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Bishop Burbidge Puts Church Doctrine Ahead of Trans Ideology
“The Ruth Institute is grateful to Arlington, VA Bishop Michael Burbidge for his courageous stand against the ‘transgender’ ideology,” said Ruth Inst. President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. “Sadly, as so-called ‘trans-affirmation’ has come to dominate the culture, such courage is increasingly rare.”
In “A Catechesis on the Human Person and Gender Ideology,” a letter to fellow Catholics, Bishop Burbidge wrote, “The claim to ‘be transgender’ or to seek ‘transition’ rests on a mistaken view of the human person, rejects the body as a gift from God, and leads to grave harm. To affirm someone in an identity at odds with their biological sex or to affirm a person’s desired ‘transition’ is to mislead that person.”
Morse responded: “Such sentiments are greatly appreciated by those who are willing to recognize reality, regardless of their religion.
“It’s a fact of nature that a person’s sex is determined at conception and will be with them for the rest of their life. They can no more change that than they can change their species. Neither hormone ‘therapy’ nor surgery nor being addressed with the pronoun of the opposite sex will alter reality,” Morse said.
Bishop Burbidge warned parents of the dangers of children being lured into the gender cult by schools and mass media. “This means the close monitoring of what your children receive via the internet and social media. Transgender ideology is being celebrated, promoted, and pushed out over all social media platforms and even children’s programming,” the bishop warned.
“We can confirm that,” Morse said. “In August, we warned that Disney Junior was pushing gender ideology to preschoolers. In one episode of Muppet Babies, Gonzo announced he wanted to go to a ball as a ‘princess’ in a tiara and ball gown. His wish was granted by his ‘Fairy Rat-Father.’ The rest of the episode was spent affirming Gonzo’s choice and deriding the characters who initially rejected it.”
Morse added: “Drag Queen Story Hours at so many public libraries serve the same purpose. They promote the idea that if a six-year-old boy feels like a girl, he probably is a girl and should be treated as such at school, including being addressed by his pronoun of choice and allowed access to girls’ restrooms and changing rooms.
“Thank God for clergy like Bishop Burbidge for having the moral fortitude to speak out against such dangerous delusions,” Morse said.
Listen to Dr. Morse discuss this further on Sacred Heart Radio’s Driving Home the Faith.
The Ruth Institute is a global non-profit organization, leading an international interfaith coalition to defend the family and build a civilization of love.
Jennifer Roback Morse is the author of The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies Are Destroying Lives and Love and Economics: It Takes a Family to Raise a Village.
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