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In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics feeling excluded.
Catholic church moves glacially on everything. They didn’t jail Galileo because they actually disagreed with him on anything, but rather because he was trying to jump in immediately (and being a dick about it).
Now, jailing a person for moving too fast and being a dick isn’t a good thing to do. Neither is further perpetuating ostracism of LGBTQ+ folk just because they want to introduce change slowly. But at least they’re consistent about it.
Catholic church moves glacially on everything. They didn’t jail Galileo because they actually disagreed with him on anything, but rather because he was trying to jump in immediately (and being a dick about it).
Now, jailing a person for moving too fast and being a dick isn’t a good thing to do. Neither is further perpetuating ostracism of LGBTQ+ folk just because they want to introduce change slowly. But at least they’re consistent about it.