How God Created Us: Coming Out in the Catholic Church

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.

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Release Date

Jan 24, 2022

Runtime

1h 0m

Director

Peter Wozny, Hajo Seppelt, Katharina Kühn, Marc Rosenthal

Original Title

Wie Gott uns schuf - Coming Out in der katholischen Kirche

Country

Germany

Company

EyeOpening Media, RBB, SWR