{"id":3204,"date":"2023-05-03T13:51:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3204"},"modified":"2023-05-03T13:51:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T18:51:30","slug":"religious-leaders-courageously-compassionately-stand-against-gender-reassignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3204","title":{"rendered":"Religious Leaders Courageously, Compassionately Stand Against \u2018Gender-Reassignment\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-3205\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-15.png 701w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-15-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-15-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-15-390x219.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Don\u2019t let Leftist social media shut us out! Sign up for Daily Surge\u2019s daily email blast\u2026 it\u2019ll keep you updated on each day\u2019s Daily Surge new columns. Go to dailysurge.com and sign up under \u201cFree Newsletter\u201d on the right side of the page, one-third of the way down. It\u2019s easy! And like it says, it\u2019s free!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Surge Summary:&nbsp;<\/strong><em>An influential group of<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Roman Catholic bishops are on record challenging current \u201ctransgender\u201d orthodoxy and calling for society to respond more responsibly and compassionately to those struggling with this condition.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>by<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>The Ruth Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ruth Institute congratulated the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) for its clear-headed and compassionate \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/app.donorview.com\/Communication\/Click?prm=15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0eBM2IpqD216u8snQXjBT63Tdh4zmaeguShnZoaxTl3Pe5AloZ1arnEiRyIhVNLNw9N-IlQV0FO_u6T_NQAT63u_vlrM2BH8AUul8FPSIm1Wl199cwF0KCOVTdgZShDhA1&amp;target=https%3a%2f%2fwww.usccb.org%2fresources%2fDoctrinal%2520Note%25202023-03-20.pdf\">Doctrinal Note<\/a>&nbsp;on the Moral Limits to Technological Manipulation of the Human Body.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith little fanfare, the USCCB has given a clear set of guidelines that, if followed, would end an enormous\u00a0amount of suffering and confusion,\u201d\u00a0said Ruth Institute president Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cScience shows that \u2018watchful waiting\u2019 is the best policy for the vast majority of young people who experience gender dysphoria,\u201d Morse said. \u201cRoughly 80-95% will accept their&nbsp;sex by<a href=\"https:\/\/app.donorview.com\/Communication\/Click?prm=15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0eBM2IpqD216u8snQXjBT63Tdh4zmaeguShnZoaxTl3Pe5AloZ1arnEiRyIhVNLNw9N-IlQV0FO_u6T_NQAT63u_vlrM2BH8AUul8FPSIm1Wl199cwF0KCOVTdgZShDhA1&amp;target=https%3a%2f%2facpeds.org%2fposition-statements%2fgender-dysphoria-in-children\">&nbsp;late adolescence<\/a>. The bishops\u2019 guidelines for addressing gender incongruence would gently steer these youth and their families away from irreparable damage and into the relatively safe strategy of psychological support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The USCCB statement provides two requirements for medical intervention to be morally acceptable: if it repairs a defect in the body, and if it sacrifices part of the body for the sake of the whole. Removing cancerous tissue or a gangrenous limb is not mutilation, but therapeutic intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe typical person requesting medical intervention to attempt to change the sex of the body has no defect or disease that threatens his or her life,\u201d Morse said. \u201cOther less intrusive means can and must be found to alleviate the suffering of the person experiencing gender incongruence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe&nbsp;bishops\u2019 statement is consistent with the best modern medical knowledge.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.donorview.com\/Communication\/Click?prm=15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0eBM2IpqD216u8snQXjBT63Tdh4zmaeguShnZoaxTl3Pe5AloZ1arnEiRyIhVNLNw9N-IlQV0FO_u6T_NQAT63u_vlrM2BH8AUul8FPSIm1Wl199cwF0KCOVTdgZShDhA1&amp;target=https%3a%2f%2fruthinstitute.org%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2022%2f04%2fSUICIDE-MYTH-HANDOUT-Jane-Robbins.pdf\">Trans surgery does not prevent suicide<\/a>, and hormonal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.donorview.com\/Communication\/Click?prm=15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0eBM2IpqD216u8snQXjBT63Tdh4zmaeguShnZoaxTl3Pe5AloZ1arnEiRyIhVNLNw9N-IlQV0FO_u6T_NQAT63u_vlrM2BH8AUul8FPSIm1Wl199cwF0KCOVTdgZShDhA1&amp;target=https%3a%2f%2fsegm.org%2fNICE_gender_medicine_systematic_review_finds_poor_quality_evidence\">treatments&nbsp;<\/a>cause a cascade of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.donorview.com\/Communication\/Click?prm=15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0eBM2IpqD216u8snQXjBT63Tdh4zmaeguShnZoaxTl3Pe5AloZ1arnEiRyIhVNLNw9N-IlQV0FO_u6T_NQAT63u_vlrM2BH8AUul8FPSIm1Wl199cwF0KCOVTdgZShDhA1&amp;target=https%3a%2f%2fwww.statnews.com%2f2017%2f02%2f02%2flupron-puberty-children-health-problems%2f\">serious medical side effects<\/a>&nbsp;whose full extent is not yet known.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLess intrusive methods of dealing with gender dysphoria are both morally and medically superior to many of the current practices. Thus, this statement by the USCCB is not only in keeping with Catholic moral tradition, but also with the Hippocratic Oath for medical practitioners to \u2018first, do no harm.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Ruth Institute is grateful to the US Conference of Catholic Bishops for this important and timely statement. May Catholic medical professionals across the country take its wisdom to heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/app.donorview.com\/Communication\/Click?prm=15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0eBM2IpqD216u8snQXjBT63Tdh4zmaeguShnZoaxTl3Pe5AloZ1arnEiRyIhVNLNw9N-IlQV0FO_u6T_NQAT63u_vlrM2BH8AUul8FPSIm1Wl199cwF0KCOVTdgZShDhA1&amp;target=https%3a%2f%2fapp.donorview.com%2fCommunication%2fClick%3fprm%3d15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0j8gcTKHRRrsx4w-pfUY4cSWHKzjL24e47JoLUDgY98rexWf-34kVj9XLa8NyPN0_31gUOqgIYd4J0SN0gjRWqW_gj5eJrTbR9Qa7gleFaeYNMEUMCOuliyjmpWEUlV1U1%26target%3dhttps%253a%252f%252fruthinstitute.org%252f\">The Ruth Institute<\/a>&nbsp;is a global non-profit organization, leading an international interfaith coalition to defend the family and build a civilization of love.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>has a Ph.D. in economics and has taught at Yale and George Mason University. She&nbsp;is the author of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.donorview.com\/Communication\/Click?prm=15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0eBM2IpqD216u8snQXjBT63Tdh4zmaeguShnZoaxTl3Pe5AloZ1arnEiRyIhVNLNw9N-IlQV0FO_u6T_NQAT63u_vlrM2BH8AUul8FPSIm1Wl199cwF0KCOVTdgZShDhA1&amp;target=https%3a%2f%2fapp.donorview.com%2fCommunication%2fClick%3fprm%3d15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0j8gcTKHRRrsx4w-pfUY4cSWHKzjL24e47JoLUDgY98rexWf-34kVj9XLa8NyPN0_31gUOqgIYd4J0SN0gjRWqW_gj5eJrTbR9Qa7gleFaeYNMEUMCOuliyjmpWEUlV1U1%26target%3dhttps%253a%252f%252fruthinstitute.org%252fproduct%252fthe-sexual-state-2%252f\">The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies are Destroying Lives,&nbsp;<\/a><\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/app.donorview.com\/Communication\/Click?prm=15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0eBM2IpqD216u8snQXjBT63Tdh4zmaeguShnZoaxTl3Pe5AloZ1arnEiRyIhVNLNw9N-IlQV0FO_u6T_NQAT63u_vlrM2BH8AUul8FPSIm1Wl199cwF0KCOVTdgZShDhA1&amp;target=https%3a%2f%2fapp.donorview.com%2fCommunication%2fClick%3fprm%3d15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0j8gcTKHRRrsx4w-pfUY4cSWHKzjL24e47JoLUDgY98rexWf-34kVj9XLa8NyPN0_31gUOqgIYd4J0SN0gjRWqW_gj5eJrTbR9Qa7gleFaeYNMEUMCOuliyjmpWEUlV1U1%26target%3dhttps%253a%252f%252fruthinstitute.org%252fproduct%252fsmart-sex-finding-life-long-love-in-a-hook-up-world%252f\">Smart Sex: Finding Life-Long Love in a Hook Up World<\/a><\/em><em>,<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/app.donorview.com\/Communication\/Click?prm=15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0eBM2IpqD216u8snQXjBT63Tdh4zmaeguShnZoaxTl3Pe5AloZ1arnEiRyIhVNLNw9N-IlQV0FO_u6T_NQAT63u_vlrM2BH8AUul8FPSIm1Wl199cwF0KCOVTdgZShDhA1&amp;target=https%3a%2f%2fapp.donorview.com%2fCommunication%2fClick%3fprm%3d15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0j8gcTKHRRrsx4w-pfUY4cSWHKzjL24e47JoLUDgY98rexWf-34kVj9XLa8NyPN0_31gUOqgIYd4J0SN0gjRWqW_gj5eJrTbR9Qa7gleFaeYNMEUMCOuliyjmpWEUlV1U1%26target%3dhttps%253a%252f%252fruthinstitute.org%252fproduct%252flove-and-economics-it-takes-a-family-to-raise-a-village%252f\">Love and Economics: It Takes a Family to Raise a Village<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Check out more from the Ruth Institute on the transgender craze at our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.donorview.com\/Communication\/Click?prm=15KE-xHp-HQ0CyOCbwh6UCYPB2bIihE1M7Djo8U8McxoGM7tiiAnDFEnXHJyjzJF6a0QVmPQlzyvBhJnLMQGS7Bf1dXTsxHJvOnX3xIpbr0eBM2IpqD216u8snQXjBT63Tdh4zmaeguShnZoaxTl3Pe5AloZ1arnEiRyIhVNLNw9N-IlQV0FO_u6T_NQAT63u_vlrM2BH8AUul8FPSIm1Wl199cwF0KCOVTdgZShDhA1&amp;target=https%3a%2f%2fruthinstitute.org%2fresource-center%2ftransgender%2f\">Resource Center<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/dailysurge.com\/2023\/04\/religious-leaders-courageously-compassionately-stand-against-gender-reassignment\/\">https:\/\/dailysurge.com\/2023\/04\/religious-leaders-courageously-compassionately-stand-against-gender-reassignment\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t let Leftist social media shut us out! Sign up for Daily Surge\u2019s daily email blast\u2026 it\u2019ll keep you updated on each day\u2019s Daily Surge new columns. Go to dailysurge.com and sign up under \u201cFree Newsletter\u201d on the right side of the page, one-third of the way down. It\u2019s easy! And like it says, it\u2019s free! 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