My husband has been trying to contact the Bishop but keeps getting put off by them. He can't even speak with anyone in the Bishops office as they either transfer him to someone else or hang up on him. This is an outrage! Please pray for this Bishop. Several years ago I had a dream that there were many Priests standing on the edge of a huge cliff walking about with their heads down not even knowing the cliff was there. Many of them came to the very edge of the cliff and were in danger of falling in. Perhaps this Bishop was among them! Prayer for him please. I live in Tennessee. https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/u...student-because-parents-opposed-erotic-sex-ed
Hi lynnfiat...I certainly do not know of the controversy...but I will state this. I went to Father Ryan, as my father did, as my son did. I remember even back then they taught us all about the birds and bee's and contraception and abortion. We were taught good solid Catholic principles of sexuality. Bishop Choby was my Parish priest at the time. A very good man. My first inclination is to think... some "snow flake's" have had their "safe spaces" invaded and have proceeded on a witch hunt. Mr. Mc Intyre was simply saying in a nice Irish Catholic way...we don't need this crap...pack your bags....hit the bricks.
Archbishop Chaput: “It would be wonderful for the Clinton campaign to repudiate the content of these ugly WikiLeaks emails. All of us backward-thinking Catholics who actually believe what Scripture and the Church teach would be so very grateful.”
Timothius, I don't know how long ago it was that you went to Father Ryan HS, but if you have read anything about what they are teaching- this is NOT "good solid Catholic principles of sexuality." In fact, its disgraceful. My husband tries to contact the Bishops office every day and no one will speak to him. I cannot believe there is not more of an uproar about this. We need to do all we can to keep our children pure and not indoctrinate them into the sinful ways of the world. I am so thankful that my Grandchildren are not in that Diocese as they are in Knoxville Catholic School (St. John Neumann). Please look into this and if Our Lord speaks to your heart, perhaps you just may want to send them a letter or email as they will not answer phone calls. God bless you.
From Life Site News: The “Human Sexuality” course taught as part of the Father Ryan High School’s theology course offers graphic images and erotic sexual details concerning male and female body parts, including highlighting the pleasure points of the male and female reproductive organs and describing the lengths of an “aroused” clitoris and penis. Students learn 10 different forms of contraception. An outline of the course’s problematic content as well as a link to the program can be found in LifeSiteNews’ previous coverage here. Parents say the course could be spiritually harmful to their children, calling it a “near occasion of sin.” James Bowman, whose stepdaughter attends the school, has joined a coalition of parents opposing the program, telling LifeSiteNews that some of the material present in the sex-ed gives too much detail for so young an audience. “Why do our children have to learn about the size of a penis when erect or flaccid? Why do they have to learn about sexual stimuli and erogenous zones, specifically naming the clitoris and other female parts? How is this important to theology?” he said.
I'm certainly no Einstein...but I do know this. Human sexuality and its physiology for high school students can be challenging for anyone to teach. I'm sure the teacher is doing the best they can even under the microscope of some puritanical parents.