“In one instance, Listecki wrote, an individual’s ‘sacramental records had been fraudulently obtained to reflect her new identity. “In his recent memo, Listecki says his committee had been made aware of ‘instances where it had been discovered that a woman living under a transgendered identity’ had been admitted to a seminary or a religious institute’s house of formation. According to the National Catholic Reporter, Listceki alleged “that an unspecified number of transgender men have been ‘unknowingly admitted’ to diocesan seminaries and houses of formation for religious orders.” NCR continued: bishop about the issue of transgender men and seminaries. Conference of Catholic Bishops has claimed that transgender men have been admitted to seminaries, and he is seeking new policies to ensure this does not happen again, including the prospect of intrusive medical examinations.Īrchbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee, who chairs the Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance, sent a memo to every U.S.
