The declaration was in response to the recent vote by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to ban transgender procedures in Catholic hospitals.
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Various progressive Protestant and Jewish denominations stated that transgenderism is “holy” and “sacred” and would receive their protection, according to The Christian Post.
The declaration by the churches was in response to a recent vote by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to ban transgender procedures in Catholic hospitals and healthcare facilities.
The collection of progressive churches included a shared statement with signatures from leaders of the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ (UCC), the Unitarian Universalist Association, the Union for Reform Judaism, an association of Quakers and others.
“During a time when our country is placing their lives under increasingly serious threat, there is a disgraceful misconception that all people of faith do not affirm the full spectrum of gender — a great many of us do,” read the Wednesday statement.
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“Let it be known instead that our beloveds are created in the image of God — Holy and whole,” the statement said of transgender-identifying individuals.
“Our scriptures vary, but they share a common conviction,” the statement continued. “As we make justice our aim, we must give voice to those who are silenced. Our shared values, held across many faiths, teach us that we are all children of God and that we must cultivate a discipline of hope, especially in difficult times.”
According to a press release, the statement was mostly written by Rev. Sofía Betancourt, who represents the Unitarian Universalist Association, a belief system that appeared in the 19th century from a rejection of the Trinity, original sin and damnation.
Self-described “as a queer, multiracial, AfroLatine [sic] first-generation daughter of immigrants from Chile and Panamá,” Betancourt has taught at Yale Divinity School, according to her biography. Her courses focus on “ministerial leadership, theologies, womanism and Earth justice, and combatting [sic] oppression.”
The U.S. Catholic bishops banned transgender procedures at Catholic hospitals by overwhelmingly approving adjustments to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, which oversee the vast network of Catholic healthcare facilities across the country.
“Catholic health care services must not perform interventions, whether surgical or chemical, that aim to transform the sexual characteristics of a human body into those of the opposite sex, or take part in the development of such procedures,” the bishops said in the 2023 doctrinal note.
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