A pro-LGBT sex-education program is set to take effect August 20 in 15 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Hamburg, Germany, despite a canonical complaint against Archbishop Stefan Heße and a direct appeal to Pope Leo XIV that the Holy See has left unanswered.
Hundreds of Catholic parents in the Archdiocese of Hamburg are opposing a sex-education program approved under Archbishop Stefan Heße that promotes “a new understanding of sexuality, gender identity, marriage, family and human relationships, and contradicts Catholic teaching as well as the educational mandate of parents,” according to the group.
After sending a petition-letter to Pope Leo XIV through the apostolic nuncio in Germany listing the most controversial parts of the program, the “Parents’ Network for Child Protection and Prevention” filed a canonical complaint against Heße with the Dicastery for Bishops. The Holy See has so far remained silent while the program is set to come into force on August 20 in 15 Catholic schools.
The families asked the Pope to intervene and “stop this initiative,” saying they needed help to “protect the faith and purity of our children.”
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