He Vatican reiterated on Monday his opposition to sex reassignment, gender theory and surrogacyas well as abortion and euthanasia, four months after blessing support same-sex couples.

Doctrinal Office Vatican (DDF) published declaration of “Dignitas Infinite” (Infinite Dignity) after fierce conservative opposition, especially in Africato his document on LGBT+ issues.

There is no indication that the new text that describes what the Church perceives as a threat to human dignity, was produced as a direct response to the controversy over same-sex blessings and has been in the works for five years. However, it has undergone numerous changes.

Pope Francis approved it, asking that it also mention “Poverty, immigrants, violence against women, human trafficking, war and other issues”This was stated in a statement by the head of the DDF, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez.

The statement says that surrogacy degrades the dignity of both the surrogate mother and the childand recalls how in January Francisco called her “despicable” and called global ban.

On gender theorythe statement stated that “desire for personal self-determinationAs gender theory dictates, in addition to the fundamental truth that human life is a gift, tantamount to giving in to the old temptation to become Godentering into competition with the true God of love, who reveals the Gospel to us.”

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Gender theory, often called gender ideology by its critics, suggests that gender is more complex and fluid than the binary categories of masculine and feminine.and this depends not only on visible sexual characteristics.

For gender changethe statement states that “any gender reassignment interventionas a general rule, risks compromising dignity only what a person has received from the moment of conception.”

It has been recognized that some people may undergo surgery to eliminate “genital anomalies”but emphasized that “a medical procedure of this type would not constitute a gender reassignment in the sense intended here.”

At the same time the text also found to be contrary to human dignity the fact that “in some places many people are imprisoned, tortured and even deprived of the benefits of life only because of his sexual orientation“.

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Except, The statement reaffirms the continued condemnation Vatican abortion, euthanasia and the death penaltyciting Francis, his predecessors Benedict XVI and John Paul II and previous documents Vatican.

He also mentioned sexual violence as a threat to human dignity – calling it “widespread in society”, including within the Catholic Church – as well as violence against women, cyberbullying and other forms of online abuse.

Reuters