Sexual education courses in schools undermine the religious freedom of families, Pope Benedict XVI warned today (January 10, 2011) in a speech calling for the protection of Christian communities and religious minorities worldwide, according to the Life in Italy website.
"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, which allegedly convey a neutral conception of the person and life, yet in fact reflect an anthropology opposed to faith and the right reason," Benedict said in his traditional "state of the world" address.
The Pope also criticized what he called a "state monopoly" in schools, and urged politicians to do more to ensure the religious freedom of families.
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