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By John Bursch, EWTN News, November 14, 2023
John Bursch is Vice President of Appellate Advocacy for Alliance Defending Freedom and owner of Bursch Law PLLC. He has argued 12 U.S. Supreme Court cases, three dozen state supreme court cases, and many others defending religious liberty, free speech, parental rights, marriage and family, and the right to life. …
COMMENTARY: It is critically important to carefully read the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith’s answers to Bishop Negri’s questions in context — and to ignore silly headlines from media sources that do not understand Catholic teaching.
If you’ve been watching the news, you were likely surprised to see clickbait headlines from mainstream outlets like The Washington Post proclaiming: “Vatican says transgender people can be baptized, serve as godparents.” After all, such a headline conflicts directly with Pope Francis’ many declarations about gender ideology.
For example, in his encyclical Laudato Si, Pope Francis explained that “valuing one’s own body in its femininity or masculinity is necessary if I am going to be able to recognize myself in an encounter with someone who is different.” And as recently as 2019, the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education reaffirmed that “human nature must be understood on the basis of the unity of body and soul” and condemned “the separation of sex from gender.” ….
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