This article is about a book. A book that is open to all family types, whether it is a biracial couple, a homosexual couple, a single parent, or an average heterosexual, non-divorced, parental figured family, and this book is breaking boundaries. Also, this is not a regular parenting book, this is a children’s book meant for the new generation to learn how to embrace the world’s new and growing culture, and well, the mayor of Venice is not necessarily so accepting of it as he has banned the book and all “pride” related activities within the city limits. The Mayor was looking to the Pope (currently Pope Francis) for back-up support, but is shocked to not have received it. As a matter of fact, the Pope himself wrote to the author, praising her work of appropriately representing the new human nature. Out cries from the public rant to the new Pope about how he should revert to the original Catholic teachings, but the Pope has stated that he will not ‘not embrace’ the new generation of Christians.
If you think back to the 1400s, 1500s and 1600s, the reason people left the Pope and the King was to be able to have religious freedom in the new world, and nowadays the new world is the entire world as the whole globe has changed. Homosexuality is becoming more prevalent, transgender lifestyles are coming to light, and all of these ‘freedoms’ whether be religious or not are just escaping to the new world, which as I stated, is now the world in general. The fact that the Pope in the colonial days would scorn these beliefs, and that the Pope we have today embraces them, shows just how history can repeat itself but that the outcome just may not be the same, but one that suits the day that its happening in, and today, the acceptance of homosexuality and allowing families such as biracial couples, single parents, and gay families into the church just proves how history cannot only repeat itself but improve itself.
All in all, this can relate to US History as this issue of religious tolerance within the LGBTQ+ community has been a struggle in our own country as well as areas of the world where we originated/migrated from.
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ReplyDeleteLauren Bush; Comment #3; 9th Period
ReplyDeleteSocial conformity is a prevalent issue worldwide. Most people don't want to rock the boat, so to speak. Sometimes it takes a very well-known individual, like the Pope, to speak of change and have the listeners' minds be opened. It's an issue of respect; A student is more likely to follow the rules given to them by a teacher than if by a fellow classmate. For the Pope to approve of a book that teaches, in some instances, the very opposite of traditional Catholic beliefs, it shows that our social boundaries are expanding. Pope Francis is not only acknowledging the new generation, but is embracing it, which I think is really amazing.
Maddie Hanratty/Comment #1/8th period
ReplyDeleteFirst off, I would like to commend you, Connor, for thinking about the repetition of history in a different way. I think history repeating itself has a very negative connotation; a valid one at that. However, you managed to bring out the positive side of that by saying that the discrimination against LGBTQ+ community is being resolved, just as discrimination against countless groups was (eventually) in the past. I absolutely agree with Lauren, that people are creatures of habit and until someone breaks those habits by introducing new ideas, nothing changes. Important article, nice choice.
ReplyDeleteI think the pope is really showing the world that religious figures can be accepting to change. If a people cannot see the beauty in his openness and acceptance, then they should not call themselves Christians. -Moriah Smith