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How God Created Us: Coming Out in the Catholic Church
2022
60 min
125 employees of the Catholic Church come out as queer! In the exclusive ARD documentary, believers in the service of the Catholic Church in Germany dare to go public together. People who identify as non-heterosexual talk about fighting for their church - sometimes at the risk of losing their jobs as a result. There are priests, religious brothers, parish assistants, diocese employees, religion teachers, kindergarten teachers, social workers and many more who report intimidation, denunciations, deep injuries, decades of hide and seek and double lives. The Catholics report a system in which pressure, fear and arbitrariness leave employees uncertain as to what exactly happens when they stand by their sexual orientation or identity. The investigative documentary listens to those who live their faith every day and are nevertheless degraded by the church as an institution.
Ratings
3.5
Details
Release Date
2022-01-24
Runtime
60 min
Original Language
German
Languages
German
Production Companies
EyeOpening Media
RBB
SWR
NDR
ARD
Countries
Germany
Genres
Documentary
TV Movie