Pope warns of 'ideological colonization' in transgender teachings
Pope Francis reaffirmed his disagreement with teaching gender identity in schools on Sunday, after earlier calling it a "war against marriage." On a return flight to Rome at the end of a three-day trip to Georgia and Azerbaijan , the Pope recounted a meeting with a French father whose young son wanted to be a girl after reading about it in a textbook. "This is against nature," he said. "It is one thing when someone has this tendency ... and it is another matter to teach this in school." "To change the mentality -- I call this ideological colonization," the Pope said. The Pope said he still spends time with transgender people, leading them closer to God. In August , the Pope called the teaching of gender identity theory "terrible." "Today, in schools they are teaching this to children -- to children! -- that everyone can choose their gender," Pope Francis said. New Ways Ministry , a Catholic LGBT advocacy group, c...