Vatican says gender-affirming surgery risks threatening human ‘dignity’

The 23-page document — titled Dignitas infinita, or “infinite dignity” in Latin — amounted to a sweeping pronouncement on the human condition marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights issued by the United Nations. It warned of the ills of poverty, the plight of migrants and modern challenges to the concept of dignity, including cyberbullying. In recent months, Francis, in conjunction with Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez — his new right-hand man and a fellow Argentine who now heads the powerful Dicastery of the Doctrine of the...