{"id":1902,"date":"2024-04-09T03:22:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T03:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2024-04-09T03:22:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T03:22:23","slug":"catholic-church-blasts-gender-affirming-surgery-and-maternal-surrogacy-as-affronts-to-human-dignity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=1902","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Church blasts gender-affirming surgery and maternal surrogacy as affronts to human dignity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Rome<\/em> \u2014 The Vatican has blasted the practices of <span class=\"link\">gender-affirming surgery<\/span> and <span class=\"link\">maternal surrogacy<\/span> in a new document, declaring both are inconsistent with God&#8217;s plan for human life. The Catholic Church&#8217;s document puts both practices on a par with abortion and euthanasia in terms of their perceived negative impact on human dignity.<\/p>\n<p>The document, titled &#8220;Infinite Dignity,&#8221; reiterates the Catholic principle that individuals cannot alter their gender, as God created men and women with inherent biological differences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The declaration, which was developed over five years and approved by Pope Francis, stresses the importance of respecting these differences and cautions against attempts to contradict them and &#8220;make oneself God.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It makes allowances for the complexities surrounding &#8220;genital abnormalities&#8221; that can be present at birth or develop later in life, adding that such situations may be &#8220;resolved&#8221; with the assistance of health care professionals.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to affirming traditional Catholic doctrine opposing abortion and euthanasia, the 20-page document also addresses contemporary issues including poverty, war, human trafficking and forced migration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the topic of surrogacy, it flatly states the Roman Catholic Church&#8217;s opposition, whether the woman carrying a child &#8220;is coerced into it or chooses to subject herself to it freely,&#8221; because the child, according to the church, &#8220;becomes a mere means subservient to the arbitrary gain or desire of others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The document has widely been seen as a reaffirmation of existing Vatican positions. Late in 2023, Pope Francis made headlines when he <span class=\"link\">called surrogacy &#8220;deplorable&#8221;<\/span> and voiced concern that the process could involve human trafficking as biological parents are sometimes in different countries than surrogate mothers.<\/p>\n<p>Laws on surrogacy differ around the world, but only a few nations, and\u00a0<span class=\"link\">some states in the U.S.<\/span>, allow commercial surrogacy. Others allow altruistic surrogacy, where no money is exchanged, but many other nations, including most in Europe, have banned the practice altogether.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Francis said in a speech that gender affirmation treatment constituted a violation of human dignity.<\/p>\n<p>The new document&#8217;s content and timing were taken as a nod to conservatives, after a more explosive document approving <span class=\"link\">blessings for same-sex couples<\/span> and <span class=\"link\">allowing transgender people to be baptized<\/span> and act as godparents sparked criticism from conservative bishops around the world, especially in Africa.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium \"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">Pope Francis allows priests to bless same-sex couples<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">06:21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2023, the pontiff published a letter declaring: &#8220;We cannot be judges who only deny, reject, and exclude.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Conservative clerics reeled, insisting that to bless same-sex marriage was a contradiction of centuries of Catholic teaching.<\/p>\n<p>American conservative leaders, in particular, warned that if Francis did not stick to doctrine, he could provoke a permanent split within the church.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The latest document also warns of &#8220;unjust discrimination,&#8221; especially in countries where transgender people are criminalized and imprisoned and, in some cases, even put to death.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      Chris Livesay<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__image\">\n<p>              <span class=\"img \"><img alt=\"Chris Livesay \" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2020\/06\/09\/c90a8a7f-03aa-4400-884b-cdb70c485082\/thumbnail\/80x80\/971bd95966725070e897ed4ca93b75fa\/chris-livesay-promo.jpg?v=95af720165ffeea582866d60dd9b1b18 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2020\/06\/09\/c90a8a7f-03aa-4400-884b-cdb70c485082\/thumbnail\/160x160\/2c23b4f2a6cf67004e47ad4a35d43930\/chris-livesay-promo.jpg?v=95af720165ffeea582866d60dd9b1b18 2x\"\/><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Chris Livesay is a CBS News foreign correspondent based in Rome.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Catholic Church blasts gender-affirming surgery and maternal surrogacy as affronts to human dignity<br \/>\n<br \/>#Catholic #Church #blasts #genderaffirming #surgery #maternal #surrogacy #affronts #human #dignity<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rome \u2014 The Vatican has blasted the practices of gender-affirming surgery and maternal surrogacy in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[1022,310,1016,1017,1023,1018,250,1020,1019,1021],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - 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