Pope Calls Teaching About Gender Identity 'Ideological Colonization'

While on a trip to Poland last week, Pope Francis met with bishops and shared his views on schools teaching concepts about gender identity and gender expression. Francis called such lessons that students can “choose their gender” a form of “ideological colonization.” Some LGBT advocates aren’t pleased.

According to a transcript of their private meeting, which was released by the Vatican, the comments came after Bishop Christopher Zadarko asked Francis about refugees. “How can we help them, since they are so numerous? And what can we do to counter fears of an invasion or aggression on their part, which would paralyze society as a whole?” Zadarko asked.

Francis responded to the question by discussing motivations of immigrants and countries that have “integrated” immigrants, before speaking about “ideological colonization.”...
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2016/08/04/3805022/pope-comments-on-gender/