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Pope Francis Takes a Big Step Backwards, Compares Trans People to Nuclear Weapons
Remember when I warned that we should be cautious about optimism over recent Catholic and Mormon moves to court the LGBTQ community? Less than a month after Pope Francis made international headlines for a reportedly affirmative audience with a transgender man, the pontiff has been caught in an about-face -- comparing transgender people to nuclear weapons and seemingly labeling gender transition a "new sin."
Speaking of gender theory in a book released in Italy in January, the head of the Catholic Church's comments have come to light for American press recently. Among the pope's statements in Pope Francis: This Economy Kills are a strong criticism of the the idea of gender identity and a defense of gender binarism:
"Let's think of the nuclear arms, of the possibility to annihilate in a few instants a very high number of human beings. Let's think also of genetic manipulation, of the manipulation of life, or of the gender theory, that does not recognize the order of creation."
He continues, stating that every historical period has "Herods," implying that understanding gender as a spectrum as well as transitioning genders both "destroy," "plot[ing] designs of death, that disfigure the face of man and woman, destroying creation."
Some fairly strong words coming from a man who gave the religiously-affiliated LGBTQ public and their allies mild cause for celebration in early 2015: Two historic events - one directly involving the pontiff - reverberated through the Roman Catholic and Mormon faiths in January, affecting some 1.3 billion people globally.
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http://www.attn.com/stories/828/religious-groups-lgbt-policy?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=stories-828
Speaking of gender theory in a book released in Italy in January, the head of the Catholic Church's comments have come to light for American press recently. Among the pope's statements in Pope Francis: This Economy Kills are a strong criticism of the the idea of gender identity and a defense of gender binarism:
"Let's think of the nuclear arms, of the possibility to annihilate in a few instants a very high number of human beings. Let's think also of genetic manipulation, of the manipulation of life, or of the gender theory, that does not recognize the order of creation."
He continues, stating that every historical period has "Herods," implying that understanding gender as a spectrum as well as transitioning genders both "destroy," "plot[ing] designs of death, that disfigure the face of man and woman, destroying creation."
Some fairly strong words coming from a man who gave the religiously-affiliated LGBTQ public and their allies mild cause for celebration in early 2015: Two historic events - one directly involving the pontiff - reverberated through the Roman Catholic and Mormon faiths in January, affecting some 1.3 billion people globally.
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http://www.attn.com/stories/828/religious-groups-lgbt-policy?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=stories-828
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