Vatican Sex Education Program Significantly Flawed: Cardinal Newman Society

Catholic Culture ^ | 8/25/16

[marshmallow]

In a study released today, the Cardinal Newman Society reported significant flaws in the high school sex education program made available during World Youth Day by the Pontifical Council for the Family. The Society concluded that this program is “not ready” for use in its target market of Catholic high schools, parishes and homes. The program, entitled The Meeting Point: Course of Affective Sexual Education for Young People, is currently available online.

Responding to early doubts about the program, the Cardinal Newman Society decided to closely examine The Meeting Point as part of its mission “to promote and protect faithful Catholic education”, even though the organization does not typically undertake formal reviews of educational materials. The resulting study confirmed complaints that the program places little emphasis on the sixth and ninth commandments, on the sexual sins that pervade contemporary culture, or on how young people should respond to these threats.

“Instead”, notes the study, “the ‘affective’ program asks leading questions with minimal guidance…. Without clear reference to the Church’s moral teachings, there is the danger that the student could succumb to relativism and false values.”

Other deficiencies include:

* Class discussions on sexual issues with no reference to the Church’s moral teachings;

* Techniques which encourage autonomous moral reflection before the concepts of objective morality, sin and chastity have been addressed;

* Pressing students into uncomfortable and inappropriate conversations about sex;

*Little or no effort to inculcate and respect modesty;

* The use of morally offensive erotic images;

* The presentation of abortion in the context of unwanted pregnancy, without reference to abortion as a mortal sin;

* Very light referencing of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, other Magisterial teachings, and Sacred Scripture;

* No recognition of the proper......

[marshmallow]

The enemy is in control in Rome......

[Jack Hydrazine]

[Redwood71]

Typical, the ones who don’t play the game are supposed to make the rules?

red

[faithhopecharity]

This really does sound like a pretty complete purging of judeo- Christian moral teaching — ( we don’t need “churches” to teach immoral or amoral pagan culture).

[piusv]

In other words...it’s not Catholic.