The Church delegates the decision on prohibiting mobile phones to children to the "technicians" and calls for an educational State Pact

   MADRID, 24 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE) has delegated to the "technicians" the decision on whether to prohibit mobile phones for children and adolescents in schools and has warned that this problem must be framed in a broader problem, that of "education." , which is why he has asked for an educational State Pact.

"I am not a pedagogue, but there is a movement of pedagogues who say that this can have a limitation even for the development, the maturation of minors. If it is for the better, then let the technicians say," García Magán stressed in a interview with Europa Press.

In any case, he specified that "minors' access to the digital field must be framed in a broader perspective, which is the problem of education, of the educational field." "It's not just this specific problem, I think the problem is deeper and higher," she added.

In this sense, he stressed that "the need for a great State pact on the issue of education is imposed." "It is not acceptable, neither for the parents, nor for the children, nor for the teachers, that every four years there is a change in the education law. There comes a point when not even the parents know what law we are under, not even with I hurry the teachers."

Furthermore, he has warned that "a series of gaps or declines are being seen in this training." "The PISA report, well, it has given the results it has given, we can cover it up by saying that there are other countries that are worse than us, but in short, that is as the saying goes, the evil of many, the consolation of fools. The "Reality is what it is, right? With dropout rates, etc.," the bishop explained.

On the other hand, he has described as "very serious the access at very early ages, by minors, to pornographic content" with "terrible and disastrous consequences." "I remain, not only as a bishop, but as a human being, as a citizen, I am deeply surprised and deeply saddened when you see those almost pre-adolescent children who have attacked their parents, a companion," he noted.

This, in his opinion, has to lead society "to reflect", to "forget the short-termism of elections" and "to think a little about the future", to "turn the light on".

"We are risking the Spanish society of tomorrow, for everyone, regardless of whether one belongs to one party or another, one religion or another, or whether one has no religion," he warned.

In this educational field, the bishop has also defended that "the primary right of parents, of the family" to "choose the type of education they want for their children" must be respected. Furthermore, he has indicated that public authorities "have to facilitate and cooperate with parents to make this fundamental right effective."

On the other hand, asked about Pope Francis' authorization to give blessings to homosexual couples and other "irregular" unions, García Magán pointed out that he is not aware that the Episcopal Conference has received any doubts or concerns from the bishops about this issue, and has asked to read the entire Vatican doctrinal statement "as a whole."

"I'm not aware that anything has arrived. Well, I think that first of all you have to read the declaration in its entirety. There are some principles, because of course, I understand that what is newsworthy is going to be underlined a little, "But we must see the declaration as a whole. It states very clearly and reaffirms what the Church's doctrine on marriage is," he stressed.

In this sense, he recalled that the document "also clearly indicates that this possibility of a blessing to people cannot be confused with what is a celebration and that is why it also gives some specific details, that there is no need to make a kind of of an analogy with a marriage".

"It is a possibility that is there and it also requires discernment, a case-by-case discernment and seeing motivations, which then requires a further 'in situ' discernment, let's say, of each specific case," he noted, adding that it will have Each individual priest must evaluate it and, "if applicable, he will have to consult with his bishop," he added.