The Catholic church in Kerala has decided to introduce sex education into its catechism curriculum. This is a welcome step, provided it reduces sex-related abuses in the community. However, it would be difficult for Catholic priests and nuns, who practise celibacy, to take sex education classes. There is also the risk of religious values clouding the minds of those imparting such education. This will confuse and misguide the students.
Sex-education classes should be handled by psychologists under the guidance of the church. And the church authorities must step out of the orthodoxy of Christian concepts of sexuality, and strive to impart the kind of education that will help the students lead a healthy life.
K.A. Solaman,
The Telegraph, Calcutta published on Jan 10, 2013
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