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ISSUE
2005
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3
/ 2005
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>>
The New Committee
>> News on
the Elderly
>> Asian Religious
institutions
>> Project
Cycle Management Training (PCM)
>> Spiritual
Renewal |
| Sex
education, Seminar |
| Sex,
seen through the eyes of a Catholic |
| "Lack
of respect towards sex is tantamount to no respect towards God"
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It is quite
an alarm to find that the Thai teenagers of today have distorted
ideas and unacceptable sexual behavior. They use sex irresponsibly
for commercial purposes causing unwanted pregnancy, abortion,
child rejection, divorce, STD, AIDS, prostitution, juvenile
crimes, etc. All these maladies are increasing daily reflecting
the misconception and confusion about sex among the teenagers.
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irresponsible media is only adding the value and vision of sex
as a means of physical pleasure. Because of this, the Catholic
Commission for Health, the Catholic Commission for Family and
the Department of Family Promotion of the Bangkok Archdiocese,
realizing the value and dignity of human life, join hands together
in the organizing of a seminar under the theme:"Sex: seen
through the eyes ofa Catholic" on 23-25 April 2005 at the
Pastoral Training Center with 88 participants coming from all
sectors of priests, religious, teachers and laity involved in
the education of children. |
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Topics of the
seminar consist of "Value and dignity of sex and the human
life", "Analysis of the sex situations" by Rev.
Banjong Santisukniran and Rev. Siranon Sanpetch, "The meaning
of sex" by Dr. Sataporn Jinarat, and "Catholics and
the sexual morality and sexual deviation" by Rev. Cherdchai
Lertjitlekha.
The issue of sexual deviation is of particular interest to the
participants as deviated sexual behavior appears to be more
apparent today. Most of the participants work with the youth.
Hence, this topic is beneficial to them in their work with this
group. |
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open forum gives the opportunity for the participants to exchange
their ideas, work experiences and ways of solving the problems.
The speakers are at hand to answer all their questions on the
issue of sex seen through the eyes of the Catholic. |
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| An inquiry was
made regarding the handbook for sex education to protect the
unwarranted sexual behavior among the school children. This
is the responsibility of the Catholic Education Council, the
Commission for Health and the Commission for the Family. Br.
Visit Srivichairat, secretary general of the Catholic Education
Council explains that his education council is in process of
preparing such a handbook and that other related handbooks are
also being prepared, namely: 1. Education and the tripartite
pastoral care, i.e. home, parish and school, and 2. Moral formation
for new personnel of the Catholic schools. |
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| Rev. Banjong further
gives his opinion regarding sex that "God creates human
beings according to His image. God creates sex which is different
but complimentary. Hence, lack of respect towards sex means
also no respect towards God, because man separates his body
from soul resulting in being less human, but paying interest
only to the body forgetting about his soul, thus causing the
imbalance and imperfection of the human being". |
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| Any organization
wishing to find speakers on the topic of sex seen through the
eyes of the Catholic, please contact: The Catholic Commission
for Health, 122/11 Soi Naksuwan, Nonsi Rd., Yannawa, Bangkok
10120, Tel. 0-2681-3900 Ext. 1302, 1309.
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