Pope Francis calls gender ideology a form of “ ideological colonization”

from Roman Reports

Comment

Sadly, without a knowledge of gender theory, he is incapable if understanding asexuality in himself or his priests. This is the kind of difference he needs to understand to speak with any authority in sexuality or to get behind the tragedy of sexual abuse by priests.

To be asexual is rare, but it is not disordered unless it is unacknowledged by the individual - as is the case with many priests. The belief that Sacred Continence is essential to the Sacrament of the Eucharist is to place priestly asexuality on a prideful pedestal similar to the belief by Lucifer that his song alone was necessary for universal salvation, thus denying the Christ.

Marriages are made by the individuals before God, who does not need a priest to make them true. Again, clericalist pride is tragic for the Church. Indeed, the demand for marriage comes from the uncharitable denial of the spousal role of those whose mate was hospitalized, denying its dignity in preference to a separated family of origin for the prideful purpose of obtaining a death bed conversion from what is not at all sinful.

This is the tragedy of the modern  (as well as the ancient) church. It echoes the sin of Satan.