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June 19, 2015
by Carol Campbell, M.A

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Archbishop Challenges Transgender Acceptance: The Psychology of Resistance to Change

June 19, 2015 15:14 by Carol Campbell, M.A  [About the Author]

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According to the Washington Post, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco was invited to speak at a Catholic conference in New York City on June 3.(Gibson, June 3, 2015) The gathering was to discuss reintroducing the Latin Mass, but Cordileone also used his speaking time to declare, “The clear biological fact is that a human being is born either male or female.” He went on to remark about his bewilderment at the concept of gender identity being fluid and socially constructed. He drew laughter in reporting that one university has identified 14 different sexual identities of their students, and that he expects even more to be created over time. [More]