USCCB President Abp. Gómez: The U.S. Supreme Court and the Injustice of the Redefinition of Sex

Rorate Caeli ^ | June 15, 2020 | New Catholic

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USCCB President Abp. Gómez: The U.S. Supreme Court and the Injustice of the Redefinition of Sex

A heartfelt statement by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, Abp. José H. Gomez, following the disastrous decision of the United States Supreme Court earlier today:

WASHINGTON — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, provided a statement on the decision issued today by the Supreme Court of the United States – combining Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga., Altitude Express v. Zarda, and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. Equal Opportunity Employment Comm’n. The justices ruled that the prohibition on “sex” discrimination in employment in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 now prohibits discrimination based on “sexual orientation” and “transgender” status.

Archbishop Gomez’s statement follows:

I am deeply concerned that the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively redefined the legal meaning of ‘sex’ in our nation’s civil rights law. This is an injustice that will have implications in many areas of life.

By erasing the beautiful differences and complementary relationship between man and woman, we ignore the glory of God’s creation and harm the human family, the first building block of society. Our sex, whether we are male or female, is part of God’s plan for creation and for our lives. As Pope Francis has taught with such sensitivity, to live in the truth with God’s intended gifts in our lives requires that we receive our bodily and sexual identity with gratitude from our Creator. No one can find true happiness by pursuing a path that is contrary to God’s plan.

Every human person is made in the image and likeness of God and, without exception, must be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect. Protecting our neighbors from unjust discrimination does not require redefining human nature.

We pray that the Church, with the help of Mary, the Mother of God, will be able to continue her mission to bring Jesus Christ to every man and woman.

On August 23, 2019, the USCCB, joined by other national religious organizations, filed amicus curiae briefs in the cases. They are available at http://www.usccb.org/about/general-counsel/amicus-briefs/upload/Bostock-8-23-19.pdf and http://www.usccb.org/about/general-counsel/amicus-briefs/upload/Harris-8-23-19.pdf.

Rorate Note: Naturally, it would also be good if the Bishops of the United States could put some order in their own house by "deplatforming" the many clerics (James Martin SJ above all) defending precisely the wicked behaviors and distortions whose normalization Abp. Gomez rightly called an "injustice".

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Rorate Note: Naturally, it would also be good if the Bishops of the United States could put some order in their own house by "deplatforming" the many clerics (James Martin SJ above all) defending precisely the wicked behaviors and distortions whose normalization Abp. Gomez rightly called an "injustice".

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Excellent and short stmt by Apb Gomez. Nice to see USCCB with no weasel words.

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“…her mission to bring Jesus Christ to every man and woman.”

Gomez apparently hasn’t been getting Bergoglio’s memos.

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You WILL Under penalty of law

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Yeah - how did he get the nod to be the head of the USCCB?

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When the Supreme Court examined the 14th Amendment-related voting rights case of Minor v. Happersett, the Court did not suggest that Virgina Minor claim to be a man in order to vote, but decided the case against her.

The Supreme Court thus established a precedent for recognizing only the biological male and female sexes under the Constitution imo, this precedent effectively becoming a part of the Constitution when the states ratified the 19th Amendment imo.

• “3. The right of suffrage was not necessarily one of the privileges or immunities of citizenship before the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, and that amendment does not add to these privileges and immunities. It simply furnishes additional guaranty for the protection of such as the citizen already had [emphasis added].” —Minor v. Happersett, 1874.

  

• "19th Amendment:

  The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

  Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation [emphasis added]."

Insights welcome.

Send "Orange Man Bad" federal and state government Democrats and RINOs home in November!

In addition to supporting PDJT’s already excellent work for MAGA, new lawmakers can can also impeach and remove Constitution-ignoring Supreme Court justices from the bench.

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Alito: Court's 'Preposterous' Trans Ruling Threatens Religion, Speech, Privacy, and Safety

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Apparently not:

Pope Francis Sends Money to Struggling Trans Sex Workers in Italy

Now you know where your Peter's Pence contributions go.

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If these Catholic bishops Want to be advocates for the democrat party agenda (immigration, anti-capitalism, BLM, etc.,) they’re just going to have to accept all the other democrat positions.

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Most of them already have. Look at how many of them have invited James Martin, S.J. into their dioceses to indoctrinate their sheep to get on board the LGBT train.