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Is anyone shocked Catholics wouldn’t want to teach consent.

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[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Sex Ed in religious schools is an odd thing in general. It can be seen as a passive encouragement to have sex before marriage. As far as the more conservative are concerned, the Bible has taught all that needs to be taught outside of family and that's "worked" for all this time, so don't change it.

[–] tryptaminev@feddit.de 8 points 11 months ago

And thats why countries and regions with strong catholic sentiment tend to have the highest rates of teen pregnancy