Bishops in Colombia have welcomed their government’s decision not to promote or implement gender ideology in schools following mass protests last week.

A meeting between President Juan Manuel Santos and three bishops took place last week. After the meeting the president made a public statement on the issue.

The bishops thanked the president for agreeing to talk to them and said they “received with satisfaction the announcement of the national government and the ministry of education that they will not promote or implement gender ideology in the country”.