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Sex education drive opposed.


 The Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) recently expressed its opposition to sex education modules being taught in elementary and secondary schools under the government's population education program. In a press statement, CBCP president, Archbishop Oscar Cruz stressed that parents are responsible for teaching their children about sex and that they should closely monitor initiatives to provide their children with sex education outside of the home. The CBCP supports parents' right to reject and withdraw their children from any form of sex education which is not subsidiary and subordinate to their parents' guidance and control. That position is consistent with the doctrine affirmed in Pope John Paul II's Encyclical Familiaris Consortio. Meanwhile, in Davao City, nongovernmental organizations have appealed to educators to provide sex education correctly and accurately, without fear and religious admonition. World Health Organization research has found that teaching youth about sex correctly and accurately delays the initiation of their sexual activity. Otherwise, media influences and the earlier onset of puberty are making adolescents sexually active at earlier ages. Many teachers are afraid to discuss sex, partly due to prevailing religious conservatism.
