In the great ancient religious and,ethical traditions of humankind we find the directive:
You shall not commit sexual immorality!
Or in positive terms: Respect and love one another!
Let us reflect anew on the consequences of this ancient directive:
No one has the right to degrade others to mere sex objects, to lead them into or hold them in sexual dependency.
Let no one be deceived: There is no authentic humaneness without a living together in partnership.
Young people must learn at home and in school that sexuality is not a negative, destructive or exploitative force, but creative and affirmative. The relationship between women and men should be characterized not by patronizing behaviour or exploitation, but by love, partnership, and trustworthiness.
From the “Declaration Toward a Global Ethic“ of the Parliament of the World's Religions, Chicago 1993.
