Franciscan University Presents “Conveying Catholic Sexual Ethics to Teens/Young Adults” With guest, Jason Evert Gender Confusion and the Theology of the Body The following excerpt is adapted from pages 9-15 of Jason Evert’s newest book, Theology of the Body...
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Franciscan University Presents “Conveying Catholic Sexual Ethics to Teens/Young Adults” With guest, Jason Evert Gender Confusion and the Theology of the Body The following excerpt is adapted from pages 9-15 of Jason Evert’s newest book, Theology of the Body in One Hour (Totus Tuus Press, 2017). It is reprinted here with his permission. Although God intended the sexual differences between men and women to be a gift that would unite them through complementarity, sexual differences after the fall often divide them and become an obstacle in their personal relationships. In order to eliminate this struggle, modern culture sometimes attacks gender as if it were the problem. In other words, “The real problem is the rigid social constructs that perpetuate the myth that men and women are different. If we eliminate sexual differences, the problem will be solved.” But it is precisely our differences that make union possible. Without difference, there can be no complementarity. Thee male/female di
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