We deprive people of the knowledge regarding sex and sexual behaviors and yet we expect them to do the right thing. At this very moment thousands, no, millions are suffering as a result of this deprivation.
This carnal drive we call sex and all the related behaviors and aspects streaming out of it is an inherent natural drive. It doesn’t matter if you’re a caveman or a city folk. It doesn’t matter what culture, faith or moral disposition you hold—sexual behaviors will always be a part of humanity. And so I find it callous and hypocritical to deny or even demonize its existence.
Those who are not aware of contraception or family planning will engage in sexual intercourse anyway. In fact our population continues to grow at an unprecedented rate because of ignorance and the lack of responsibility thereof. Those who are unaware will not wait for the time when all the relativistic moral debates have been settled. The problem continues to grow as people commit the very same mistakes simply because they have no idea what they are getting themselves into.
This is why I find the Church to be unreasonable when it sought to intervene with the Department of Health’s policy through their “anti-condom and contraception” stand, as stated by the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). I find this unfair and unnecessary [click to continue…]
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