St. Louis archdiocese rebukes pastor for support for ‘transgender’ treatment
February 07, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: The Archdiocese of St. Louis has issued a statement disassociating itself from a priest’s testimony against legislation that would ban gender-altering treatment for children.
Father Mitchell Doyen had told a state-house hearing that the proposed bill would be “dehumanizing our brothers and sisters.” He added that the desire of some children to alter their sexual identity and “live fully human, authentic, grace-filled and gifted lives in our community is a profound blessing for us.”
The archdiocese responded by saying that Father Doyen was “speaking on his own behalf, and his comments did not accurately reflect Church teaching.”
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Posted by: grateful1 -
Feb. 09, 2025 1:05 PM ET USA
It is not enough for the archdiocese to say that Father Doyen was “speaking on his own behalf, and his comments did not accurately reflect Church teaching.” As a priest, he spoke with the perceived imprimatur of the Church. Did he seek permission from the archdiocese to give testimony contradicting Catholic teaching? If not, why not, and was he reprimanded? What steps, if any, have been taken to ensure that such anti-Catholic teaching from the mouths of priests will be prohibited in the future?
