Pope: ‘It’s terrible to teach that gender is a choice’

Pope Francis has said that what he calls gender theory – “that everyone can choose their own sex” – is “the exact opposite” of God’s creation. In a meeting with Polish bishops during World Youth Day he said there were powerful institutions which funded the spread of “gender theory”
in schools.

The remarks were contained in a transcript released by the Vatican last week.

The Pope also said he had discussed the subject with Benedict XVI, who he said told him: “Your Holiness, we are living in an age of sin against God the Creator.”