By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 20, 2024 / 18:26 pm Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago have approved a party platform that doubles down on support for abortion, IVF, and “gender-affirming health care.” The platform is an aspirational document drafted and approved by party delegates during election years. It …

As recently as 10 years ago, very few people expected that we would have serious public debates in 2022 about what pronouns to use for people; whether public schools could be compelled to allow boys to use girls’ restrooms; if 14-year-old children should be permitted to have mutilating surgery on …

  Q: A friend of mine refers to the Holy Spirit as “she.” I have heard the theory that the Holy Spirit is a feminine manifestation of the divine. Is this consistent with Catholic teaching? A: God transcends gender, which is to say that the divine is neither male nor …