May 17, 2022
Welcome to Episode 74 of the
Being Human Podcast: Merciless Mental Health vs. the Radical
Compassion of the Catholic Proposal
In this week’s episode, Dr.
Greg proposes that a Catholic response to our culture’s gender and
sexual confusion is more compassionate than anything the secular
world of mental health care is offering, and fleshes out how a
Catholic understanding of the body can offer clarity to the current
cultural chaos.
Discussed in this episode:
- Compassion as the appropriate response toward
those struggling with difficulties in the area of sexual attraction
or identity;
- Clarification of points made in last week’s
episode;
- Acknowledgment of abuses experienced by some
seeking to change their sexual orientation, and the need for better
therapy options that are more appropriate to the dignity of the
person;
- Further exploration of the deep error in how we
view our bodies as a result of Cartesian dualism;
- What’s ironic about our modern culture’s
position on “body shaming”;
- How a Catholic view of the body can offer hope
and clarity to the current cultural chaos;
- The need for a deeper and renewed understanding
of masculinity and femininity, and the purpose of being created as
male and female.
Resources mentioned or relevant:
-
Episode #73: The DSM Disease (Part
Two);
- Dr. Robert Spitzer reading his letter of
apology;
- Blog article:
How the Church Can Understand
Homosexuality;
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