“More than one in four U.S. teen girls is infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, and the rate is highest among blacks, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. An estimated 3.2 million U.S. girls ages 14 and 19 — about 26 percent of that age group — have a sexually transmitted infection such as the human papillomavirus or HPV, chlamydia, genital herpes or trichomoniasis, the CDC said.” March 11 Reuters news article.

It can be safely assumed that Catholic teenage girls were included in this survey. Perhaps it would be good for them to occasionally hear about the moral and physical dangers of premarital sex. This is a topic that might actually get their attention at a Sunday homily. They might even get the idea that there is more to being Catholic than worrying about global warming. They might even decide that it’s more important to save their souls rather than save the planet. This would be a good thing.