Dignitas Infinita, the passing of Bishop Gumbleton, and in interview with Natalia Impertatori-Lee
Fr. Daniel, Heidi, and David talk about the recent DDF instruction on human dignity, with an eye to its implications for LGBTQIA+ communities. Next, they look at the life and legacy of Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, and Heidi interviews Professor Natalia Imperatori-Lee.
INTRO
The eclipse
WBEZ event on extremism
Fr. Daniel’s London events - Thomas Merton Society of Great Britain and Ireland
SEGMENT 1 - Dignitas Infinita Commentary
Fr. Daniel’s column for New Ways Ministry
“It could have been worse” - other local documents that are more draconian on the subject of “gender theory”
The process of the development of the document
Judith Butler’s work on grievability
Who’s Afraid of Gender? - Butler’s recent book that engages with Fr. Daniel’s and Elizabeth Johnson’s work
President Trump’s announcement about abortion
Pope Francis meeting with transgender people
Dignitas Infinita is not a magisterial teaching, but still deserves careful attention
SEGMENT 2 - The Passing of Bishop Thomas Gumbleton
No Guilty Bystander - the biography of Bp. Gumbleton
Bp. Gumbleton’s columns at National Catholic Reporter, “The Peace Pulpit”
From NCR archives: “Bp. Gumbleton Reflects on Pax Christi”
Bp. Gumbleton’s obituary in NCR