It would amount to the "State-sponsored sexual abuse of minors", he said. Strong stuff.
He is also against the distribution of contraceptives to teenagers without parental consent. At which point those who know nothing about the proposals, which are not yet published, might wonder at these widely different activities being linked.
The Glasgow University academic who chaired the working group, Professor Phil Hanlon, was left scratching his head. He told The Scotsman that Cardinal O'Brien would know from reading the report that the group was not in favour of showing explicit material to toddlers. "It's weird if he doesn't," he said. "Does he really think a group of responsible people would want to show graphic and lurid sexual material to pre-school children?"
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