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mdgspencer
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"You were created as a male. You are a beloved son of God. And his glory shines through you in your masculinity.
One of the key steps to happiness is learning to accept ourselves as we really are."
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"You were created as a male. You are a beloved son of God. And his glory shines through you in your masculinity.
One of the key steps to happiness is learning to accept ourselves as we really are."
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1Lord1Faith
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I would think that this reply from Fr. may be confusing for someone who thinks they are transgender. In fact, I’m not even sure what he means because earlier in his reply he cites Amoris laetitia which basically said that stereotypical gender roles don’t have to be followed.As for the various scenarios you ask about, the simple rule is this: If born a male, a person has to conduct himself as a man. If born a female, a person has to conduct herself as a woman. Period.
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mrsdizzyd
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I agree. It’s an unhelpful reply that does not take into account the mental health element of gender dysphoria.I would think that this reply from Fr. may be confusing for someone who thinks they are transgender.
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Taras_Bulba
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“Helping Mom with chores” (Francis’ example) is nowhere near “I’m really a female folksinger trapped in the body of a male folksinger” (Mighty Wind example).
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Asinner
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It’s not confusing because “the scenarios” Father was referring to were specifically about marriage and sex. A person born male must marry and have sex as a man. A person born female must marry and have sex as a female.
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1Lord1Faith
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Sure, but to me the initial question seemed to encompass more than just “can I surgically alter my gender so I can be in a ‘straight’ relationship”.
There’s a lot of scenarios in between “helping with chores” and “reassignment surgery”. It would seem prudent to, you know, maybe talk about that.
There’s a lot of scenarios in between “helping with chores” and “reassignment surgery”. It would seem prudent to, you know, maybe talk about that.
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Irishmom2
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I actually found this “Ask a priest” to be less confusing than most of their responses. I found this one to be rather straightforward. You are what you are born as, and that’s how you should remain. If you do that, there is no problem figuring out who you should be in relationships with, or not.
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