[Grem] Outrageous sex-education program endorsed by the Archbishop of Berlin - faithful Catholics protest

[Emoke Greschik]

 German Catholic archdiocese promotes fornication, abortion, to 15-year-old
girls

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/german-catholic-archdiocese-promotes-fornication-abortion-to-15-year-old-gi

November 6, 2017, (LifeSiteNews.com <http://lifesitenews.com/>) – *German
Catholics are protesting* a* program endorsed personally by the archbishop
of Berlin that gives “practical tips” to Catholic sex educators on how to
teach children about their “sexual rights,” advising them that adult sex
with a minor is permitted, as long as it’s “consensual,” and outlining the
process of obtaining an abortion.*

*The program also seeks to eliminate “taboos,” “prejudices,” and
“stereotypes” regarding various forms of sexual deviation, including
homosexual behavior and masturbation, treating such impulses as part of a
person’s identity.* At the same time, it seeks to resolve the “tension”
between such behaviors and the Catholic Church’s “official” doctrines on
human sexuality.

“*A church that tries to impose people's opinions today is crazy,” writes
<http://www.katholisches-netzwerk-kinderschutz.de/fileadmin/user_mount/PDF-Dateien/Seelsorge/KNK/2016KNK_Grusswort.pdf>
Berlin archbishop Heiner Koch in his introduction to the program. *“We need
to take note of the diversity of ideas about sexuality in our society.
However, in the company of young people, we also need to be in a position
to make a profound statement that the Christian faith and its image of man
can free themselves to self-realization, to true relationship and intimacy.”

The program’s “Practical tips for the use of methods in sexual pedagogical
work with youth groups,” posted
<http://www.katholisches-netzwerk-kinderschutz.de/fileadmin/user_mount/PDF-Dateien/Seelsorge/KNK/2017KNKPraxistippsf%C3%BCrdenEinsatzvonMethoden.pdf>
on the archdiocesan website, addresses the question, “When is it normal to
have sex?” It gives a list of hypothetical “situations” regarding minors
involved in out-of-wedlock sexual activity and then provides “answers” to
those situations regarding the minors’ “right” to engage in the
behavior. *Catholic
doctrine on sexual morality** in the document is left unmentioned. *

In hypothetical “Situation 2” a 22-year-old man has a 15-year-old
girlfriend with whom he wishes to have sexual relations. The archdiocese
writes, “In principle, persons of legal age may sleep with minors, provided
it is consensual sexual acts/intercourse. It gets difficult, however,
whenever sexual acts or intercourse are forced.”

In “Situation 6,” a girl named “Milena” has an “unwanted pregnancy.” While
the document discusses options for receiving state support for her as an
unwed mother, or for adopting, it adds, “In the context of pregnancy
conflict counseling Milena can be advised on the possibility of abortion.”

“In the consultation, the father of the expected child or even her parents
can be present if she so wishes. She even has to show that she took part in
a consultation should she decide to terminate. In the consultation, the
father of the expected child or even her parents can be present if she so
wishes. No matter how Milena decides, she can get advice and has the right
to psychological support,” the document continues.

The “tips” even explain how minors can obtain contraceptives without their
parents finding out, and implies that those under 14 years of age can
obtain contraceptives to facilitate their sexual activity, despite the fact
that it is illegal.

In “Situation 5,” readers are told, “Laura (15) would like to sleep with
her boyfriend and considers different contraceptives.” However, she’s
afraid her parents will find out. The archdiocese notes that, as “Laura” is
under 16 years of age, her doctor can inform her parents that she wants
oral contraceptives. However, “Laura” can “try to convince the doctor that
she is mature enough to make that decision.”

*The archdiocese notes that “for under-14s it will be difficult to get a
prescription for contraceptives since intercourse for under-14s is
prohibited by law.” However, it adds that “in principle, adolescents can
buy over-the-counter contraceptives such as condoms and a diaphragm at any
pharmacy. If you are uncomfortable asking for it in a pharmacy, you can
also buy condoms anonymously in a drugstore.”*

*Other “situations” include teenage girls in lesbian relationships and a
boy who wants to be tested for venereal diseases without being detected by
his parents. Both are within the legal “rights” of minors, the archdiocese
states.*
*German Catholics respond with a petition*

*A group of German Catholics outraged* *by the archbishop’s apparent
endorsement of pro-abortion materials **has organized a petition
<https://www.patriotpetition.org/2017/10/26/das-erzbistum-berlin-soll-endlich-aufhoeren-jugendlichen-abtreibungstipps-zu-geben/>
to ask* *him* *to remove* *them** from the archdiocesan website*, entitled
“The Archdiocese of Berlin should finally stop giving teens tips on a*b*
ortion!”

*“Incomprehensible! The Archdiocese of Berlin gives 15-year-old pregnant
women tips on how to kill their child. . . .* This exposes the archbishop
of Berlin, Heiner Koch, as a follower of the feminist pro-choice ideology,
which gives the right to life of unborn children to the arbitrariness of
their mothers. Pro-Choice is not opinion, but murder!”

The petitioners ask the archbishop to “take the unspeakable abortion tips
immediately from the website of the Archdiocese of Berlin. The church has
the right to defend the right to life of the unborn and a moral obligation
to act as the protective power of innocent children in public.”

However, the petitioners make no mention of other material on the site that
normalizes and legitimizes out-of-wedlock and homosexual sex acts.
*Archbishop seeks 'conversation' with adolescents about their values*

T*he materials were originally presented by the Archdiocese of Berlin at a
conference
<http://www.katholisches-netzwerk-kinderschutz.de/fachtag-in-freiheit-und-verantwortung/>
called “In ‘Freedom and Responsibility’: Sex Education Work in Catholic
Institutions” in February of 2016. *

According to Archbishop Heiner Koch, the conference sought
<http://www.katholisches-netzwerk-kinderschutz.de/fileadmin/user_mount/PDF-Dateien/Seelsorge/KNK/2016KNK_Grusswort.pdf>
to “trace the tensions between Catholic sexual morality, one's own
attitude, life-world and the sexual pedagogical requirements in the
workplace and to get into conversation about it.”

“Abortion, Homosexuality, Masturbation: The spectrum on the topic of ‘sex’
is as far-reaching in Catholic education and care facilities for children
and adolescents as society dictates,” states
<http://www.katholisches-netzwerk-kinderschutz.de/fachtag-in-freiheit-und-verantwortung/>
the archdiocese on its webpage regarding the event, “But the taboos are
also big, as educators and social workers admitted at a conference.”
Conference materials seek to help adolescents clarify their own values in a
dialogical manner.
*Archbishop responds to complaints, but protesters not satisfied*

Following an outcry from German Catholics over the abortion “tips” given in
“Situation 6,” the archbishop ordered a paragraph  be added to that section
noting that it is “difficult” to teach about the law “completely detached
from moral issues,” and that the “ecclesiastical context” “offers the topic
of ‘protection of life.’” According to the archbishop, this makes it
“clear” that Christian values are to be taught along with the material.
Other statements were added affirming that girls can’t be pressured to have
abortions.

However, the petitioners were not satisfied with archbishop’s response.
“The document still states (supplemented by a few remarks):  ‘Even girls
under the age of 18 have the opportunity in principle to be able to
terminate a pregnancy without penalty in the first twelve weeks. (...) No
matter how Milena decides, she can seek advice and has the right to
psychological support .’”

“Unfortunately, this is only a half-hearted appeasement by the archdiocese,
but not a true commitment to a culture of life!” add the petitioners. “We
must therefore maintain our protest and continue to apply pressure. The
document should completely disappear from the site of the archdiocese!”

The material represents a long-established tendency of extreme laxity
regarding sexual morals among German-speaking Catholic clergy and laity.
German-speaking bishops, Such as Walter Kasper and Christoph Schönborn,
have provided the principal impetus for the acceptance of adulterous second
marriages in the Catholic Church. The permanent council of the German
bishops’ conference has approved
<https://www.lifesitenews.com/pulse/german-bishops-formalize-their-dissent-with-statement-approving-communion-f>
giving Holy Communion to those who are living in such marriages.

*In recent years the German bishops, in particular, have promoted
<https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/german-bishops-promote-diverse-family-types-to-help-church-question-herself>
the notion of “diverse family types” and have even published an article
<https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/germanys-bishops-just-published-an-apologia-for-gay-marriage-this-crosses-a>
defending same-sex “marriage.”* *Some German bishops, however, are
resisting
<https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/a-handful-of-young-german-bishops-resisting-the-national-churchs-march-to-h>
**this tendency.*
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