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When the freedom to be creative becomes the freedom to create oneself, <\/strong><\/span>
\nthen necessarily the Maker himself is denied and ultimately <\/strong><\/span>
\nman too is stripped of his dignity as a creature of God, <\/strong><\/span>
\nas the image of God at the core of his being.<\/strong><\/span>
\n…when God is denied, human dignity also disappears.<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2014POPE BENEDICT XVI, Christmas Address to the Roman Curia<\/span>
\nDecember 21st, 20112; <\/span>vatican.va<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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IN\u00a0<\/b>the classic fairytale of The Emperor’s New Clothes, two con men come to town and offer to weave new clothing for the emperor\u2014but with special properties: the clothes become invisible to those who are either incompetent or stupid. The emperor hires the men, but of course, they had made no clothing at all as they pretend to dress him. However, no one, including the emperor, wants to admit that they see nothing and, therefore, be seen as stupid. So everyone gushes at the fine clothing they cannot see whilst the emperor struts down the streets completely naked. Finally, a little child cries out, “But he isn’t wearing anything at all!” Still, the deluded emperor ignores the child and continues his absurd procession.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It would be a humorous tale… were it not a true story. For today, the emperors of our time have been visited by the con men of political correctness<\/a>. Seduced by vainglory and the desire to hear applause, they \"\"have stripped themselves of the natural moral law and clothed themselves in nonsensical rationalizations such as “marriage can be redefined,” “‘male’ and ‘female’ are social constructs”, and “people can identify as whatever they feel they are.”<\/p>\n

Indeed, the emperors are buck naked.<\/p>\n

But what of the throngs of educators, scientists, biologists, ethicists and politicians who stand in line to praise the emperor’s new clothes? In denying their consciences, rejecting logic and forbidding intelligent discourse, they too join the parade of naked delusion that is quickly becoming a charade of contradiction after contradiction.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is no more evident than in the feminist movement which, ironically, has now destroyed feminism.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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THE FALSE EMANCIPATION<\/p>\n

The thrust of the feminist movement, which\u00a0blossomed in the 1960s, has evolved from fighting for suffrage and political, financial and cultural equality… to defending sexual liberty (access to birth control), reproductive rights (access to abortion), and promoting marginalized groups (e.g. gay and transgender rights). \u00a0<\/p>\n

There are several aspects of the feminist movement that are no doubt good and necessary. For example, when my wife began her career in graphic design, she was paid far less than men doing the same job in her office. That’s simply unfair. Likewise, demands to be treated with respect, the right to vote, and the opportunity to participate in public institutions are noble goals rooted in justice and derived from the truth that women and men are equal<\/em> in dignity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In creating men ‘male and female,’ God gives man and woman an equal personal dignity.” Man is a person, man and woman equally so, since both were created in the image and likeness of the personal God.<\/strong><\/span> \u2014Catechism of the Catholic Church,\u00a0<\/em>n. 2334<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That dignity, of course, was marred by original sin. It is only by re-entering God’s order that both men and women find their true<\/em> dignity again. And that’s where feminism has, unfortunately, gone off the rails.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In casting off moral constraints, the feminist movement has unwittingly dragged women into a deeper slavery\u2014one that is spiritual in nature. St. Paul wrote:\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery. (Gal 5:1)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“Freedom,” said St. John Paul II, “is not the ability to do anything we want, whenever we want.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Rather, freedom is the ability to live responsibly the truth of our relationship with God and with one another.<\/strong> \u2014POPE ST. JOHN PAUL II, St. Louis, 1999<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The “feminine genius”, said John Paul II, shines brightly in the world, not through a tragic Eve-like assertion of the ego, but precisely in the “service of love.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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…the “genius of women”<\/i> [is found not only in those]\u00a0great and famous women of the past or present, but also those ordinary <\/i>women who reveal the gift of their \"\"womanhood by placing themselves at the service of others in their everyday lives. For in giving themselves to others each day women fulfill their deepest vocation. Perhaps more than men, women acknowledge the person, <\/i>because they see persons with their hearts. They see them independently of various ideological or political systems. They see others in their greatness and limitations; they try to go out to them and help them. <\/i>In this way the basic plan of the Creator takes flesh in the history of humanity and there is constantly revealed, in the variety of vocations, that beauty\u2014<\/i>not merely physical, but above all spiritual\u2014which God bestowed from the very beginning on all, and in a particular way on women.<\/strong> \u2014POPE ST. JOHN PAUL II,\u00a0Letter to Women<\/a>, n. 12, June 29th, 1995<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If men can generally be characterized by their strength<\/em> and ingenuity<\/em>, the hallmarks of women are tenderness<\/em> and intuition<\/em>. It does not take a great imagination to see how these traits are utterly complementary and indeed a necessary balance to one another. But radical feminism has rejected the “feminine genius” as weakness and capitulation. Tenderness and intuition have been replaced by sexual function and seduction. The “service of love” has been displaced by the “service of eros.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Whoever wants to eliminate love is preparing to eliminate man as such. <\/strong>\u2014POPE BENEDICT XVI, Encyclical Letter, Deus Caritas Est<\/em> (God is Love), n. 28b<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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THE DEATH OF WOMAN<\/p>\n

The collateral damage of feminism’s departure from moral absolutes is spectacular. The casting off of all restraints has, in a word, backfired<\/em>. “If God does not exist,” said Dostoevsky, “then everything is permissible.”<\/p>\n

In 2020, governments are now striking the word “woman” and “man” from government forms. “Mother” and “father” have been replaced by “Parent 1” and “Parent 2.” Just when the word “woman” was gaining its due respect in the public sphere, it is now abolished. The long battle for inclusive language, the recognition of women in sports, business, and politics, the Oprah “girl \"\"power” movements… well, their pretty much discriminatory now, aren’t they? Male and Female are terms that must no longer exist. Feminism must now move over for transgenderism<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In the beginning there was male and female. Soon there was homosexuality. Later there were lesbians, and much later gays, bisexuals, transgenders and queers\u2026 To date (by the time you read this, the\u2026 family of sexualities may have increased and multiplied) these are: transgender, trans, transsexual, intersex, androgynous, agender, crossdresser, drag king, drag queen, genderfluid, genderqueer, intergender, neutrois, pansexual, pan-gendered, third gender, third sex, sistergirl and brotherboy\u2026<\/strong> \u2014Deacon Keith Fournier, \u201cExchanging the Truth of God for a Lie: Transgender Activists, Cultural Revolution\u201d, March 28th, 2011,\u00a0catholiconline.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Today, men can identify as women\u2014simply by saying so. Thus, not only do biological men have the right to enter women’s washrooms in many places (thereby exposing our wives and daughters to potential perverts), they can enter women’s sports at the highest levels. In what has to be one of the most stunning backfires in modern times, women who have worked hard in their respective athletic fields are now losing badly to men-who-identify-as-women, whether it’s in racing<\/a>, cycling,<\/a>\u00a0wrestling,<\/a>\u00a0weightlifting<\/a> or kickboxing<\/a>. Feminists demanded sexual liberty, and now they have it in spades. Pandora’s box has been opened\u2014they just didn’t expect men to pop out (with lipstick and leotards).<\/p>\n

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But it’s not just in sports. Under a 2017 policy issued by the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice, male inmates may be transferred to women\u2019s prisons if they express \u201ca consistent desire to live permanently in the gender they identify with.\u201d Surprise, surprise, the year the policy was enacted, the number of men identifying as women jumped by 70%. Now, female inmates are reportedly being sexually abused in prison by “transgender” males.[1]<\/sup><\/a>thebridgehead.ca<\/a><\/span><\/span>