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The overarching concern or issue here is that anything we do within our Catholic schools have to be congruent with the teachings of our church,” she said. “At the end of the day [we’re providing] a faith-based education that is in alignment with the direction of the Alberta bishops.
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Catholic school board plain and simple. You can't expect such schools to promote policies that are not consistent with Catholic morality. To explain it simply without going deep into theology, Catholicism teaches chastity and no-sex-until marriage. Catholicism rejects the HPV vaccine, contraception and other controversial medical procedures simply because chastity is seen as the solutions to the challenges that the HPV vaccine and contraceptive techniques are meant to address.
If Catholics are practicing catholic sexual ethics, there is no need to consider such medical procedures in their view. Yes, I understand that in reality, most do not follow such strict teachings. But the church should no be expected to alter it's moral beliefs simply because many of its members are not able to abide by its teachings. Contrary to what many non religious think... the church is not a democracy that should cater to it's peoples desires. The church is simply remaining consistent with it's perspective of "truth" and the gospel. (Whether you agree with that perspective is an entirely different debate)
If Catholic parents want to provide their children with the vaccine, they can do so without using a channel provided by the Catholic school board. This is nothing new. Those who have disagreed with the church have always sought other means that are not provided by the church or it's affiliations. Again, they are free to do so.