Source: news24

Vatican City - Sexual and civic education in schools in Europe is an "attack" on religious freedom, Pope Benedict XVI said on Monday in a traditional annual address to foreign diplomats to the Vatican.

"I cannot remain silent about another attack on the religious freedom of families in certain European countries which mandate obligatory participation in courses of sexual or civic education," the pope told the ambassadors.

He said such courses "convey a neutral concept of the person and of life, yet in fact reflect an anthropology opposed to faith and to right reason".

Benedict said this was an example of the "threats" against "the cultural roots which nourish the profound identity and social cohesion of many nations".

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hehe, guys - i'm laughing out loud.
when you think the catholic church is about to do that next step it suddenly takes 2 steps back!
c'mon...yes? yes? yes?...nooooooooooo...

it's a farce in a way. funny, in its ominous way.
this is the related passage quoted in the article above - sorry just in italian: can't find an english version from the original vatican site. but the translation of the news website is correct.

"Proseguendo la mia riflessione, non posso passare sotto silenzio un'altra
minaccia alla libertà religiosa delle famiglie in alcuni Paesi europei, là
dove è imposta la partecipazione a corsi di educazione sessuale o civile che
trasmettono concezioni della persona e della vita presunte neutre, ma che in
realtà riflettono un'antropologia contraria alla fede e alla retta ragione".

here's the link: http://www.chiesa-cattolica.com/modules.ph...