I agree wholeheartedly with Annabel Miller (Letters, 16 November) in her assertion that there are many “inside and outside of the Church” able to address the problem of casual sex among the young. As a Catholic working in sexual health for some 30 years, however, I do not recognise the limited response she sees in the television portrayal of sexual-health services. Instead, I have an abiding memory of people like me responding with sensitivity, gentle guidance (where requested), and listening to the many thoughtful, yes, often confused and regretful, but always needful human beings who so often sought a safe and non-judgemental environment in which to find their way in an unforgiving world. They came to us, those of many faiths and none, because they felt unable to ask their r
21 November 2013, The Tablet
Sexual-health services – the reality
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