Has Pope Francis changed Catholic teaching?

Here's what people of any faith can learn about the Sexual Revolution.

Dr. Morse on the Vatican 'Blessing Gay Unions' Written for Christian Post, January 15, 2024    My friends at the Christian Post have asked for my insights, as a faithful Roman Catholic, regarding the recent Vatican document Fiducia Supplicans. I am honored to be asked. The Vatican's recent actions have caused tremendous confusion. All of us who are committed to traditional Christian sexual morality must keep our wits about us if we are to navigate this mess.   The Sexual Revolution is seductive. It claims that people can have all the sex they want, under any circumstances, and nothing bad will happen. Lots of people would like to believe this, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. The Sexual Revolution has corrupted every authority structure in the West: political, educational, academic, all the professions, and yes, pretty much all the major religious structures.   I remember what the Episcopalians went through when their leadership insisted on ordaining homosexually active men and even consecrating an openly gay man as bishop. The denomination split. In many cases, the most traditional members lost their church property. Many placed themselves under the authority of African bishops. I thought to myself, "our brothers and sisters are in agony."   Now, it's our turn to suffer.    Sola Scriptura has not protected you from the ravages of the Sexual Revolution. Papal infallibility has not protected us. I conclude that unless a person or institution specifically and intentionally resists the Sexual Revolution, it will sweep you away. Keep reading Dr. J Show | January 17, 2024 - Michael Gasparro Michael Gasparro is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Clinical Counselor. He trained under Dr. Joseph Nicolosi, Jr. in Reintegrative Therapy, an evidence-based approach shown to treat trauma and trigger shifts in clients' sexual feelings as a result.   Michael says likely factors to the development of same sex attraction include abuse, molestation, and exposure to pornography.   He also explains that around age two, boys shift their primary attachment from mom to a father figure, ideally dad. This helps them internalize and accept that they are like dad and their sister is like mom. They then intellectually and emotionally develop a sense of identity as a boy.   If that doesn't happen, or if negative encounters with males happen instead, when the boy hits puberty, sexual feelings can become confused due to an insecure sense of male identity. "There is a combination of factors that can especially exacerbate this for the sensitive child," Michael says.   "Healthy development leads to sexual maturity, where a person's feelings and desires are in line with their biological reality ... If they're not, we explore possible factors called 'relational traumas.'"   "Either the presence of bad things that happened or the absence of good, important things that should have happened that didn't, may have contributed to the disruption of the normal sexual developmental process."   Learn why sexual arousal is harmful for the emotional development of children and how Trauma Reprocessing Methods help reduce shame for what happened to them as a child by watching the full interview on Locals. You can watch the first part of the interview on YouTube, Bitchute, or Odysee. Watch now A Little Levity... Some good news: Pope Francis Is Spot-on About Surrogacy By Jennifer Roback Morse, January 11, 2024, for National Catholic Register   Pope Francis shook the world when he called for an international ban on gestational surrogacy, calling it "deplorable," and a "grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child." I thank him for this clear and correct statement.    I have written frequently about surrogacy. My article, "Why Everyone Should Oppose Surrogacy," summarizes my views: Surrogacy has something to offend everyone.    Pro-woman reasons to oppose surrogacy include what Pope Francis mentioned: its objectification of women and the broken bonds between the gestational mother and the child. I would add that surrogate mothers have fewer rights than mothers placing their babies for adoption.    Adoption law recognizes that women bond with their babies during pregnancy. Women cannot fully anticipate how they will feel once their baby is placed in their arms. An adopting mother is allowed some time to change her mind and keep the baby.    Is it unimaginable that surrogate mothers might likewise attach to the child? Is it good public policy to insist on her hardening her heart, so she can fulfill the terms of her contract? Keep reading Prayer Corner for: God's mercy on the souls of all who died this past week. healing for Paul's back. the abolition of surrogacy. an end to the conflicts around the world, including religious persecution. all the intentions of our readers and benefactors. our general intention for January: Like what we're doing? Please consider donating to keep us going.  Donate to the Ruth Institute You are receiving this newsletter because you signed up for it on our website, or you signed up at a talk by Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse or another Ruth Institute affiliate. Share this newsletter with your colleagues or on social media. The Ruth Institute, 630 W. 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