Inculturating Gender Diversity and LGBTQI Inclusivity: A Synodal Call for the Catholic Church

This chapter sociologically argues that the Catholic Church needs to inculturate or adapt sociological concepts of gender diversity and LGBTQI inclusivity in its moral teachings as a synodal response to the call of postmodern times. It specifically contends that gender diversity has existed in human culture since ancient times but is only today in the public eye due to the growing pro-gender and LGBTQI social movements of the current age. Now is the time for the Catholic Church to update its philosophical natural law moral framework on sex and gender and adopt sociological and social science gender research and perspectives to fully welcome the LGBTQI community into the Church.