religious classes in state schools In early June 2006, the Bolivian Education Minister Felix Patzi told reporters that under the Morales administration, education would no longer have a sole focus on Catholicism and would become secular, with religious studies becoming optional rather than mandatory. The curriculum would instead focus on the history of religion, including indigenous religions. The idea was to create a "secular education that respects the beliefs, the spirituality of indigenous and native nations and of the Bolivian nations as the basis of individual and communitarian rights." The Bolivian Roman Catholic hierarchy immediately opposed this proposal and saw it as an attack on religion in Bolivia. They were outspoken against the measure and organized protests against it. Pro-Catholic Church Responses Demonstrations and Criticism led by Bishops In August 2006, the Bishop of Oruro, Cristobal Bialasik, led thousands of Catholic students and parents through the city's streets demanding that the Morales administration leave sectarian Catholic classes in the state schools. They also insisted that the government squash any suggestions toward amending Article 3 in the Bolivian Constitution, which officially recognized Roman Catholicism. Bishop Bialasik stated that peace and unity would only come to Bolivia "if we respect our faith, if we respect God… [and learn] to live the values that He teaches us." Auxiliary Bishop Luis Saenz of Cochabamba called on Catholics to protest: "Bolivia is a country of one people devoted to the one true God and his Blessed Mother. Mary, under her different titles, wants all Bolivians to be united.... [Let us pray that] God will illumine the darkness in order to extinguish lies and deceit ... because they