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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.

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[-] CubitOom@infosec.pub 26 points 7 months ago

Wasn't Eve created from a man's rib as an afterthought?

[-] yannic@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago

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

[-] Willie@kbin.social 13 points 7 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 7 points 7 months ago

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

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

If we do, then what did Jesus die for?

The new motto for Vegas -- if you don't enjoy yourself, he died for nothing.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

The whole rib thing is likely just a PG version of the original...

Humans are one of the only mammals lacking a penis bone, men and women both have 24 ribs each...

There's only one bone that human males lost, and that was the dick bone. So if Eve was made from a bone, she's the root cause of male impotence because it's a lot harder to keep a boner without a bone when you're trying to bone.

[-] RatBin@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Truly throwing a bone attack there are we

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 7 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.

[-] RatBin@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I have to warn you that some believe these are no allegory.

[-] yannic@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

Are we still talking about Catholics?

[-] RatBin@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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.

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