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The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has not addressed concerns that his recent remarks may contradict the Church’s moral teaching on bodily integrity.
VATICAN CITY — 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.”
Noting “exceptional situations” of “severe gender dysphoria that can lead to unbearable suffering or even suicide,” he said these “must be evaluated with great care.”
Some observers took his comments to be a contradiction of the DDF’s 2024 declaration Dignitas Infinita (Infinite Dignity). That document, which underlined the inherent and inalienable dignity of every person created in the image and likeness of God, was absolute in its rejection of “sex change” surgery, saying that “as a rule,” it “risks threatening the unique dignity the person has received from the moment of conception.”
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VATICAN CITY — 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.”
Noting “exceptional situations” of “severe gender dysphoria that can lead to unbearable suffering or even suicide,” he said these “must be evaluated with great care.”
Some observers took his comments to be a contradiction of the DDF’s 2024 declaration Dignitas Infinita (Infinite Dignity). That document, which underlined the inherent and inalienable dignity of every person created in the image and likeness of God, was absolute in its rejection of “sex change” surgery, saying that “as a rule,” it “risks threatening the unique dignity the person has received from the moment of conception.”
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Questions Linger on Cardinal Fernandez’s ‘Sex Change’ Remarks
The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has not addressed concerns that his recent remarks may contradict the Church’s moral teaching on bodily integrity.
