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In the book of Genesis, God reveals to us how he created us in his image.
Our God-given gender enables us to image God in a unique way.
Pope Francis reflected on this passage in a general audience in 2015.
Only when seen in the light of each other do man and woman see the gift they have been given.
St. John Paul II also reflected on this in a general audience in 1980, which would later be compiled into his Theology of the Body.
Our birth gender reveals to us how we can love others and our unique contribution to the world. The difference of the sexes is not meant to be a barrier to love, but a gift, showing us how we can complement each other.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church further affirms that our biological sex is meant to be seen as an image of God.
Pope Francis believes that part of our problem with accepting our gender is the tension that still exists between the sexes.
Above all, our biological sex is meant to be a gift given from God, showing us how we are made in the image and likeness of God.
