The thing is, he’s said more than one thing? He’s such a politician. He definitely says “gender ideology” is bad because it “erases differences” when he’s in front of conservative bishops, but he also genders trans folks correctly and actually talks to them and treats them kindly (according to them even) apparently regularly. I don’t know if you have been a trans woman trying to talk to a bigoted priest before, but they tend not to be great at being kind to you and they certainly don’t call me “she”.
Also worth noting that just because a Pope says it doesn’t make it the stance of the church. For all that he has basically unlimited power of government, he (and popes generally) doesn’t address major points of doctrine.
Did you even read this article? Frank made his stance very clear that he is making trans people his enemy.
The thing is, he’s said more than one thing? He’s such a politician. He definitely says “gender ideology” is bad because it “erases differences” when he’s in front of conservative bishops, but he also genders trans folks correctly and actually talks to them and treats them kindly (according to them even) apparently regularly. I don’t know if you have been a trans woman trying to talk to a bigoted priest before, but they tend not to be great at being kind to you and they certainly don’t call me “she”.
Also worth noting that just because a Pope says it doesn’t make it the stance of the church. For all that he has basically unlimited power of government, he (and popes generally) doesn’t address major points of doctrine.