Creating A Truly Safe Environment for Children in the Heart of Holy Mother Church

The Arlington diocese and other dioceses around the country are introducing so-called "safe environment" programs that include classroom "touching" programs for very young children. These programs present graphic sexual material both visual and verbal that violates Church teaching on the inviolability of the latency period. We encourage parents and others to research and fight the implementation of such programs in their dioceses and to work for authentic catechesis in the faith at both the adult and child level. Les Femmes joins with our Holy Father in the desire to create a culture of life which begins in the domestic church of the family. The safest environment is an intact Catholic family modeled on the Holy Family at Nazareth. Let us provide the family with support by fostering authentic Catholic faith and culture.

VIRTUS EXPOSED . . . Abusing God’s Children by Thomas Augustine (Excellent article with lots of links to other good material.) Press Releases April 12, 2004 — Keep "Touching" Programs Off Our Children, Open Letter to the United States Catholic Bishops Correspondence About the Touching Program (click here) Church Documents on Education and the Rights of Parents Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality Familiaris Consortio Shepherds Speak Out to Protect the Children To Make Sure We Really Protect Children, We Need Answers — Bishop Robert F. Vasa Research Documents USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) Teresa Kettelkamp's letter to the Bishops Catholic World News edited version and critique by Dominic Bettinelli The USCCB and the “Safe Environment” Programs: Safe isn’t Safe Anymore by Elizabeth Schwab Articles The Fruits of Five Years of Zero Tolerance — Joe Maher Six Good Reasons to Oppose Mandatory Fingerprinting — Mary Ann Kreitzer explains why fingerprinting the innocent is a bad idea. The Flying Buttress — a work of satirical fiction, whose purpose is to hold up a mirror to the inverted and perverted absurdity of political correctness, and the casuistry of dissent. The National Catholic Register January 15-21, 2006 — Are Safe Environment Programs Safe? Wanderer October 27, 2005 — He Continues To Shoot The Messengers . . . Archbishop Flynn Denies Reports About Kettlekamp Wanderer September 28, 2005 — Bishops Child Protector ... Kettlekamp Denies Pro-Abortion Bias Wanderer July 21, 2005 — Virginia Mom, Grandma Asks Rome to Intercede Wanderer January 22, 2004 — Many Outraged Parents Reject "Sexual-Abuse Prevention" Program Wanderer January 22, 2004 — Diocese of Lincoln. . . Refuses to Participate in National Survey Helpful links A Critique of Talking About Touching (Girls and Boys Town) Catholic Parents Online Primary Educators — Primary educators is a group of concerned parents in the Archdiocese of Minneapolis/St. Paul fighting implementation of Talking about Touching by Archbishop Harry Flynn