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2024-04-13
Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse and human trafficking, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a new document.
"We cannot separate faith from the defense of human dignity, evangelization from the promotion of a dignified life and spirituality from a commitment to the dignity of every human being," Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, dicastery prefect, wrote in the document's opening section.
The declaration, "Dignitas Infinita" ("Infinite Dignity"), was released at the Vatican April 8.
In the opening section, Cardinal Fernandez confirmed reports that a declaration on human dignity and bioethical issues -- like abortion, euthanasia and surrogacy -- was approved by members of the dicastery in mid-2023 but Pope Francis asked the dicastery to make additions to "highlight topics closely connected to the theme of dignity, such as poverty, the situation of migrants, violence against women, human trafficking, war and other themes."