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SPIRIT WOW: DIGNITATIS INFINITA, BUZZ LIGHTYEAR, AND A LONGING FOR A CHURCH THAT FIGHTS FOR US

SPIRIT WOW: DIGNITATIS INFINITA, BUZZ LIGHTYEAR, AND A LONGING FOR A CHURCH THAT FIGHTS FOR US

In Dignitatis Infinita, the Church Once Again Reminds Queer People and Women that Their Experience Doesn't Matter

Jim McDermott
Apr 09, 2024
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Remember a couple months ago when the Vatican announced that the blessing of gay relationships was okay? Remember how big a deal it seemed?

Well, over the weekend the Vatican issued another new statement, Dignitatis Infinita—yes, that is the title, and yes, it does sound like something Disney workshopped for Buzz Lightyear.

And while claiming to say that human dignity of all people was always and everywhere “infinite”—well, You can guess, right? It’s so disappointingly and catastrophically predictable.

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