Whether it’s Pope Benedict’s recent comments about condoms and HIV, or the story of a pregnant Mary, looking for a place to give birth, ’tis the season for Roman Catholics to talk about sexuality and sexual health education.
As someone who spends much of my time talking about sexuality and sexual ethics with young adults on college campuses, what better place to start than Roman Catholic Universities? This month, I was contacted by Boston College students who lead sexual health and education initiatives. They are frustrated by their institution’s climate and lack of dialogue on campus. Even though the hype of so-called “hook-up” culture is a bit more myth than reality, it is true is that college students are waiting longer to get married and 89% of males and 92% of females will have have sexual intercourse by age 24. What response do we have for them?
