Transgenderism: An Easy to Understand Summary
Explaining the Faith with Fr. Chris Alar
The Marian Fathers
4.9 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2023
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
What is Transgenderism, and what do all the terms mean? Gender identity, gender dysphoria, transition, and gender affirming care. And what does the Church teach about it? How to respond to your loved one who states they are transitioning? Hear Fr. Chris Alar give a summary of what you need to know about this movement and the true reality of the matter.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, good morning and thank you everybody for joining us here at the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Father Chris, one of the Marian priests, and it's an honor to have you with us for this very important, |
| 0:12.0 | delicate but necessary topic of transgenderism. And we hope that you'll remain with us because we aren't here to attack anyone. |
| 0:23.6 | This is only 0.7% of the population, but it seems to be dominating about 70% of our time and attention. |
| 0:36.6 | And there's reasons for that, good and bad. |
| 0:40.3 | So we hope that you'll stay with us |
| 0:42.3 | as this is on gender identity, gender dysphoria, |
| 0:46.3 | transitioning, and gender affirming care. |
| 0:49.3 | What does the Catholic Church teach? |
| 0:52.3 | So let us begin with a prayer in the name of the Father and to the Son and of the Holy Spirit. |
| 0:58.3 | Amen. |
| 0:58.9 | Heavenly Father, we ask you send the Spirit of Enlightenment to us to see your truth, |
| 1:05.1 | to know the wisdom that you have given us through the saints and through the scriptures. |
| 1:10.5 | And most of all, through the teaching of our church |
| 1:13.6 | that leads us to you. |
| 1:15.6 | We ask that the confusion and the pride of the devil |
| 1:18.6 | be put at bay so that we may follow you faithfully forever. |
| 1:23.6 | We ask this through Christ, our Lord. |
| 1:26.6 | Name of the Father, into the Son, into the Holy Spirit. |
| 1:30.6 | Well, I tell you, a lot of people were warning me, don't do it, Father Chris. |
| 1:34.4 | Don't do it. |
| 1:35.6 | And my brothers have been very supportive. |
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