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“Angels Unaware,” a sculpture by Timothy Schmalz depicting migrants, St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican (Urs Hauenstein/Alamy Stock Photo)

What Does Dignity Mean Now?

A symposium on 'Dignitas Infinita'
The Editors
May 28, 2024
LGBTQ issues
Pope Francis
Theology

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Article
This is not the first time that the Church has fared poorly in dealing with abstractions.

Too Many Abstractions

By Daniel Walden
June 2, 2024
Religion
Theology
LGBTQ issues
Politics
Article

Is ‘Dignitas Infinita’ the Document the Church Needs?

Like so many magisterial documents, 'Dignitas' tends to state the Church’s teaching rather than explicate or argue for it.
By Gilbert Meilaender
June 13, 2024
Religion
Theology
Vatican
Article

Rights Clashes

'Dignitas Infinita' does have good suggestions for addressing questions about sex, gender, and rights. They just don’t appear in the “Gender Theory” section.
By Maura Tumulty
June 19, 2024
Gender
Sexuality
Women
Vatican
Article

Can We All Agree to Dignity?

'Dignitas Infinita' provides a new way to navigate between secular human rights and the Church.
By Cathleen Kaveny
June 7, 2024
LGBTQ issues
Culture
Politics

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