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Went to mass today...

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Genvonklinkerhoffen · 29/12/2019 21:12

Because Catholics are supposed to go once a year or something. The priest read a letter from the bishop that talked a lot about marriage, fair enough. Then it mentioned the "tricky issues around gender".

I spent the rest of mass wondering if a transman could be a catholic priest or not.

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Genvonklinkerhoffen · 29/12/2019 21:28

@Serenschintte ah that's me into hell then. Thanks for the heads up.

I wonder, the Catholic Church is so globally influential, could this be the way forward for sex not gender.

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Serenschintte · 29/12/2019 21:25

Confession is the one you are supposed to go to at least once a year. Mass is every Sunday and holy day of obligation
AFAIK Catholic Church says sex and not gender so no a transman could not be a priest because not biologically male. If convincing might manage to fool the seminary director though I suppose

FamilyOfAliens · 29/12/2019 21:18

So it’s possible to change sex, except when it’s not possible to change sex.

Right.

SpeedofaSloth · 29/12/2019 21:18

www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48584892
Sorry, I don't know how to do a clicky link Xmas Blush

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Genvonklinkerhoffen · 29/12/2019 21:17

I think that is one of the exceptions, like primogeniture of course... massive eye roll.

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Melroses · 29/12/2019 21:15

I think that is one of the exceptions, like primogeniture.

RebornFlame · 29/12/2019 21:15

They sort of can. I have a trans nephew (ftm) and he gets to wear a dog collar and everything but isn’t a real priest. It’s confusing.....

SpeedofaSloth · 29/12/2019 21:14

I suspect not, sure I read something about only recognising birth sex recently (another occasional church-goer RC here).