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Youths’ sex attitude worries Church

Published Date: January 21, 2010

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The changing attitude of young people toward sex and family is a major concern, says a high-level body of the Indian Church.

“One area of concern is the change in attitude toward sex, stability of family, wife-sex relation,” noted the Catholic Council of India (CCI).

The council, representative body of Indian Catholic bishops, priests, religious and laity, met Jan. 9-12 in Nagpur discussed the situation of youth in the Church and society.

“The young generation of today, growing up as they do in the modern technological age, is exposed to a wide variety of new ideas, experiences and influences,” the meeting said in its final statement.

The statement also found the modern generation highly influenced by media — print, audio and video. But “it must be said that their influence are none too healthy.”

Young people’s changed views on family and sex correspond to their “indifference” to religion and religious practices that form the basics for a healthy social order, the meeting regretted.

This has resulted in break up of families and increased divorces. The statement cites as examples the increase in the number of people opting for live-in relation rather than marriage, and demands for same sex unions.

The changes have made youth more ambitious and “collectively impatient at the slow pace of changes” in society.

As a result, they have become “very susceptible” to movements and organizations that project speedy social actions “justifying means by their ends.”

The council wants Catholics in India to realize that the negative trends among the youth are the result of society’s failure to inculcate in them values that could help them withstand unhealthy influences.

These developments should force people to undertake “a serious introspection” of society’s attitude to youth and the type of programs it has for young people, the CCI said.

The meet wanted the Church to improve the quality of the training it conducts for the youth and organize more effective refresher programs.

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