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Archbishop: It Costs Nothing to Accept a Person as They Present Themselves; More News

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It has been two weeks since the Vatican released Dignitas Infinita, its declaration on human dignity that included negative sections on gender identity and transitions. In that time, commentaries about what the document says about and means for the LGBTQ+ community, especially transgender and nonbinary people, have abounded. Today's post features some of these commentaries. Read More

Gender Identity Should Be on Synod Agenda—And It Is Now, Writes Paul Elie

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Criticism and commentary about Dignitas Infinita, the Vatican's transgender-negative declaration on human dignity, has continued steadily in the week since the document's release. Today's post features insights from Paul Elie, a senior fellow at Georgetown University, who published his criticisms in The New Yorker. Read More

Vatican’s Doctrine Chief on Criminalization Laws: “When I Read Them I Wanted to Die”

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At a press conference to release the Vatican's new declaration on human dignity, which made headlines for condemning gender theory, the top doctrinal official also made positive comments about homosexuality. Yet, he doubled down on the declaration's anti-transgender aspects, too. Read More

What Transgender Catholics and Their Allies Are Saying About “Dignitas Infinita”

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How are transgender and nonbinary Catholics, their families, pastoral ministers, and allies responding to "Dignitas Infinita," the Vatican document on human dignity released Monday that condemns "gender theory" and "sex change"? Read More

New Vatican Document Condemns Gender Transitions and Undefined “Gender Theory”

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The Vatican doctrinal office issued its latest intervention about LGBTQ+ issues yesterday, part of a larger document on human dignity in contemporary society that posited a highly transgender-negative approach.  Read More

The Strawman of “Gender Theory” in the Vatican’s New Document

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This is, on its face, a very good thing, but this declaration fails to live up to its claim to affirm and support the ”infinite dignity” of all people. Specifically, the document misunderstands and misrepresents both the scholarly and scientific work in the areas of sexuality and gender. Read More

New Ways Ministry: Vatican Document on Human Dignity Fails LGBTQ+ People

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The new Vatican document, Dignitas Infinita, fails terribly by offering transgender and nonbinary people not infinite, but limited human dignity. While it lays out a wonderful rationale for why each human being, regardless of condition in life, must be respected, honored, and loved, it does not apply this principle to gender-diverse people. Read More

Stay Tuned! Vatican to Release Document Addressing Gender Identity, Human Dignity

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Later today, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is holding a press conference to release its new document on human dignity, titled Dignitas Infinita. Read More

Judith Butler’s “Who’s Afraid of Gender?” An Insightful Read for LGBTQ+ Catholics

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In "Who’s Afraid of Gender?," Butler offers their response to such critics in one of their most public and widely readable works, providing an insightful conversation partner for queer-affirming Catholics today. Read More

Vatican’s Blessings Declaration Is “Essential But Awkward” Progress, Writes Theologian

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Xavier Montecel highlights the awkwardness of the declaration’s attempt to maintain church doctrine on same-gender sexual activity while providing what he terms “a pastoral workaround.” Read More