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Re: Bishop Henry needs to stay on message in the Year of Mercy; Jan. 16

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The online title of recent column by Juliet Guichon is certainly correct but she should do a bit more research on Pope Francis’ teaching on gender ideology. She might discover some surprising texts.

Pope’s address to the bishops of Puerto Rico (June 8, 2015): “The complementarity of man and woman, the pinnacle of divine creation, is being questioned by the so-called gender ideology, in the name of a more free and just society. The differences between man and woman are not for opposition or subordination, but for communion and generation, always in the image and likeness of God.”

Pope’s general audience on man and woman (April 13, 2015): “For example, I ask myself, if the so-called gender theory is not, at the same time, an expression of frustration and resignation, which seeks to cancel out sexual difference because it no longer knows how to confront it. Yes, we risk taking a step backwards. The removal of difference in fact creates a problem, not a solution.”