MEXICO CITY – Mexican educators and officials defended the country's public school sex education Friday from criticism by a Roman Catholic bishop who said such teachings make celibacy vows more difficult for priests to keep.

Education Secretary Alonso Lujambio told reporters that public-school sexual education texts "seek to make our boys and girls responsible, to take responsibility for their actions, and for that they need information."

Lujambio said the programs are careful to avoid "hurting any social sensitivities."

On Thursday, Bishop Felipe Arizmendi said that "when there is generalized sexual licentiousness, it is more common to have pederasty."

"In the midst of the invasion of so much eroticism, it is not easy to remain faithful in celibacy, or in respecting children," Arizmendi, the bishop of the San Cristobal de las Casas diocese in Chiapas state, said at a meeting of Mexican bishops.

He said part of the blame for the current environment lies with sex education programs that gave "only genital information."

In a statement Friday, the Mexican Association for Sexual Health, a group of professional counselors and educators, defended the need for the government sex-ed programs and criticized the bishop's comments.

"Those of good conscience in the church should stop this absurdity and find good help," the statement said.

"Blaming the problems that the Catholic Church has had with priests' sexually abusing minors on sex education makes no sense," it added. "It borders on the pathetic."

What MrBubbles Thinks:

Well, its not the first time a rapist has blamed their victim.  saying they were "asking for it"  or how they were "seduced".  

My respect for the Mexican education system just soared.

"Blaming the problems that the Catholic Church has had with priests' sexually abusing minors on sex education makes no sense," it added. "It borders on the pathetic."

He nailed it in one sentence.

The thing that make celibacy so hard to keep is that people just want to fuck. It's human nature, a pretty damned fundamental part of it too.

Also my memories of sex-ed were that they weren't particularly erotic, unless you find the anatomical cross section of genitals erotic.

This whole thing is just getting sadder and sadder... how pathetic can they get?

I wonder if the Catholic Church has a check list.

Things to blame pedophilia by priests on;

1) Homosexuality (check)

2) Sex Education (check)

3) Condoms

4) Abortion



Honestly, they're trying to use the fact that there was abuse by their priests that was covered up by their leadership to further their goals. I find that kind of sick.

doesn't excuse what the priest did. If you can't handle it go do something else.

"such teachings make celibacy vows more difficult for priests to keep"

Or maybe it makes it harder to conceal when the kids actually know what's going on.

This feels like he HAD to have been taken out of context somehow.

youve forgotten the jews.  theyve blamed them already too.

yo that title mad me laugh HARD LOL