Peruvian marches against gender ideology attract 1.5 million

Last updated on: March 7, 2017 at 11:02 pm by CNA Daily News

Peruvian marches against gender ideology attract 1.5 million 2017-03-07T23:02:00+00:00 CNA Daily News

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Lima, Peru, Mar 7, 2017 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Under the theme “Don't Mess With My Children,” more than 1.5 million Peruvians demonstrated on Saturday against gender ideology in the nation’s schools.

Organizers said that total attendance surpassed 1.5 million, at demonstrations throughout the country.

Among those present were Congress members Julio Rosas, Carlos Tubino, Nelly Cuadros, Juan Carlos Gonzales, Marco Miyashiro, Roberto Vieira, Federico Pariona and Edwin Donayre.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">Los organizadores de <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/conmishijosnotemetas?src=hash">#conmishijosnotemetas</a> anuncian que más de 1.5 millones marcharon en todo el Perú <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/4M?src=hash">#4M</a> ????<a href="https://twitter.com/Calderon_Martha">@Calderon_Martha</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/acamasca">@acamasca</a> <a href="https://t.co/351NDByffr">pic.twitter.com/351NDByffr</a></p>— ACI Prensa (@aciprensa) <a href="https://twitter.com/aciprensa/status/838175199686164480">March 4, 2017</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

“Don't Mess With My Children” is a campaign against recent attempts to promote a national curriculum of gender ideology, which teaches that one's 'gender' is chosen and has no connection with one’s biological sex.

In January of this year, the Peruvian Bishop's Conference told the government that it “urges the removal from the new National Curriculum those notions coming from gender ideology.”

At 2 p.m. on March 4, massive crowds gathered to march toward San Martín Plaza in the center of Lima.

The demonstrators, bearing various signs and slogans, marched down the main districts of the Peruvian capital.

Other cities throughout the country, including Arequipa, Trujillo, Iquitos and Cusco, also saw heavily attended demonstrations.

Fr. Luis Gaspar, episcopal vicar of the Family and Life Commission for the Archdiocese of Lima, stressed that “education as the first right of parents concerning their children is not negotiable.”

“We are in a war over morals, a spiritual war, and the battlefield is the minds of their children, and we are going to defend it till the day we die.”

Fr. Gaspar also invited the demonstrators to participate in the March for Life which will be held March 25 in Lima.

Americas

Previous Post

March 7, 2017

St. Louis native 'honored' to be archdiocese's next auxiliary bishop

Next Post

March 7, 2017 The death penalty doesn't solve problems, archbishop tells UN

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Americas Asia - Pacific Europe Middle East - Africa Uncategorized US Vatican

Select a Month November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

In Revelation, what is written on the thigh of the rider on the white horse?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Alpha and Omega Faithful and True King of Kings and Lord of Lords The Word of God