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Our Sexuality is a Gift from God<\/p>\n
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Being Man or Being Woman Reflects the Creator’s Goodness<\/p>\n
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A Crisis in Human Sexuality<\/p>\n
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Gender Identity Denies Sexual Differences<\/p>\n
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Gender Identity Theory Violates Human Dignity<\/p>\n
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(Gen 1:27)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#084369″ custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”10px||10px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n (Pope St. John Paul II)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||20px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”20px||40px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”10px||20px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” 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align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ custom_padding=”30px||” global_colors_info=”{}”] <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_margin=”||0px|||” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n We are facing a crisis<\/strong><\/em> in human sexuality<\/strong> caused by a representation of human anthropology that cancels out differences between men and women.<\/p>\n Portraying sex differences as simply the product of historical or cultural conditioning, this approach proposes “a personal identity and emotional intimacy radically separated from the biological difference between male and female.” (Pope Francis, 56)<\/a><\/p>\n However, “Divine Revelation and\u2026philosophical wisdom, emphasize the authentic exigencies of human nature. They\u2026manifest the existence of immutable laws\u2026which are revealed to be identical in all beings endowed with reason.” (Persona Humana, IV)<\/a><\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Being man’ or \u2018being woman\u2019 is a reality which is good and willed by God.\u201d\u00a0(CCC, 369)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-person-holding-a-sign-showing-preferred-pronouns-written-in-rainbow-colors.jpg” alt=”Gender identity theory says male and female are inadequate and tries to force others to use preferred pronouns.” title_text=”A person holding a sign showing preferred pronouns written in rainbow colors” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ custom_padding=”30px||” global_colors_info=”{}”] <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Our body has an \u201cinbuilt order\u201d a \u201cgrammar\u201d that \u201csets forth ends and criteria for its wise use\u201d. (Pope Benedict XVI, 48)<\/a><\/p>\n Gender identity theory “denies<\/strong> the difference and reciprocity<\/strong> in [the] nature of a man and a woman and envisages a society with-out sexual differences” with the consequence that “human identity becomes the choice of the individual, one which can also change over time”. 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global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0||0||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_text_color=”#eb7525″ text_orientation=”center” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”20px||0px|0px|false|false” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Evangelium Vitae, 11<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” animation_delay=”200ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||20px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||20px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||20px||false|false” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#084369″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-trans-person-dressed-in-pink-womans-clothing-raises-a-fist-during-a-march-and-protest-with-other-transgender-and-LGBT-supporters.jpg” alt=”A trans person dressed in pink women’s clothing raises a fist during a protest for transgender, gender identity, LGBT rights.” title_text=”A trans person dressed in pink woman’s clothing raises a fist during a march and protest with other transgender and LGBT supporters” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ custom_padding=”30px||” global_colors_info=”{}”] “When freedom, out of a\u00a0desire to emancipate itself from all forms of tradition and authority, shuts out\u00a0<\/b>even the\u00a0most obvious evidence\u00a0<\/b>of an objective and universal truth\u2026a\u00a0serious distortion of life in society” results. (Evangelium Vitae, 19-20)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n It is an “absurd attempt<\/b> to reconstruct a solid and fruitful temporal order divorced from God, who is, in fact, the only foundation\u00a0on which it can endure.” (Mater et Magistra, 217)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “When \u201cany reference\u00a0to\u00a0common values\u00a0and to a\u00a0truth absolutely binding on everyone\u00a0is\u00a0lost\u2026At that point,\u00a0everything is negotiable”. (Evangelium Vitae, 20)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “Separated from God a man is but a monster<\/b>, in himself and toward others; for the right ordering of human society presupposes the\u00a0right ordering\u00a0of man\u2019s conscience with God”. (Mater et Magistra, 215)<\/a><\/p>\n “An appreciation of our body as male or female is also necessary for our own self-awareness in an encounter with others different from ourselves.<\/span>” (Laudato Si, 155)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#084369″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-person-leans-against-a-gate-on-an-empty-street-reflecting-and-thinking-about-something.jpg” alt=”Transgenderism and gender identity divorce people from reality, God, and themselves.” title_text=”A person leans against a gate on an empty street reflecting and thinking about something” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ custom_padding=”30px||” global_colors_info=”{}”] “[T]he\u00a0moral order\u00a0has\u00a0no existence\u00a0except in God;\u00a0cut off from God it must necessarily disintegrate.” (Mater et Magistra, 208)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “[W]hen\u00a0the sense of God is lost, the sense of man is also\u00a0threatened and poisoned<\/b>“. (Evangelium Vitae, 22)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “[I]n his\u00a0striving\u00a0to master and\u00a0transform the world around him he is in danger of forgetting and of destroying himself<\/b>.” (Mater et Magistra, 242)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “[T]he\u00a0systematic violation of the moral law\u2026produces a kind of\u00a0progressive darkening of the capacity to discern God\u2019s living and saving presence”. (Evangelium Vitae, 21)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” animation_delay=”200ms” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||20px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ link_font=”||on||||||” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”80%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_phone=”80%” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|||” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#EB7425″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ max_width=”50px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”|0px||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ background_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” animation_delay=”200ms” hover_enabled=”0″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on” module_id=”genderidentity” da_popup_slug=”genderidentity” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”50px||50px|||” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Friends-in-conversation-outside.jpg” alt=”The Church and the faithful cannot stay silent about the gender identity rebellion against male and female. We must speak out.” title_text=”Friends in conversation outside” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||0px|||” custom_padding_phone=”||20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ text_font_size=”30px” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#084369″ custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”|||40px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||40px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “It is from [their] sex that the human person receives the characteristics which, on the biological, psychological and spiritual levels, make that person a man or a woman”<\/span>. (Persona Humana, I)<\/a><\/p>\n In fact, the<\/strong> “‘body<\/strong>‘ reveals<\/strong> the living soul<\/strong>” so that “[i]f we dealt with sex without the person, the whole adequacy of the anthropology which we find in Genesis would be destroyed.” (Pope St. John Paul II)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “There is a deep connection between the mystery of creation, as a gift springing from love, and that beatifying ‘beginning’ of the existence of man as male and female, in the whole truth of their body and their sex”. (Pope St. John Paul II)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n “The acceptance of our bodies<\/strong> as God\u2019s gift is vital for welcoming and accepting the entire world as a gift from the Father and our common home”. (Pope Francis, 155)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Read More” open_toggle_text_color=”#ffffff” open_toggle_background_color=”#054368″ closed_toggle_text_color=”#ffffff” closed_toggle_background_color=”#054368″ icon_color=”#ffffff” open_icon_color=”#ffffff” module_class=”hover-btn-border read-more” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ title_level=”h3″ title_font=”|600||on|||||” title_text_align=”left” title_line_height=”1.7em” body_font=”||||||||” body_text_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”left” custom_margin=”10px|||40px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”|||0px” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|||0px” custom_padding_phone=”|||0px” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_width_all=”0px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Yet another sign of love will be the effort to transmit to Christians not doubts and uncertainties born of an erudition poorly assimilated but certainties that are solid because they are anchored in the Word of God. The faithful need these certainties for their Christian life; they have a right to them, as children of God who abandon themselves entirely into His arms and to the exigencies of love.<\/span>\u00a0(Pope St. Paul VI, 79)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”0px||0px” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” animation_delay=”200ms” hover_enabled=”0″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on” module_id=”gift” da_popup_slug=”gift” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” disabled_on=”on|on|off” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”50px||50px” custom_padding_tablet=”50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_font_size=”30px” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#084369″ custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”|40px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|40px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” inline_fonts=”Work Sans” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Creation is prior to us and must be received as a gift<\/strong>.” (Pope Francis, 56)<\/a><\/p>\n “‘Being man’ or ‘being woman’ is a reality which is good and willed by God: man and woman possess an inalienable dignity which comes to them immediately from God their Creator.” (CCC, 369)<\/a><\/p>\n “It is one thing to be understanding of human weakness and the complexities of life, and another to accept ideologies that attempt to sunder what are inseparable aspects of reality.” (Pope Francis, 56)<\/a><\/p>\n “The Church cannot remain indifferent to this confusion of minds\u2026It is a question, in fact, of a matter which is of the utmost importance both for the personal lives of Christians and for the social life of our time.<\/span>” <\/span>(Persona Humana, II)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n “The great task is\u2026recapturing the ultimate meaning of life<\/strong> and its fundamental values. Only\u00a0an awareness of the primacy of these values enables man\u2026to\u00a0bring about the\u00a0true advancement\u00a0of the\u00a0human person\u00a0in his or her\u00a0whole truth, in his or her\u00a0freedom and dignity.” (Familiaris Consortio, 8)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-man-and-woman-talk-and-laugh-while-sitting-on-train-tracks.jpg” alt=”Male and female are different, as designed by God, who bestows dignity of humans. The human body reveals the person.” title_text=”A man and woman talk and laugh while sitting on train tracks” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ custom_padding=”2px||0px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”|40px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|40px|0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” inline_fonts=”Work Sans” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Creation is prior to us and must be received as a gift<\/strong>.” (Pope Francis, 56)<\/a><\/p>\n “‘Being man’ or ‘being woman’ is a reality which is good and willed by God: man and woman possess an inalienable dignity which comes to them immediately from God their Creator.” (CCC, 369)<\/a><\/p>\n “It is one thing to be understanding of human weakness and the complexities of life, and another to accept ideologies that attempt to sunder what are inseparable aspects of reality.” (Pope Francis, 56)<\/a><\/p>\n “The Church cannot remain indifferent to this confusion of minds\u2026It is a question, in fact, of a matter which is of the utmost importance both for the personal lives of Christians and for the social life of our time.<\/span>” <\/span>(Persona Humana, II)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n “The great task is\u2026recapturing the ultimate meaning of life<\/strong> and its fundamental values. Only\u00a0an awareness of the primacy of these values enables man\u2026to\u00a0bring about the\u00a0true advancement\u00a0of the\u00a0human person\u00a0in his or her\u00a0whole truth, in his or her\u00a0freedom and dignity.” (Familiaris Consortio, 8)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”mosaic_width” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ background_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”0||0||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” hover_enabled=”0″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on” module_id=”dysphoria” da_popup_slug=”dysphoria” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”20px||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_text_color=”#eb7525″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”fade” animation_duration=”750ms” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#054368″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#eb7525″ header_5_font=”||||||||” header_5_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”80%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_phone=”80%” max_width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin_phone=”|-99px||-99px” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”3″ disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#084369″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-photo-profile-of-three-young-lesbian-gay-and-transgender-friends-sitting-on-stairs.jpg” alt=”Helping those with gender dysphoria must compliment human dignity and male and female as God intended.” title_text=”A photo profile of three young lesbian, gay, and transgender friends sitting on stairs” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_padding=”30px||” global_colors_info=”{}”] As a fairly new recognized condition (DSM V, 2013) for boys\/men and girls\/women who suffer gender dysphoria and\/or identify as \u201ctransgender\u201d or \u201cnonbinary\u201d the search for cures\/solutions\/treatments must be guided by models promoting the authentic good of the human person.<\/p>\n Medical and pastoral support, as Pope Francis teaches, needs to help people “to accept their own bodies<\/strong> and to avoid the pretension ‘to cancel out sexual difference because one no longer knows how to deal with it.'” (Pope Francis, 285)<\/a><\/p>\n “To fulfill this duty, all who collaborate in Catholic health care ministry must make every effort, using all appropriate means at their disposal, to provide the best medical care, as well as Christ\u2019s compassionate accompaniment<\/strong>, to all patients, no matter who they may be or from what condition they may be suffering”. (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#084369″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|0px||” custom_padding_phone=”” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Young-female-friends-smiling-for-the-camera-as-they-walk-down-the-street.jpg” alt=”We must accompany, in friendship, those struggling with transgenderism and gender identity, and lead them to truth.” title_text=”Young female friends smiling for the camera as they walk down the street” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_padding=”30px||” global_colors_info=”{}”] God made us in his image<\/strong>, and this image is embedded in our body as well as our soul. Our body is intrinsic to our personhood.<\/p>\n The Church\u2019s teaching is not meant to curtail love but to enable it<\/strong>. For those troubled with their identity, patience is called for. When a person is on a path seeking wholeness, their search must be encouraged and respected – in friendship.<\/p>\n Yet for growth to be efficacious it must proceed towards the correct goal. The Church\u2019s task is to point to the peace and life-giving path of Christ\u2019s commandments. We owe it to God, our brothers and sisters and ourselves to offer what is true \u2013 and why we believe it is true.<\/p>\n “<\/span>Although she constantly holds up the call to perfection and asks for a fuller response to God, ‘the Church must accompany with attention and care the weakest of her children, who show signs of a wounded and troubled love, by restoring in them hope and confidence'”.\u00a0(Pope Francis, 291)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” admin_label=”Section” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”20px||20px||true|false” 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width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px|40px|false|false” custom_padding_phone=”|0px|10px|0px|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “At the same time, we are called to protect our humanity<\/strong>, and this means, in the first place, accepting it and respecting it as it was created.” (Pope Francis, 56)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Bring also your<\/span>With these words of Genesis, \u201cMan comes ‘into being’ with consciousness of this finality of his own masculinity-femininity, that is, of his own sexuality.\u201d<\/span><\/h5>\n
\u2014<\/span> Find What You’re Looking For \u2014<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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The Problem with Transgenderism<\/span><\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ link_font=”||on||||||” custom_margin=”10px|40px||40px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nA Crisis in Human Sexuality<\/h2>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ link_font=”||on||||||” custom_margin=”10px|40px||40px|false|false” custom_padding=”||0px|||” inline_fonts=”Playfair Display” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nGender Identity Theory<\/h2>\n
\u201cThere can be no true promotion of man’s dignity unless the essential order of his nature is respected.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
Persona Humana, III<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n
The Consequences of Transgenderism<\/span><\/h4>\n
\u201cOnce the human being declares independence from reality<\/strong> and behaves with absolute dominion, the very foundations of our life begin to crumble\u201d.<\/h5>\n
Laudato Si, 117<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
\u201cSuch a situation makes it increasingly difficult to grasp clearly the meaning of what man is, the meaning of his rights and his duties.\u201d<\/h5>\n
To Society<\/span><\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_margin=”||0px|||” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”10px||20px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nTo the Individual & Humanity<\/span><\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” module_class=”bullets-module” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#084369″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#054368″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#054368″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding_tablet=”|||” custom_padding_phone=”10px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n\u201c\u2018Being <\/span>man\u2019 or \u2018being woman\u2019 is a reality which is good and willed by God: man and woman possess an inalienable dignity which comes to them immediately from God their Creator.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n
CCC, 369<\/span><\/a><\/h5>\n
Why is Gender Identity Such an Unacceptable View?<\/span><\/h4>\n
The Gift of <\/span>\u2018Man\u2019 and <\/span>\u2018Woman\u2019<\/span><\/h4>\n
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” disabled_on=”off|off|on” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”50px||50px” custom_padding_tablet=”50px||50px” custom_padding_phone=”20px||20px||false|false” animation_style=”fade” animation_delay=”200ms” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/capp-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-man-and-woman-talk-and-laugh-while-sitting-on-train-tracks.jpg” alt=”Male and female are different, as designed by God, who bestows dignity of humans. The human body reveals the person.” title_text=”A man and woman talk and laugh while sitting on train tracks” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ custom_padding=”2px||0px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”20px||” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]
\n[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”ds-vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font_size=”30px” header_font=”||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#084369″ custom_margin=”|||||” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”20px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nThe Gift of <\/span>\u2018Man\u2019 and <\/span>\u2018Woman\u2019<\/span><\/h4>\n
What About Those Who Suffer Gender Dysphoria?<\/span><\/h4>\n
\u201cThe whole concern of doctrine<\/strong> and its teaching must be directed to the love that never ends<\/strong>. Whether something is proposed for belief, for hope or for action, the love of our Lord must always be made accessible, so that anyone can see that all the works of perfect Christian virtue spring from love and have no other objective than to arrive at love\u201d.<\/h5>\n
Catechism of the Catholic Church, 25<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
Medically<\/span><\/h4>\n
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\u201cAnyone who is Christian has a\u00a0duty<\/b>\u00a0to\u00a0bear witness to the Gospel<\/b>\u201d.<\/span><\/h2>\n
Pope Francis<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
We Must Speak out Against Transgenderism<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
We Must Advance the Human Dignity of Male and Female<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n