The Vatican’s doctrine office issued “Infinite Dignity,” a declaration in the works for five years. After substantial revision, it was approved by Pope Francis, who ordered its publication.

The Vatican on Monday declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy as grave violations of human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that reject God’s plan for human life.

The Vatican’s doctrine office issued “Infinite Dignity,” a 20-page declaration that has been in the works for five years. After substantial revision in recent months, it was approved March 25 by Pope Francis, who ordered its publication.

In its most eagerly anticipated section, the Vatican repeated its rejection of “gender theory,” or the idea that one’s gender can be changed. It said God created man and woman as biologically different, separate beings, and said people must not tinker with that plan or try to “make oneself God.”

“It follows that any sex-change intervention, as a rule, risks threatening the unique dignity the person has received from the moment of conception,” the document said.

    • yannic@lemmy.ca
      71·
      9 months ago

      There are two creation narratives in the book of Genesis, and both are considered to be historical allegories.

      • Willie@kbin.social
        13·
        9 months ago

        Can we really handwave away the whole Adam and Eve thing though?

        If we do, then what did Jesus die for?

        • Lath@kbin.earth
          71·
          9 months ago

          The original sin. Which in most myths is acquiring knowledge or attaining sentience.

      • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
        81·
        9 months ago

        both are considered to be historical allegories.

        How convenient that the “word of god” (as many churches describe the bible) is so open to human interpretation.

        • exanime@lemmy.today
          4·
          9 months ago

          But the ability to interpret it is also flexible… Sometimes it’s to be taking verbatim, sometimes it has to be interpreted (but only by the right people, of course)

          • RatBin@lemmy.world
            1·
            9 months ago

            Nope. Not that I’m aware. To be fair no Catholic I have met in ages is nearly as extreme as these guys. But from some of my interactions via social media…I have seen them.