Congregation for Catholic Education Archives

Revisiting Vatican’s LGBTQ-Negative Gender Document on First Anniversary of Its Publication

June 10, 2020/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, Male and Female He Created Them, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Transgender, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

One year ago today, the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education published a document on gender that was roundly criticized by LGBTQ advocates for its negative approach. Today's post on the anniversary features a perspective from the intersection of faith and science. Read More

Fr. Martin Shares Trans-Related Letters With Vatican Official Behind Anti-LGBTQ Document

October 2, 2019/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Male and Female He Created Them, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Transgender /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Fr. James Martin, SJ, recently met with officials from the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education, which released an anti-LGBTQ document earlier this summer. Martin shared with them three letters from people writing about their transgender-related experiences. Read More

Vatican Suspends Sanctions Against Catholic School that Refused to Fire LGBTQ Teacher

September 24, 2019/1 Comment/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Vatican has suspended sanctions imposed on a Catholic school that refused to fire an LGBTQ employee while the school appeals the decree of the archbishop who requested the firing and imposed the sanctions. Read More

Two Months Later, Conversation Still Continues Over Vatican’s Latest Document on Gender

August 10, 2019/0 Comments/in Male and Female He Created Them, Theology & Church Teaching, Transgender, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

It has been two months since the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education published the transgender- and intersex-negative document, Male and Female He Created Them. LGBTQ advocates and many theologians were quick to denounce the text, and a number of responses have been subsequently published. Today's post excerpts several commentaries with links provided for further reading. Read More

Catholic Bishops and LGBTQI Advocates At Odds Over Vatican’s View of Gender Identity

June 16, 2019/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, Theology & Church Teaching, Transgender, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The U.S. bishops' top official on education has welcomed a new Vatican document on gender, "Male and Female He Created Them," which has prompted condemnation from LGBTQ advocates. Read More

The Vatican’s New Document on Gender: Is There Hope?

June 13, 2019/11 Comments/in Male and Female He Created Them, Marriage & Family, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

"As the parent of a transgender daughter and as a deacon whose ministry includes pastoral care to Catholic families with transgender members, it is painfully apparent that the document is totally divorced from the lived reality of transgender people." Read More

Excerpts from “Male and Female He Created Them,” the Vatican’s Latest Document on Gender

June 11, 2019/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, Male and Female He Created Them, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Transgender /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education released a document on gender yesterday titled "Male and Female He Created Them." Today's post features excerpts from the document highlighting key LGBTQ-related themes. Read More

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