Cardinal Condemns Planned School Sexual Education Curriculum 🛑

• Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has raised serious alarm over the proposed sexual education program set to be included in the country’s school curriculum from January 2026. • The Cardinal alleges the "inappropriate" program, starting from Grade 6, threatens to erode Sri Lanka’s cultural and moral values. • He claims the initiative is being introduced under the influence and funding of foreign entities, specifically naming the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) as a body providing financial support to the Government and Education Ministry. • Alleged content includes lessons on same-sex relationships and birth control. • Cardinal Ranjith warned that the program, expected to commence on 27 January, is an attempt to impose "values of a decayed Western world" and urged the Government and President to intervene immediately to halt its implementation.