A Catholic diocesan hermit in Kentucky comes out as transgender, believed to be the first openly transgender person in a Catholic vocation

Give a man enough time and internet alone and he will discover the prostate orgasm. It's all downhill from there

This hermit lived in a goon cave.

Others suggested that because a hermit's life is characterized by “stricter separation from the world,” according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and “hidden from the eyes of men,” a public statement of any kind was inconsistent with Matson's form of consecrated life.

The use of specific religious titles correlated to gender is not explicitly addressed in the Church's canon law, nor is the admission to religious life of Catholics who identify as transgender.

But the decision of Lexington's Bishop John Stowe to admit Matson as a hermit, with the officially decreed religious title “Brother,” and with Stowe's decision to use masculine pronouns in reference to Matson, who is biologically female, have prompted criticism from many Catholics.

They're part of the formal Church. Bishop Stowe seems to be leaving it up to the Canon lawyers/Holy See to determine. Other than the "Hermit" being on socmed posting stuff that will obviously bring controversy to the Church it's a grey area. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/bishops-request-usccb-study-after

This one appears to be a Benedictine in communion in Rome.

To answer your question though there are many Catholic Churches that are not in communion with Rome.

Catholic means universal. There's Roman Catholic and its associated eastern rites/liturgy.

You also have the orthodox which are actually called the Orthodox Catholic Church are not in mutual communion with Rome. There are also many orthodox Catholic Churches that aren't in communion with each other.

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Depends, and there are different levels of communion with the Holy See.

My church (Maronite) is in full communion but we're a different right with different privileges (our priest can be married for instance).

There's a Latin (not Latinx) society that recently had some of its privileges restored but is not in full communion.

There are also heretical churches that share no communion with the Holy See, but call themselves Catholic anyways. Usually your diocese will tell you which church is which if you ask.

Most are, the vast majority, but a few are not especially out in rural areas. These rural churches are often ministered by a community elder or even a lay priest of Catholic tradition. But pretty much any church within the dioceses of a Bishop will have a Ordained Priest, in fact the previously mentioned rural churches only really happen in South America, Southern Slavic regions, and the American Midwest.

it's a pooner so it's a given that xhe was molested

honestly I think I'd be more traumatised today if my priest had shown me a transgina instead of just his peepee

It seems weird to me that we have a trans man on here.

How did you end up on rdrama