The Following Is an Excerpt from the School Ordinance of the Duchy

The following is an excerpt from the School ordinance of the duchy of Württemberg, a Lutheran territory in the Holy Roman Empire (Thinking Like a Historian) : "In addition, all parents are obliged on the danger of losing their souls to teach the catechism to their children and domestic servants. Ask them also what they remember from last Sunday's sermon, and, if they remember nothing, admonish them to pay closer attention. And if kind words don't help, take the stick to them or give them nothing to eat and drink for supper until they have repeated something from the sermon."
Based on the evidence provided by this passage, one can conclude that Lutherans believed that

A) parents were at least partly responsible for the spiritual education of their children.
B) some children were simply born wicked and could not be changed.
C) corporal punishment of children was never acceptable.
D) parents should leave the education of their children to trained professionals.