The Catechism itself notes that the family is the community in which children learn

Faith
Ordered
Morality
freedom
all of which are
necessary for a
free and
flourishing
culture

The family = the primary educator of the community:

The parents are and have the responsibility to be the primary teachers of their children.

The Church is tasked with handing on the true faith of the apostles, but it is the parents
who do this first, with the Church acting as aide in this regard.

The Church defines the doctrines and ought to provide the resources for passing them
on, but the parents are the ones who ultimately are tasked with passing on the Faith and
inculcating virtue: it is their witness which either especially underscores or undermines
the Church’s teachings
 Father Mother

Children

Though the parents’ responsibility to procreation does not end with mere reproduction.

Parents’ responsibilities towards their children, and toward society as a whole:

1. to teach their children proper morals and inculcate what virtues they may

2. to teach their children how best to live in harmony with others, and how to live in
full control of themselves

family is necessary for the continuation of civilization