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In this episode of Social Doctrine of the Church, Robert Fastiggi and Michael Vacca talk with Fr. Paul Sullins about Human Dignity and the Threat of Gender Ideology.Could you please tell us a little about yourself?What is meant by gender ideology or gender theory?The topic of “gender identity” is briefly touched on in no. 224 of the 2005 Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church. How has the problem of “gender ideology” increased in the 20 years since the publication of the Compendium?One major theme of Catholic social doctrine is human dignity. How does gender ideology threaten human dignity?What has the Catholic Church taught on gender ideology? Has the Church’s position been adequately expressed in documents such as the 2024 declaration, Dignitas Infinita, of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith? What more needs to be done or said? Some people argue that the Church should accept sex-change operations because of the increased risk of suicide for those who are denied sex-transition procedures? W