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The “mystery of the person” is a common theme in Catholicism - it can be seen in other (especially the “social”) encyclicals. Rerum Novarum by the current pope’
by bombcar 5mo ago
The “mystery of the person” is a common theme in Catholicism - it can be seen in other (especially the “social”) encyclicals. Rerum Novarum by the current pope’s namesake is worth a study.
- vintagedave 5mo agoThankyou. I am not Catholic so was unfamiliar with the term. I'll read about it.
- irdc 5mo agoNot a Roman Catholic but I am occasionally interested in what the Church has to say on ethical matters. What does the Church understand by "mystery of the person", and how does it relate to the assertion by the Church that, for example, gender (one aspect of the human subjective experience) can be understood purely in terms of biology?[0] 0. https://www.catholic.com/qa/the-churchs-position-on-transgenderism-0 https://www.catholic.com/qa/the-churchs-position-on-transgen...
- learntofly 5mo ago“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27, ESV)
- ricardobeat 5mo agoI don’t think you can take any writing by american TV priests as gospel
- irdc 5mo agoSure, another source then: https://www.vox.com/2015/2/20/8078979/pope-francis-trans-rights https://www.vox.com/2015/2/20/8078979/pope-francis-trans-rig... I just cannot reconcile the idea of personhood being valuable with reducing humans to mere biology.
- bhinml 5mo ago> In January, Francis said teaching the gender theory in developing countries is “ideological colonization” by wealthier nations. Sounds about right to be honest. The claim that being a woman or a man is merely a matter of self-declaration is indeed an ideological view that arose from the western world.
- svieira 5mo agoHumans are not "reduced" to biology. Their biology is presumed to "reveal" something about their personhood. And no matter how they feel about their hair, their hips, their eyes, etc. they ought to receive them as a gift from God and enter into a dialog with Him about how they ought to make use of the gifts He has given them.
- irdc 5mo agoHowever, don't you feel as though biology thereby becomes an impediment to loving the whole person? Edit: I'm sorry, I'm being a little vague here, so let me clarify: biology is what decides our appearance, and our appearance then influences how we interact with people. If ones appearance contradicts ones inner sense of personhood, how can that person ever truly connect with other people? And if they cannot connect, then how can they love and be loved (which if I remember correctly is one of the two major commandments in your religion)?
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