That makes as much sense as letting your child play with a child who has a contagious, possibly deadly disease to help build immunity. One should remind him of what Christ said about harming "the little ones."
Yes, I very well remember this kind of talk coming from newly ordained priests at the time of Vatican II. I didn't realize this advice was still being said. Guess some trash never decays.
What shocks you guys now was commonplace then. Maybe that's why I never liked Science Fiction -- Vatican II was so surprising and unrealistic that there has been nothing to equal it since. And now it's in Traditional circles. May God protect us!