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The Catholic Church is opposed to an initiative by the health authorities in Samoa to distribute free condoms on the campus of the National University of Samoa (NUS). In response to recently reported high rate of STDs in Samoa, the NUS School of Nursing, Samoa Family Health Association and Samoa Red Cross have joined forces Read more
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The Catholic Church in Scotland has failed to provide “compassionate and pastoral” support on issues of sexuality, the head of its media office has said. In a Radio Scotland interview, Peter Kearney said: “If there’s an area where the Church hasn’t been seen — frankly because it’s not present — it’s in that area of Read more
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Most young American Catholics believe the Church’s teachings on sexuality and birth control are “out of date” and find Mass attendance an onerous obligation, according to a new survey. The online survey by the Barna Group covered 1296 Christians aged 18-29, including 536 “who had experience attending a Catholic church prior to age 18.” Among Read more
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Pharmacies are being targeted to provide the emergency contraceptive pill, commonly known as the morning after pill, to Taranaki youth aged between 12 and 24, as part of the development of Taranaki’s Taiohi (youth) health strategy. District health board portfolio manager Jenny James said the teenage birth, termination of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection rates Read more
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The Catholic Church’s Theology of the Body lecture series in Fji last week targeted young people. Two priests from the United States, Fathers Walter Schu and John Paul Duran, spoke to the audience of young people about the use of contraception and the ideas of love and abstinence. “Contraception closes us off to the gift Read more
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A website launched on Monday to oppose the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill has been taken down after what has been described as one of the “largest unprecedented” denial of service attacks on a website in New Zealand. Family First, which launched the Protect Marriage website, says after being alerted by media that the website was down, Read more
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A visiting United States psychiatrist says in sexuality – “and I’m not talking about morality, I’m a physician” – the ideal was one sexual partnership for life, delayed until adulthood. “People that are able to achieve that – not that this is so easy – never have to worry about these myriad health issues.” “Health issues Read more
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Contradicting Catholic teaching on the likes of homosexuality, divorce, gay marriage and masturbation brought a stinging criticism from the Vatican of a book written by a prominent American nun. “Defective” and “not consistent with authentic Catholic theology” is how the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) labelled “Just Love: A Framework for Christian Read more
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Gay rights activists in Suva are angry at Fijian police for canceling a gay pride march. The police reportedly said they were unaware that the march had been organised to advocate gay rights until just before it was scheduled to begin. But Oceania Pride founder Jasmine Kaur has told the Australia Network she properly notified police about Read more
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A practicing Catholic, Melinda Gates, recently delivered a talk at TED, putting birth control back on the global agenda. Gates said that the topic of contraception has become a hot topic in recent years, but asked whether it should be. She believes that many of the world’s social change issues depends on ensuring that women Read more
