Vatican denounces gender-affirming surgery, gender theory and surrogacy | Religion News

The Vatican has declared gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy to be grave violations of human dignity in a new document endorsed by Pope Francis.
The 20-page Dignitas infinita, or Infinite Dignity, published on Monday by the Vatican’s powerful department of doctrine, is the culmination of five years of work.
It was released as the Catholic Church is split over a range of social issues and covers the key themes of Francis’s 11-year papacy, from war to ecology and social justice.
While the document reaffirms the church’s long-held opposition to abortion and euthanasia, the Vatican…