It is a timid yes from the Catholic Church. On Wednesday 8 November the Vatican confirmed that transgender faithful can be baptised, as long as this does not lead to ” scandal ” OR ” confusion “.
Even the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has not opposed the baptism of children of same-sex couples, adopted or born through surrogacy.
A document approved by the Pope
These statements were made in a document responding to questions from a Brazilian bishop, written on October 31 and made public on Wednesday, November 8. The document was approved by Pope Francis, who has repeatedly stated that the Church must be open to all, including LGBTQ believers, while clarifying that in his opinion homosexuality remains. a sin, as is any sexual act outside of marriage “. Catholic teaching defines marriage as the union between a man and a woman for the purpose of having children.
In the document the dicastery specifies that transgender faithful” can receive baptism, under the same conditions as other faithful, if there is no situation in which there is a risk of generating public scandal or uncertainty among the faithful “. The same advice applies to those who have undergone hormone treatment and/or sex reassignment surgery.
When asked whether a homosexual couple can be considered parents of a child who must be baptized, the ministry limited itself to replying that there must be a “well-founded hope” that the child will be educated in the Catholic religion.
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