Last week Pope Francis described gender theory and teaching about transgender people as a threat that is a “world war against marriage” and an example of the “ideological colonisation” that is “corrupting” many parts of the world. I respond to his speech here. I am become Death, the Annihilator of Man. Ma ricòrdati sempre che i mostri non muoiono. Quello ...
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Catholicism, Mercy and Liberation
In “Just Good Friends” lesbian feminist theologian Elizabeth Stuart compares responses to sexuality and gender to a football match where LGBT people are the spectators. She suggests when liberal players get the ball they stand in the middle unable to decide which goal to aim for: they want to maintain church unity while offering a degree of support to ...
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The Pope has restated Catholic teaching on marriage at the opening of the three-week gathering of bishops, known as the Synod. Presiding over the Mass to open the Synod – which is considering the role of family in the modern world – Pope Francis dedicated much of his discourse to the subject of love between a man and a ...
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