Race and Catholicism 🧵 1/20 The diversity of races is not an accident of history, but a manifestation of the "divine plan." As Pope Pius XII noted, these differences contribute to the "richness of human life and culture" within the whole human family. 2/20

Homosexuality is an abomination. 🧵 1/21 Since Adam and Eve and the fall of mankind, human nature has experienced disordered desires. Homosexuality is not a biological identity, but a disordered inclination that deviates from God’s design for human sexuality. 2/21

Women should not be in the public sphere whatsoever, nor in any position that grants them authority over men. God designed men and women with distinct, complementary roles that are essential for a stable society. 🧵 1/20 Catholic teaching emphasizes the beauty of the domestic church. Pope Pius XI in Casti Connubii noted that if the man is the head of the family, the woman is the heart. When the heart tries to be the head, the body of society suffers. 2/20

The historical relationship between the Catholic Church and the Jews was defined by a specific theological framework: the Jews were to be tolerated but prevented from having power over Christians. This was codified in the doctrine of Sicut Judaeis. 🧵1/20 Pope Gregory I established the foundation of this policy in the 6th century. He taught that while Jews should not be forced to convert or harmed in their persons, they must not be allowed to subvert the Faith or exercise authority over the baptized. 2/20

An Overview of the Jewish People 🧵 Abraham was chosen by God, promising his descendants would become a great nation. His grandson Jacob, renamed Israel, fathered the 12 tribes. These Israelites were stubborn, often falling into idolatry and disobedience, even sacrificing children to Moloch.

Islam is a Jewish creation. 1/12 🧵 Pre-Islamic Arabia was saturated with Jewish tribes, especially in Yathrib later Medina. Jews were literate, legally organized, and economically dominant. Arabs were tribal and largely oral. 2/12