1.0WORLD CATHOLIC NEWShttps://www.worldcatholicnews.comCatholic bishops of England and Wales discourage medical and social gender transition in pastoral statement - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iJeS2liSl3"><a href="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/catholic-bishops-of-england-and-wales-discourage-medical-and-social-gender-transition-in-pastoral-statement/">Catholic bishops of England and Wales discourage medical and social gender transition in pastoral statement</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/catholic-bishops-of-england-and-wales-discourage-medical-and-social-gender-transition-in-pastoral-statement/embed/#?secret=iJeS2liSl3" width="600" height="338" title="“Catholic bishops of England and Wales discourage medical and social gender transition in pastoral statement” — WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS" data-secret="iJeS2liSl3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sidewalk.png1322878“Rather, when a family or person experiencing these challenges seeks to be accompanied on their Christian journey, our aim is to help them rediscover and cherish their humanity as it was conceived and created by God, body and soul,” the bishops continued.   In the statement, the bishops specifically addressed “adult members in our Catholic communities who have chosen to […]