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what is the churchs' view of transexuals.	liz	Sunday, July 3, 2011
Question: what is the status of a marraige in which the husband is a transexual who has not transitioned. Can the marraige be annulled as the wife did not know about this before marraige? how does one stay sane in such a marraige. what would Jesus want in such a situation?is there a demonic element to this or is it all about gender?
Question Answered by Dear Liz: A transgender or transsexual person is not eligible for marriage. If, after marriage, a person discovers his or her spouse is a transgender or transsexual, that fact would be grounds for possible annulment on two counts: 1) the psychologically disordered condition of the person with the gender identity problem, and 2) A fraud against the spouse who was not informed of the person's predilection before marriage. Fr. Williams Saunders, dean of the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College in Alexandria and pastor of Our Lady of Hope Parish in Potomac Falls, wrote a column in the Catholic Herald in 2001 on this issue called, Surgery That Destroys Bodily Integrity. The Church has officially stated that a person who undergoes a sex change operation remains their original gender. If the person was male, he remains male even if he undergoes sex change surgery, and vice-versa. Such a person cannot be ordained, enter a religious order, or get married. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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what is the churchs' view of transexuals.

liz

Sunday, July 3, 2011

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what is the status of a marraige in which the husband is a transexual who has not transitioned. Can the marraige be annulled as the wife did not know about this before marraige?

how does one stay sane in such a marraige. what would Jesus want in such a situation?is there a demonic element to this or is it all about gender?

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Dear Liz:

A transgender or transsexual person is not eligible for marriage. If, after marriage, a person discovers his or her spouse is a transgender or transsexual, that fact would be grounds for possible annulment on two counts: 1) the psychologically disordered condition of the person with the gender identity problem, and 2) A fraud against the spouse who was not informed of the person's predilection before marriage.

Fr. Williams Saunders, dean of the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College in Alexandria and pastor of Our Lady of Hope Parish in Potomac Falls, wrote a column in the Catholic Herald in 2001 on this issue called, Surgery That Destroys Bodily Integrity.

The Church has officially stated that a person who undergoes a sex change operation remains their original gender. If the person was male, he remains male even if he undergoes sex change surgery, and vice-versa. Such a person cannot be ordained, enter a religious order, or get married.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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