Jeanie Hannaman

By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register - The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, who recently appeared to some observers to support “sex change” surgery in especially difficult cases, has not responded to questions aimed at clarifying his comments... Addressing via video link a theological conference in Germany in February, Cardinal Victor Fernández upheld the Church’s opposition to such surgery and gender ideology, but said, “We do not want to be cruel and say that we do not understand the conditioning of people and the deep suffering that exists in some cases of ‘dysphoria’ that manifests itself even from childhood.”

The Editors, National Catholic Register - We thank the Lord for Archbishop Naumann’s courageous promotion of life at all stages, and we pray that others in the Church will be drawn to imitate his witness... In a world marked by pick-and-choose approaches to protecting human dignity — what Pope Francis has called “the throwaway culture” — brave and steadfast champions of life are sorely in need... This is why Archbishop Joseph Naumann deserves particular attention — and his ministry deserves to be celebrated.