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By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture, May 07, 2024
Previous in series: 1: Nullifying differences
Next in series: 3: The Church and the transgendered
Jeffrey Mirus holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from Princeton University. A co-founder of Christendom College, he also pioneered Catholic Internet services. He is the founder of Trinity Communications and CatholicCulture.org.
The real issue in gender change is not an abstract “nullifying of differences” in the sense that they ought to be ignored in matters of rights, privileges, and human respect whenever the differences are genuinely irrelevant (see Part 1: Nullifying differences). Rather, the problem lies in refusing to accept the differences which God has deliberately designed into human nature—the differences which constitute our identities as his beloved sons and daughters in Christ. To say “sons and daughters” in this context already indicates something special about our specific creation, special because it was intended by God. Thus, as human persons with intellect and will, we must learn to recognize a proper distinction between Divinely-intended differences and differences that arise when something has gone wrong in our fallen world. ….
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