NOSTALGIA DAS ORIGENS PERFEITAS: FAMÍLIA CRISTÃ CATÓLICA E ESTUDOS DE GÊNERO NO PONTIFICADO DE FRANCISCO

Abstract

This dissertation aims to present the creation and dissemination of gender ideology terminology by the Catholic Church hierarchy, particularly in the Pontificate of Pope Francis, to combat Gender Theory proposed by feminist movements and philosophies that aim at a total change of patriarchal, androcentric, and heteronormative patterns historically and culturally constituted. These echoes of Catholicism constitute a true crusade whose violence is beyond the logomachy; on the contrary, it influences public policies to disadvantage women and LGBTQI+ minorities in their democratic rights. The Catholic Church's religious discourse that presents nature and biology as determinants to defend gender binarism and marriage only between man and woman for the constitution of the family will be analyzed through pontifical documents and Episcopal Conferences. With the contribution of Gender Theory and various other scientific matrices, it is possible to conceive and welcome other forms of a family constitution, which are not only heterosexual as already happens in many countries, even the Christian or Catholic majority. Therefore, it is intended to promote an awareness of the need for the very discussion on gender to promote acceptance, welcoming, and inclusion of differences, where the Roman Catholic Church preferred omission.