Vatican’s ‘Dignitas Infinita’ Confronts Some Of The World’s Stickiest Moral Issues

To those more familiar with Pope Francis from headlines and Father James Martin clips, the Catholic Church’s outright condemnation of surrogacy, euthanasia, and radical gender theory as grave violations of human dignity may come as a surprise. But it shouldn’t.  

Pope Francis was in the headlines again last week with the Vatican’s release of “Dignitas Infinita,” or “Infinite Dignity,” a phrase drawn from a 1980 address by Pope John Paul II. The new theological treatise reflects on these topics, as well as war, poverty, and human trafficking, in light of human dignity.  

“Dignitas Infinita” undercuts the popular perception of the Francis papacy as primarily liberal. With radical consistency, the document reflects on social issues associated with both sides of the American political divide, reminding us that

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