Male and Female He Created Them
Male and Female He Created Them: Toward a Path of Dialogue on the Question of Gender Theory in Education is a document of the Congregation for Catholic Education, published on June 10, 2019, under the prefect Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, during the pontificate of Pope Francis, that instructs Catholic schools to teach their students on how to dialogue with others about gender identity.[1]
Summary
The document builds on the apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia (On Love in the Family), where Pope Francis says, "No one can think that the weakening of the family as that natural society founded on marriage will prove beneficial to society as a whole."[2] It rejects the idea that transgender people can be any gender beside what they are born as. Further it argues that allowing gender norms to change destabilizes the family and society, and that "gender theory" is contrary to the Catholic faith. The document also claims only men and women are sexually compatible with each other.[3]
Responses
The document was welcomed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as clarity on the issue of gender identity.[4] Some transgender Catholics have condemned the document as transphobia.[5] Cindy Bourgeois, minister of Wesley United Church in Regina, Saskatchewan, said the document "denies the humanity of trans people, summarily dismisses entire academic fields and misrepresents science to fit its desired outcome."[6]
See also
- Catholic theology of the body
- Christianity and transgender people
- Sex and gender roles in the Catholic Church
- Pope Francis and LGBT topics
References
- ^ Donnini, Debora (June 10, 2019). "Vatican document on gender: Yes to dialogue, no to ideology". Vatican News. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ Pope Franis. Amoris laetitia, §52, March 19, 2016, Vatican Press
- ^ Bote, Joshua. "Catholic Church rejects transgender identity, calls gender change a 'trend' in statement". USA Today. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Bishops' Chairman for Catholic Education Welcomes the Release of Male and Female He Created Them". usccb.org. June 11, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ Blondiau, Eloise (June 12, 2019). "5 trans Catholics on the Vatican's rejection of their gender identity". Vox. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ Bourgeois, Cindy (June 15, 2019). "'If your god discredits the humanity of a group of people there is a problem with your god'". CBC News. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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