Reply To: Transgender People of Faith
clewisHi and welcome! I’m neither a theologian, pastor, educator nor even a parent, so my comments should be read with that in mind.
Are you referring to what is taught in religious schools? I received a bachelor’s degree from a Catholic university in the early 1990s. Before then, I attended public primary schools. I wasn’t formally taught such subjects in either environment, and I don’t feel at all deprived for that.
As a Catholic, I am supposed to see people as individuals created in God’s image, with a divine soul and free will. I would therefore expect well-formed Catholic educators to approach students in such a manner. There is so much to know and learn about the human person beyond mere sexuality.
On my own time, I have studied Catholic teaching on chastity inside and outside of marriage. I find it quite compelling.
I have been completely accepted as a transgender person in my parish. I am not an activist, and I don’t think my fellow parishioners see me as a member of an identity group. I wouldn’t want them to.
